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News and Nuance
The Virginia massacre and the Supreme Court abortion ruling both put some politicians in an awkward position and may help shape public opinion. Slate's Jacob Weisberg and Gallup's Frank Newport discuss the nuances of public attitudes toward abortion and guns and how they may now change. Also, writers and PEN World Voices participants Pico Iyer and Suketu Mehta on living and writing at home and away; a roundtable on the mayor's plans for NYC in 2030; a call-in on Russell Simmons' call to clean up rap; and the 40th district council election redux.
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The Green Apple
A look at the Mayor's plan for a sustainable New York City with Andy Darrell, director of the Living Cities program at Environmental Defense, Elizabeth Yeampierre, chair of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, Julia Vitullo-Martin, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Leticia Theodore-Greene, spokesperson for the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, and Tom Suozzi, Nassau County executive (D).
"Glocal" Writing
The PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature opens today and two participants, Suketu Mehta and Pico Iyer, stop by to talk about writing globally and living locally – or is it the other way around?
News and Nuance
Jacob Weisberg, editor of Slate Magazine , and Frank Newport, editor and chief of the Gallup Poll discuss polling on guns and abortion in light of the Virgina massacre and the recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion.
Jacob Weisberg’s recent column on guns and abortion.
Open Phones: Is Simmons Doing the Right Thing?
Listeners repond to Russel Simmons' call for rappers to stop using offensive words.
Special Election
Azi Paybarah, staff writer at the New York Observer, previews the race in the 40th district for the Brooklyn City Council.
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