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Monday, July 13 2015

  • Harper Lee's Old/New Novel; Laughing At/With Aging; China's Techies/Addicts July 13, 2015

    Monday morning presidential&nbsp;politics roundup; Harper Lee's new novel; staying sharp while aging; China confronts internet addiction disorder. (episode)

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    • Monday Morning Politics: 2016 Contenders July 13, 2015

      Jamelle Bouie, Slate staff writer covering politics and race, discusses the&nbsp;2016 campaign news&nbsp;of the week.

    • Special Prosecutor for Civilian Shootings by Police July 13, 2015

      A discussion of&nbsp;the governor's appointment of the Attorney General to handle police shootings.

    • Harper Lee's New Novel July 13, 2015

      Harper Lee's "Go Set a Watchman" finds&nbsp;Atticus Finch, the once-heralded civil rights idealist, as an elderly bigot. What does this have&nbsp;to do with Watchman's odd, drawn-out publication?

    • Laughing At/With Aging July 13, 2015

      The very funny New Yorker writer Patricia Marx joins us for a romp through her new book about aging, Let's Be Less Stupid: An Attempt to Maintain My Mental Faculties.&nbsp;

    • How China Tackles Web Addiction July 13, 2015

      Filmmakers Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia show how China is confronting excessive internet use at a military-style rehab facility among gamers who find reality "too fake."