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Letters and Politics

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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.

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Naomi Klein

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09.30.14 - 10:00am

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Naomi Klein, author of the book This Changes Everything.  


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The Unknown Known

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09.29.14 - 10:00am

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The Unknown Known, a documentary of Errol Morris on Donald Rumsfeld and his use of language.  


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Martin Luther King’s Last Year

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09.25.14 - 10:00am

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On his last year f life Martin Luther King Junior gave radical speeches that alienated people in his own camp. Tavis Smiley is here to discuss about 1967-1968 the last year of MLK Jr, he is the co-author of the book The Death of a King.


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What Stays in Vegas

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09.24.14 - 10:00am

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On Today’s show we speak with Adam Tanner about his book: WHAT STAYS IN VEGAS: The World of Personal Data Lifeblood of Big Business and the End of Privacy as We Know It.


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US Strikes in Syria

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US Strikes Syria. Conn Hallinan of Foreign Policy in Focus. Frances Boyle, professor at the University of Illinois College of Law.


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UN Summit on Climate Change and Iraq

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09.22.14 - 10:00am

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Tim McDonnell of Climate Desk on the UN Summit on Climate Change. David Enders, war correspondent with Al Jazeera America, on his recent trip to Iraq.


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The Big Ratchet

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Ruth Defries, author of the book The Big Ratchet.   About the book: Our species long lived on the edge of starvation. Now we produce enough food for all 7 billion of us to eat nearly 3,000 calories every day. This is such an astonishing thing in the history of life as to verge on … Continued


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The Evolution of Species and Psychotherapy

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On today’s show Mitch Jeserich has two conversations. The first issue here addressed is climate change and the evolution of species, the guest is Ruth DeFries, environmental geographer. The second conversation is held with James Davies about psychotherapy. He is the author of Cracked: the Unhappy truth About Psychiatry.


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The Muslims Are Coming! And Slavery

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On today’s show we talk with Arun Kundnani about his book: The Muslims Are Coming!: Islamophobia, Extremism, and the Domestic War on Terror. Then, we talk with Edward E. Baptist about slavery and his book: The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism.


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Ebola 1976 to Now

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Dr Don Francis, member of the World Health Organization investigating the first Ebola outbreak in 1976.  


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