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Friday, February 9 2018

  • Extremists on the Ballot, and America’s Endless War in Afghanistan February 9, 2018

    Steve Coll on his new book detailing the failings of American intelligence in Afghanistan. Plus, Amy Davidson Sorkin asks how hard it is for extremists to get elected. (article)

  • The Adrenaline Rush of Racing Drones, and Politics Goes Extreme February 9, 2018

    Ian Frazier, holding on for dear life, looks at the birth of a new sport: high-speed drone racing. And a political scientist analyzes the midterm elections. (episode)

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    • Taking Politics to Extremes February 9, 2018

      Both parties in Washington have seen a rise in extremist candidates. A political scientist sheds light on how this will affect midterm elections.

    • Steve Coll on the Endless War in Afghanistan February 9, 2018

      The Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Coll on how the repeated failures of American intelligence and policy led to the nation&rsquo;s longest and most intractable war.

    • Ian Frazier Among the Drone Racers February 9, 2018

      The New Yorker&rsquo;s Ian Frazier, holding on for dear life, looks at the birth of a new sport: high-speed drone racing.

    • The Mudslides in Montecito February 9, 2018

      Novelist, T. Coraghessan Boyle grapples with the devastation wreaked by wildfires and mudslides, which took the lives of his neighbors and transformed swaths of his town into mud flats.