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‘We thought he was cute’: Remembering King with one of the 'Little Rock Nine' Jan 21, 2019

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Today, as we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Jonathan discusses the Civil Rights Movement with Minnijean-Brown Trickey. Minnijean was 15 years old when she integrated Central High School in 1957 as part of “the Little Rock Nine.'

Is Kamala Harris running for president? Jan 15, 2019

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Senator Kamala Harris discusses her career path, inspirations and her new book, "The Truths We Hold," in this in-depth conversation hosted by Politics and Prose and recorded live at GW Lisner Auditorium on Jan. 9.

Everyone’s talking about Beto and Biden. But here’s another ‘B’ you should know. Jan 08, 2019

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In the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination, there’s one name you need to know: Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind. He’s a veteran, unapologetically progressive, openly gay and one of Obama’s four picks for future leaders of the Democratic Party.

Chicago's forgotten gun violence victims: 'We've normalized hopelessness' Jan 01, 2019

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We revisit our best episode from 2018. Three Chicago teens. All victims of gun violence. In the wake of the Parkland shootings, they plea for the same attention for their own communities. Jonathan visits one of them to hear what it's like firsthand.

Mark Hamill on Luke’s fate, Trump vs. Vader and more Dec 25, 2018

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For Christmas, we're bringing back an old favorite: Mark Hamill! He talks about why Star Wars still resonates so strongly and shares some stories from Star Wars history that you might not have heard before. This was originally recorded April 2018.

Is Mueller’s investigation nearing the ‘worst-case scenario’? Garrett Graff thinks so. Dec 18, 2018

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Garrett Graff, author of 'The Threat Matrix: Inside Robert Mueller's FBI and the War on Global Terror,' deeply understands the ins and outs of Mueller's current investigation. He helps make sense of the avalanche of news coming out of the probe.

Senator Doug Jones says Mueller investigation 'has never been a witch hunt.' Dec 11, 2018

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A year ago, Doug Jones became the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Alabama in 25 years. He discusses what the past year has been like, the Mueller investigation and Trump's fascination with tariffs.

How Derek Black went from being the golden boy of white nationalism to its outspoken critic Dec 04, 2018

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Derek Black was the golden boy of white nationalism. His godfather is David Duke. After enrolling in college, he began to change. Eli Saslow chronicles Black's transformation in his new book "Rising Out of Hatred."

Chicago's forgotten gun violence victims: 'We've normalized hopelessness' Nov 27, 2018

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Three Chicago teens. All victims of gun violence. In the wake of the Parkland shootings, they plea for the same attention for their own communities. Jonathan visits one of them to hear what it's like firsthand. Produced by Carol Alderman.

Lucy McBath: From ‘Cape Up’ to Congress Nov 20, 2018

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Hear congresswoman-elect Lucy McBath in an interview from 2016. Along with DeJuan Patterson, she talks about gun violence, the death of her son, and how she pushed forward.

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