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Competitive cheerleading has become an official high school sport in New York. Columbia professor James Noble explains why this might make the sport safer for young athletes. Then: ... (episode)
"It can't just be black people talking about how upset they are. It has to be white people talking about racism," says Wesley Morris of Grantland. He discusses Sterling's ban from the...
<p>Yikes. Cheerleading and other sports girls compete in - such as soccer and lacrosse - see high incidences of concussions and brain injuries.</p>
Last night, an execution in Oklahoma went horribly wrong, with Clayton Lockett writhing on a gurney for 43 minutes before eventually dying of a heart attack, rather than the untested ...
Rep. Michael Grimm has been indicted on 20 counts of tax fraud and other violations. The Atavist’s Evan Ratliff discusses the Republican congressman’s winding and sometimes rocky road... (episode)
<p>The New York Congressman has been indicted on 20 counts surrounding his time as a restaurateur. It's not the first time Grimm's business and political processes have come under investigation.</p>
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes went to Staten Island to report on climate change and politics there. He discusses what he learned for the Showtime series “Years of Living Dangerously.” Then, we’... (episode)
<p>"I don't think you can say that the NBA tolerated him - that's much too mild" says The Washington Post's Clinton Yates. "'Emboldened' is more like it."</p>
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. The Case Against Home Ownership (First) | Climate Change, Abroad (Starts at 28:40) | A Social History of God (S... (article)
Astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell wrote a very serious book about the end of the world and the various environmental, medical, and societal issues that would arise if we had to rebuild ci... (article)
By noon today, members of Northwestern’s football team will have voted on forming a union. You can cast your own ballots on the issue during our call-in segment. Plus: after the end o... (episode)
Common Core, Testing, UPK
<p>Astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell explores all the knowledge we've accumulated over the millennia in the form of a guide to restarting civilization post-catastrophe.</p>
<p>Take a tour of illustrator Julia Rothman's New York City - from City Island to Ellis Island and all the boroughs in between.</p>
Home ownership is still a major part of the American dream. But after you crunch the numbers, is it even worth it? Plus: an argument that government is ineffective because of outdated... (episode)
<p>On average, real estate is a much worse investment than stocks and bonds. Yet Americans are still fixated on the idea of home ownership.</p>
Canada’s middle class is now wealthier than ours. David Leonhardt of The New York Times explains the analysis (and the new Times data platform). Plus: how to understand your college f... (episode)
<p><em>New York</em> <em>Times</em> reporter and editor David Leonhardt explains the recent data that show the U.S. middle class is no longer the wealthiest in the world.</p>
Work emails keeping you up way too late? You're not alone. Columbia University sleep expert Dr. Carl Bazil says that even though work emails aren't usually an actual emergency, your b...
<p>We need to talk about the environment. No politics. No hysteria. Just science. Listen live to The Brian Lehrer Show to hear what's happening, what needs to be fixed, and where you fit in. </p> <div></div> (episode)
As the holy weeks of Judaism and Christianity come to an end, we ask: How do you picture God? How do you pray? How does your belief in God connect to your daily life? Karen Armstrong,... (episode)