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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Music From The Show

  • Horace Silver, “Song for My Father”
  • Aretha Franklin, “My Country Tis of Thee”
  • Lupe Fiasco, “Hip Hop Saved My Life”
  • The Pulse, “Holy F*ck”
  • Julliard String Quartet, “Ravel: String Quartet”
  • EST, “Eighthundred Streets by Feet”
  • Steely Dan, “Hey 19″
  • Bonobo, “Brace Brace”

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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Dr. John S. Wilson, Jr. is president of Morehouse College in Atlanta. (Morehouse College)

President Obama delivers the commencement address this weekend at Morehouse College, the all-male historically black college. The school’s president discusses recent controversies and challenges.

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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Mark with Houston at Houston's high school graduation in 2009. (Courtesy of Mac McClelland)

Failures in mental health care mean that often the only way to get help for a loved one is to call the police. We speak with a journalist about the tragic consequences for her family.

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Thursday, May 16, 2013
"I Drive Your Truck" screenshot.

In 2011, a Nashville songwriter heard Alex Ashlock’s interview with Paul Monti, who lost his son in Afghanistan. It inspired her to write “I Drive Your Truck.”

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