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What we know about the mass school shooting in Florida

Hosted by Madeleine Brand Feb. 15, 2018

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School attend a memorial following a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, U.S., February 15, 2018. (REUTERS/Thom Baur)

From this Episode:

Who is the gunman behind the Florida mass school shooting?

On Wednesday, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz fatally shot 17 people at Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida. He had been kicked out, and reportedly was fascinated...

8 min, 34 sec

Can all of LA's homeless people be housed by Thanksgiving?

Los Angeles is the homeless capital of the country. Now a controversial activist is trying to spur public officials to act faster. Michael Weinstein of the AIDS Healthcare...

11 min, 9 sec

Why the U.S. is still in Afghanistan more than 16 years after going to war

Steve Coll won a Pulitzer Prize for his book “Ghost Wars,” about secret American involvement in Pakistan and Afghanistan pre-9/11. His new book picks up the story.

19 min, 17 sec

Laughing over 'Poop Talk'

In the new documentary “Poop Talk,” actors and comedians -- including Kumail Nanjiani, Adam Carolla, and Nikki Glaser -- share funny stories about poop. It opens tomorrow at...

9 min, 1 sec

Credits

Host:
Madeleine Brand

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

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