Investigative reporter for ESPN’s Outside the Lines
Investigative reporter for ESPN’s Outside the Lines and Author
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Steve Delsohn
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FROM Steve Delsohn
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Fake Classes for Student Athletes at UNC A scathing report out this week details a 20-year cheating scandal at the University of North Carolina. Thousands of students have taken fake classes in the African-American studies department. Many of those students were athletes, basketball and football players who couldn’t make the grades required to stay on their teams. We hear from one journalist who’s been covering the story as it’s unfolded throughout the year.
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Good Food
'Dandelion and Quince,' food and crime, 'All About Eggs' Sarah Lohman talks about the murder and historic recipes that form the backbone of her new book, “Ohio 1910,” and Rachel Khong shares highlights from Lucky Peach’s last cookbook, “All About Eggs.” Michelle Mckenzie tells us how to cook oft-forgotten fruits, veggies and herbs, and Jonathan Gold reviews AR Cucina in Culver City. Plus: raspberries at the market and a special guest DJ set from Alton Brown.
Design and Architecture
Farewell LA freeways, Peter Shire is back Angelenos don't want more freeways but we seem not to want mass transit either. Metro has killed the 710 freeway extension, and bus and train ridership is down across the region. What's the future of getting around in LA? And, Peter Shire is having a comeback. What attracts a new generation to his playful ceramics and furniture?