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Friday, August 4 2017

• Brian Lehrer Weekend: How to Bike NYC, Mindful Dieting, Women's Canon of Music August 4, 2017

  Our favorites from this week include: How to Bike NYC (First) | Mindful Dieting (Starts 22:08) | Women's Canon of Music (Starts 44:40) (article)

• Ask the Mayor; Conservative Resistance; The Affirmative Action Debate; Rewriting The New Colossus August 4, 2017

  Ask the Mayor; Rep.&nbsp;Jeff Flake on rejecting Trump in order to preserve conservative ideals; the affirmative action debate; rewriting The New Colossus.&nbsp; (episode)

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  • #AskTheMayor: NYPD's Efforts in Community Policing August 4, 2017

    What's happening in NYC? Mayor Bill de Blasio&nbsp;discusses campaign finance, changes to NYPD policing, city construction, enforcement on driving and texting, and illegal street vendors.

  • Rallying for a Conservative Resistance August 4, 2017

    U.S. Senator Jeff Flake talks about why he is trying to get other conservatives to reject the destructive aspects of the Trump administration and get the GOP to its fundamentals. &nbsp;

  • Affirmative Action and the Value of Diversity August 4, 2017

    Pace University President, Marvin Krislov, discusses the benefits of diversity at higher education as Attorney General Sessions is pushing against affirmative actions policies.&nbsp;

  • Rewriting Emma Lazarus' "The New Colossus" August 4, 2017

    NPR religion correspondent, Tom Gjelten, poet&nbsp;Gala Mukomolova, and poet and professor, Kaveh Akbar, talk about rewriting Emma Lazarus' poem "The New Colossus" for the 21st century.