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Friday, September 12 2014

  • Brian Lehrer Weekend: Nuns, Woodlawn's Secrets, Tavis Smiley on MLK September 12, 2014

    Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them: a conversation about modern nuns, Woodlawn Cemetery's design secrets, and Tavis Smiley on MLK's last year. (article)

  • Doris Kearns Goodwin; Wendy Davis; and Reps. Engel and Jeffries September 12, 2014

    Doris Kearns Goodwin; Congressmen&nbsp;Eliot Engel and Hakeem Jeffries; Texas State Senator&nbsp;Wendy Davis; more midterm election polls; children and mental illness; and a fall art preview. (episode)

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    • Doris Kearns Goodwin: Past and Present September 12, 2014

      ...LBJ? FDR? Teddy Roosevelt? Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin says such&nbsp;comparisons are unfair in&nbsp;today's political climate &mdash; but there are lessons to learn from the Progressive Era.

    • Local Reps React to the President's Plan for ISIS September 12, 2014

      Congressmen Eliot Engel and Hakeem Jeffries discuss the President Obama's decision to expand the&nbsp;U.S. military's role in fighting ISIS.

    • Wendy Davis Has More to Say September 12, 2014

      &nbsp;Texas senator&nbsp;Wendy Davis talks about her path to politics in Fort Worth, and her famous filibuster in the Texas senate against legislation on abortion restrictions.

    • Follow-Up-Friday: Nate Silver vs. Sam Wang on Midterm Polling September 12, 2014

      Pollster&nbsp;Sam Wang responds to&nbsp;FiveThirtyEight's midterm forecast.

    • "A Mom's Perspective on Mental Illness" September 12, 2014

      After Sandy Hook, Liza Long&nbsp;wrote the widely-shared blog post "I am Adam Lanza's Mother."&nbsp;In a&nbsp;new book, she says we must&nbsp;reduce the&nbsp;stigma and improve treatment&nbsp;for&nbsp;mental illness.

    • Art You Must See This Fall September 12, 2014

      Check out these highlights from WNYC art critic Deborah Solomon's top 10 art museums and "art neighborhoods" she's looking forward to visiting this season.