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Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking, has accompanied five men on death row to their executions. She believes that two of these men were innocent. An outspoken opponent of capital punishment, Sister Prejean argues that flaws in the system undermine American justice, and lead to wrongful executions. Next, Barbara J. King studies the ways in which African great apes create social meaning through non-vocal communication in her new book, The Dynamic Dance. Then, Joanna Ney from the Film Society of Lincoln Center discusses the evolving relationship between film and dance, as explored in the annual Dance On Camera festival. And on our regular Friday feature, Please Explain, we immerse ourselves in the fascinating world of cheese. Cheesemaker Jonathan White and Maître Fromager Max McCalman take us on a guided tour of the process of making cheese.