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Monday, January 11 2016

• Confronting Casual Bias; How Teddy Roosevelt Created the Primaries; Farewell to Ziggy January 11, 2016

  The latest in 2016 politics; the journalistic ethics of interviewing El Chapo; casual bias;&nbsp;how&nbsp;Theodore Roosevelt created the&nbsp;presidential nominating primaries; farewell,&nbsp;David Bowie. (episode)

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  • A New Breed of Refined, Mind-to-Mouth Politicians January 11, 2016

    Jamelle Bouie, chief political correspondent for Slate, discusses the latest in the 2016 presidential campaign, plus previews the president's State of the Union address.

  • Sean Penn, El Chapo, and the Ethics of Their Mountaintop Meeting January 11, 2016

    How Sean Penn was able to reach the Mexican drug kingpin El Chapo before the authorities could is remarkable in itself. But did Penn and Rolling Stone conduct ethically sound journalism?

  • Dealing With Casual Bias in Polite Company January 11, 2016

    Listeners call in to share their experiences of fielding unpleasant, unsolicited, identity-driven comments in social settings. How did you respond at the time?

  • How We Got Primaries January 11, 2016

    Hear about the role Theodore Roosevelt played&nbsp;in creating the presidential nominating primaries.

  • Remembering Shape-Shifting Rock Icon David Bowie January 11, 2016

    David Bowie, one of rock&rsquo;s most iconic stars, died on Sunday after battling&nbsp;cancer. WNYC's John Schaefer talks about the life and career of the shape-shifting, genre-defying musician.