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Friday, September 30 2016

• Episode 50: A Visit with Harry Belafonte, and an Isolated Tribe Emerges September 30, 2016

  In this episode, Harry Belafonte discusses his lifelong activism; an isolated tribe emerges from the forest; and we try out a voice-recognition gadget that doesn&rsquo;t know when to shut up. (episode)

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  • Harry Belafonte’s Eighty-Nine Years of Activism September 30, 2016

    Jelani Cobb talks with the musician and civil-rights icon Harry Belafonte about a life of activism

  • A Dangerous Encounter with an Isolated Amazon Tribe September 30, 2016

    The Mashco Piro tribe is among the world&rsquo;s most isolated people, but they have recently started coming out of the Amazon rainforest. Will contact with society be fatal?

  • She’s Funny, But Is She Perfect? September 30, 2016

    When comedians like Amy Schumer make politics part of their act, how much should audiences demand of them?

  • Life With Alexa September 30, 2016

    Living with the voice-recognition program that is like living in &ldquo;2001: A Space Odyssey&rdquo; crossed with &ldquo;The Golden Girls.&rdquo; &nbsp;