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Pilots Are Now Sharing the Skies with Drones

It's too early to call it a crisis, but it may be just a matter of time before an unmanned drone collides with a commercial airliner. Already, drones have interfered with aerial firefighters and injured people on city streets. Drone technology has many benefits, and it's growing fast. Is it time for regulation before it gets out of control?

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By Warren Olney • Aug 21, 2015 • 52m Listen

It's too early to call it a crisis, but it may be just a matter of time before an unmanned drone collides with a commercial airliner. Already, drones have interfered with aerial firefighters and injured people on city streets. Drone technology has many benefits, and it's growing fast. Is it time for regulation before it gets out of control?

Also, what this week's plunge in the global financial markets means for Main Street. On today's Talking Point, Stephen Colbert reveals a lot about the man behind the mask.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Paul von Zielbauer

    Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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