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Political Junkie: Another week to remember
Political Junkie Ken Rudin joined the program to review an unprecedented week in presidential election politics.
Kelly Oxford sent a Tweet encouraging women to share an account of their first sexual assault. Fifty tweets per minute came back to her. That movement inspired a conversation about sexually motivated assault.
Listen: Theater Latte Da reviving 'Ragtime'
Theater Latte Da is keeping E.L. Doctorow's surprisingly relevant conversations about capitalism, police brutality, and immigration going with a staging of "Ragtime."
How film can grow to feature more black actors
In the 88-year history of the Academy Awards only 14 black actors have won Oscars. Erika Howard and Gil Robertson discussed the ways film has evolved and where there is still room to grow.
Friday Roundtable: Rethinking the way we see design
Three experts discussed how they use design to solve problems at work, in neighborhoods and at NASA's jet propulsion laboratory.
The fight for clean power
Former White House counselor Jody Freeman talked about the Clean Power Plan and the future climate regulations.
MPR's All Things Considered host Tom Crann was in to talk with Molly Birnbaum and Dan Souza, editors of "Cook's Science: How to Unlock Flavor in 50 of our Favorite Ingredients".