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Attorney General cracks down on leakers

Hosted by Madeleine Brand Aug. 04, 2017

Photo: U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at a briefing on leaks of classified material threatening national security at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., August 4, 2017. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)

From this Episode:

Jeff Sessions gets tough on intel leaks and prison sentences

Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the Department of Justice is open for business when it comes to ferreting out leakers, and he says he may also go after the press. We...

12 min, 14 sec

As Cal State drops remedial courses, will some students get left behind?

The Cal State university system announced it will no longer require incoming freshmen with poor math and english skills to take remedial courses. It’s an effort to boost...

5 min, 33 sec

Is it worth seeing 'The Dark Tower' if you haven’t read the Stephen King books?

Our film critics discuss “Detroit,” which centers on the Detroit riots of summer 1967 the Algiers Motel incident that left three black men killed; “The Dark Tower,” adapted...

13 min, 1 sec

Meeting one of the stars of FX's 'Atlanta:' Brian Tyree Henry

Brian Tyree Henry plays the rapper Paper Boi on FX’s “Atlanta.” He got an Emmy nomination for his appearance on NBC’s “This Is Us.” He was also part of the original cast of...

14 min, 23 sec

Credits

Host:
Madeleine Brand

Producers:
Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole

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