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Tuesday, April 28 2015

  • PEN Writers Protest; Sen. Warren's Influence on Hillary; Food Industry Changes April 28, 2015

    The (Senator) Warren effect;&nbsp;the novelist&nbsp;Francine Prose; big changes to the food industry &amp;&nbsp;an exploration of the most controversial elements of the Quran.&nbsp; (episode)

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    • Hillary Clinton's Campaign Responds April 28, 2015

      Jennifer Palmieri, the communications director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, responds to the past week's stories circulating related to the candidate.

    • Elizabeth Warren's 'Campaign' April 28, 2015

      Sen. Elizabeth Warren isn't running for president, but she is having an effect on the Clinton campaign. The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza explains how and why.

    • World Voices, Hate Speech? April 28, 2015

      The novelist Francine Prose discusses why she&nbsp;withdrew as a host from the&nbsp;PEN gala. Then, PEN's president Andrew Solomon talks about the state of free expression.

    • Food for Thought: Pepsi, Chipotle Choose Perception Over Science April 28, 2015

      Chipotle recently announced it won't use GMOs and Pepsi is ditching the sweetener aspartame. The nutritionist Marion Nestle explains whether it's for health reasons...or the bottom line.

    • Finding Space for Dialogue in the Quran April 28, 2015

      Carla Power, author of&nbsp;If the Oceans Were Ink: An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Quran (Holt Paperbacks, 2015) recounts the year she spend study the Quran.&nbsp;

    • How to Fight Bigotry...With Delightful Posters April 28, 2015

      The comedians Negin Farsad &amp; Dean Obeidallah&nbsp;discuss their "Fighting-Bigotry-With-Delightful-Posters" campaign, conceived as a&nbsp;response to ads on the MTA that demonized Muslims.