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Thursday, January 29 2015

  • Senator Gillibrand; Learning To Drive; Loretta Lynch Confirmation January 29, 2015

    What did we learn during Loretta Lynch's confirmation hearing? Plus: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand; learning to drive in New York City as an adult; our Parks &amp; Rec t.v.&nbsp;club; and more. (episode)

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    • 'I Will Be Loretta Lynch' January 29, 2015

      The president's Attorney General nominee was asked, "You're not Eric Holder, are you?" by a Republican senator. We go through what we learned on Day 1 of the confirmation hearing.&nbsp;

    • Senator Gillibrand's Plan to Fix Parental Leave January 29, 2015

      The U.S. has no laws requiring paid maternity or parental leave, but Gillibrand says that by paying the cost of a cup of coffee per week, we could be covered for paid emergency leave.

    • Never Too Late to Learn to Drive January 29, 2015

      Adam Gopnik, a writer for the New Yorker and a grown-up, took his son to get a driver's permit and got one with him. He tells us what it's like to learn to drive as an adult in New York.

    • It Really Is A Permanent Record January 29, 2015

      Does the public's right to know about criminal histories trump the right of ex-convicts, or even those with arrests but no convictions, to move on?

    • Parks & Recap: Super Rad Algorithm January 29, 2015

      This week, Parks &amp; Rec tackled the world of data mining in 2017. We talk about the satirical treatment of Gryzzl, an Amazon-Google-Facebook behemoth that's spying on Pawnee residents.