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College basketball scandal heats up

Sep. 27, 2017

USC mens basketball game against UCLA. Photo credit: Neon Tommy.

From this Episode:

College basketball scandal heats up

Four assistant basketball coaches at universities, including USC., have been charged with bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud by federal prosecutors. The repercussions are...

9 min

UC Irvine medical school controversy

A $200 million gift to UC Irvine’s medical school is generating controversy . The donation comes from the Samueli family to build the Samueli College of Health Sciences....

7 min

Alabama Senate primary and the future of the GOP

Roy Moore’s victory over Luther Strange in the Alabama Senate primary has many conservatives bracing for a battle. Moore’s victory could mean more challenges for...

8 min

Unrest offers a personal experience of chronic pain

Jennifer Brea was 28, engaged, and working on her PhD at Harvard when she came down with a fever. She thought it was maybe just a flu, but she never got better. She was...

17 min

Is the US national anthem racist?

Amid the debate over protests during the national anthem, some attention is focusing on the song itself. The third verse of The Star Spangled Banner, which is rarely sung,...

6 min

Credits

Host:
Madeleine Brand

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

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