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Money for Nothing

Each year New York City pays tens of millions of dollars to settle civil claims against the NYPD--but do those payouts change police practices? WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly talks about his investigation. Eugene O'Donnell, professor of law and police science at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and personal injury attorney Sanford Rubenstein share their experiences. And the commanding officer of the Los Angeles Police Department's risk management group, Stuart Maislin, discusses how that city makes connections between civil claims and police behavior.

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Wrapping Up Finances

Alvin Hall, personal finance expert and author of You and Your Money: It's More Than Just the Numbers (Atria, 2007), talks about end of year financial decisions you need to make.

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When Art Mirrors Life

Felicia "Snoop" Pearson, actress on The Wire, connects her life to the HBO series and talks about her new memoir.

Grace After Midnight: A Memoir is available for purchase at Amazon.com.

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Open Phones: Mitchell Report on Steroids and Baseball

Jim Bouton, former Yankee pitcher and author of the books, Ball Four, (Wiley, John & Sons, 1970) and Foul Ball: MY Life and Hard Times Trying to Save an Old Ballpark (Bulldog Publishing, 2003)and Robert Kheel, partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, on the use of steroids in Major League Baseball and if there is any legal weight to the Mitchell Report.

Then, listeners tell us what conversations they have had with their kids about the Mitchell Report on steroid use in Baseball.

Jim Bouton's website

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