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Sam Schwartz on the packed subways; Naomi Klein looks back a few years to Occupy Wall Street; Harry Shearer talks about his new show “Nixon’s the One;” and jazz legend Herbie Hancock. (episode)
September saw the most riders on the subway since the 1940s, and that was before widespread car ownership and suburban expansion. Where do transit planners go from here?
"We are the 99%." Those words were chanted in unison in 2011, when protesters told Wall Street they had enough. "25 Years in 25 Days" looks back at the movement and its lasting effect.
Harry Shearer didn't draft an exaggerated script for his new series, "Nixon's The One." His writing partner sued to make Nixon's tapes public, and Shearer's reciting them verbatim.
What's changed, and what hasn't in the past 25 years? Give us a call or post below with things that have and have not changed, practical, funny, or a big idea or political movement.
Jazz legend and now author, Herbie Hancock, talks about his new book, his life and the people who influenced him most.