Legal Experts; Act of Settlement; Crime.com; Harry Shearer; Internet Hoaxes; Yiddish; Word Watch; Rural Radio
With the presidential election hanging on legal challenges to the Florida vote count, constitutional law is in the news and lawyers are now stars. Host Brian Lehrer talks to Emory University law professor Richard Freer discusses his experience as a television legal expert.
Rolling Stone misquotes Bill Clinton in an interview.
"The Guardian" is legally challenging the Act of Settlement in Great Britain which allow only Protestants to the crown. Jonathan Freedland of "The Guardian" explains.
Brian interviews "Cops" producer John Langley about his new website crime.com.
Brian talks to Harry Shearer about Shearer's website that curates news anchor errors.
Deirdre Kennedy reports on Internet hoaxes, especially medical hoaxes.
Alicia Zuckerman reports on "Vini-der-pu," a Yiddish translation of "Winnie the Pooh" and the renewed popularity of the language.
A Word Watch segment by Jule Gardner investigates the phrase "sea change."
More and more radio stations are being consumed by large corporations who often turn them into sound-alike clones from one city to the next. Reporter David Pollock went in search of the unique sound of small town radio.
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