David Sterritt

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Is Stanley Kubrick the greatest director who never won an Oscar? What about Orson Wells? Is the Academy likely to make some new mistakes on Sunday night?

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A Short History of Oscar's Worst Snubs

Is Stanley Kubrick the greatest director who never won an Oscar? What about Orson Wells? Is the Academy likely to make some new mistakes on Sunday night?

Feb. 22, 2013 from To the Point

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Josh Barro talks with panelists Christine Emba and Megan McArdle about the outlook for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act amid a horrific attack aimed at Asian women…

Tragedy in Georgia

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Mar. 19 from Left, Right & Center

In this special episode, Josh Barro speaks with RonNell Andersen Jones of the University of Utah College of Law about new developments in defamation law.

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In this special episode, Josh Barro speaks with RonNell Andersen Jones of the University of Utah College of Law about new developments in defamation law.

Mar. 31 from All the Presidents' Lawyers

For thousands of Californians, the notion of “presumed innocent” has been turned on its head. They’ve waited years in jail without being tried or sentenced.

Waiting for justice: Defendants locked up for years awaiting trials, sentencing

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For thousands of Californians, the notion of “presumed innocent” has been turned on its head. They’ve waited years in jail without being tried or sentenced.

Mar. 31 from KCRW Features

Colorado’s history of mass shootings

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Colorado has a long history of high-profile mass shootings: King Soopers grocery store in Boulder on Monday, Columbine High School in 1999, the Aurora movie theater in 2012.

Mar. 23 from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Josh Barro speaks with panelists Christine Emba and Lanhee Chen about President Biden’s proposal for a major $2 trillion infrastructure package.

Infrastructure Week, maybe for real this time

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Josh Barro speaks with panelists Christine Emba and Lanhee Chen about President Biden’s proposal for a major $2 trillion infrastructure package.

Apr. 2 from Left, Right & Center

How Asian American women have endured a history of sexualized racism

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Women of Asian descent were six of the eight victims killed in the shootings at three Atlanta-area spas earlier this week.

Mar. 19 from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Zocalo Public Square commentator Joe Mathews says that while much of California has prospered in recent decades, Los Angeles has floundered.

Los Angeles is a leader in poverty and inequity, and it’s dragging the rest of the state down

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Zocalo Public Square commentator Joe Mathews says that while much of California has prospered in recent decades, Los Angeles has floundered.

Mar. 25 from Zócalo's Connecting California

"When you do a race-based attack, you're not just attacking that individual. You're attacking the entire community.

Shocked and scared, LA’s Asian American community is reeling from the Atlanta mass shooting

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"When you do a race-based attack, you're not just attacking that individual. You're attacking the entire community.

Mar. 17 from KCRW Features

California green lights indoor concerts. But venues face a challenging path to reopening

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California is allowing indoor entertainment events to resume this week at reduced capacity.

Apr. 12 from Press Play with Madeleine Brand