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Thursday, March 17 2016

• Listen to a Long Interview With Edward Snowden March 17, 2016

  Brian Lehrer interviewed Edward Snowden (via Google Hangouts) and journalist/filmmaker Laura Poitras about&nbsp;the intersection of human rights, privacy, and national security, and more. (article)

• A Step Closer to a Full SCOTUS; The Sanders Campaign Plans Next Moves; Iranian Nobel Prize-Winner Shirin Ebadi March 17, 2016

  A closer look at Supreme Court nominee&nbsp;Merrick Garland;&nbsp;Sanders' next steps;&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;intelligence&nbsp;after September 11th;&nbsp;Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi. (episode)

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  • Sanders Camp to the Country: "It's Not Over Yet" March 17, 2016

    The Bernie Sanders camp looks ahead optimistically, and more on Supreme Court nominee&nbsp;Merrick Garland.

  • Former Head of NSA and CIA, No Second-Guessing March 17, 2016

    Former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden discusses Trump, politisc, and how the U.S. responded to terror threats&nbsp;following 9/11, from rendition to targeted killings to surveillance.

  • Edward Snowden Won't Tell You Who He's Voting For (That's Private!) March 17, 2016

    Brian interviewed filmmaker Laura Poitras and former intelligence officer Edward Snowden at&nbsp;BAM for RadioLoveFest. Hear&nbsp;an excerpt about Snowden's take on politics and the candidates.

  • How a Feminist's Fight for Her Rights in Iran Became a Global Cause March 17, 2016

    Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi shares the story of her dismissal as a judge in Iran after the Islamic revolution.

  • Zardulu, Viral Hoaxes, and Pizza Rats March 17, 2016

    What if the "Pizza Rat" video was staged? Hear about several viral videos with rats that are allegedly connected to&nbsp;Zardulu, a performance artist who bills herself as "The Mythmaker."