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After Parkland: How Gun Laws Are Changing Across America


Here's what you'll find in today's podcast:
— How state gun laws are changing in the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.
— What's next for the global economy following President Trump's new steel and aluminum tariffs.
— Why the EPA is facing new charges of environmental racism.
— Reviews of the films to catch and skip at the box office this weekend.
— Why the new sci-fi novel "Children of Blood and Bone" is taking the book world by storm.
— A poignant conversation on "Black 14," a new documentary on race, sports, protest, and history. 
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The Takeaway

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A Litmus Test for The Midterm Election


Here's what you'll find on today's show:
—  A daring story of escape from the Syrian city of Eastern Ghouta. More than 1,000 people have died in the rebel-held city this year, including 220 children.
— Former Russian spy Sergei V. Skripal and his daughter Yulia were victims of a poison attack in the United Kingdom that has investigators looking to Moscow for answers. How will the U.K. respond?
— For decades during the Cold War, the U.S. Army carried out chemical and biological testing experiments on more than 7,000 of its own soldiers at the Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland. The service members — all volunteers — were sworn to secrecy and told they would experience no long-term health effects. 
— Public school teachers in Oklahoma are the lowest paid in the country and they are now planning a walkout on April 2nd to demand higher wages. The demands include a $10,000 pay raise for teachers over three years, and $2 million in increased funding for schools.
— Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District has become a litmus test for midterm races across the country as they hold their special election Tuesday, ahead of midterms in November. President Trump won the district by 20 percent, but he has seen his favorability drop since election day, and a loss by Republican candidate Rick Saccone will signal a warning for the GOP that they may be losing their hold locally and potentially nationally.
—  Rebecca Carroll discusses “An American Marriage” by Tayari Jones with our listener book club. This is the final installment of our series “Reading the Reckoning.”

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19 Years Later, Columbine Looms Large Over Today's Mass Shootings


Here's what you'll find on today's show:
— It’s been 19 years since the massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado, but just 65 days since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. Today, as students across the country are once again walking out of their classrooms in protest, demanding "Never Again," we hear from people who have survived mass shootings and been forced to consider what comes next.
— The movement started in West Virginia, where back in February a statewide teachers' strike closed schools for almost two weeks. Then came Oklahoma and Kentucky. Now, a statewide strike in Arizona is on the docket. A wave of protests by teachers demanding not just better pay, but more money for their students and schools, has swept the country. And Arizona is not immune to these problems nor the energy that has emboldened educators to demand legislative action. Many schools around the country still don’t have funding levels that match, much less exceed, pre-recession levels. Arizona teachers announced last night that Governor Ducey's offer of a 20% raise isn't sufficient to address systemic problems plaguing their classrooms. Teachers are poised to take to the State Capitol in Phoenix next week.
— This Friday, <a href="https://twitter.com/RaferGuzman" target="_blank">Rafer Guzman</a>, film critic for <a href="http://www.newsday.com/" target="_blank">Newsday</a> and The Takeaway, is joined by film critic <a href="https://twitter.com/alissamarie?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Alissa Wilkinson</a> of Vox.com. They kick off a lively discussion about Amy Schumer's new film "I Feel Pretty." Is it bad feminism? Is it good feminism? Is the movie entertaining in its own right? Also, there's much chatter about coming of age western "Lean on Pete" from British director Andrew Haigh, starring Christopher Plummer.  
— After seven seasons in the running, the hit ABC prime-time drama "Scandal" has come to an end. Olivia Pope officially hung up her white hat last night. The drama, which was filled with the titular scandal and intrigue, was written and produced by Shonda Rhimes, who is also behind other hit shows like "Grey's Anatomy" and "How to Get Away with Murder." Actress Kerry Washington plays Olivia Pope, a character based on the real-life of Washington D.C. crisis management consultant and so-called "fixer" Judy Smith.

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Korean Leaders Pledge Denuclearization and End to Korean War


Here's what you'll find on today's show:
— For the first time in over half a century, a North Korean leader crossed the country’s southern border <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/world/asia/korea-north-south-kim-talks-dmz.html">today</a>. Kim Jong-un met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the newly renovated "Peace House" as part of the two countries' third summit. The Korean leaders discussed the path for an official end to the Korean War and North Korea’s nuclear program, pledging to totally denuclearize the Peninsula. The historic occasion was watched feverishly by media worldwide, and South Korean citizens took off from work to behold with rapt attention the breakthrough that might have seemed elusive when President Trump began to ramp up the threats on their northern neighbor.
— A Norristown jury has found actor and comedian Bill Cosby guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand over a decade ago. The three charges of aggravated indecent assault, on which the jurors deliberated for just 14 hours, carry a potential 30-year prison sentence. This was Cosby's second trial in the case. Last summer, the first jury deadlocked and the judge was forced to declare a mistrial. In the intervening time between the two trials, the #MeToo movement was launched, spurring greater attention and deference to womens' allegations. Unlike last summer, five other Cosby accusers were allowed to testify this time about their alleged encounters with the comedian, which may have corroborated Constand's testimony.
— As authorities in Toronto, Canada continue to investigate the deadly van attack that killed 10 people more attention has been drawn to the Incel community. The suspect in the attack, Alek Minassian, allegedly posted about an "Incel Rebellion" and referenced mass-shooter Elliot Roger on his Facebook page moments before the attack. 
— Last month, Craigslist shuttered its wildly popular "personals" section, citing a new law targeting sex trafficking online. The "Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act", commonly known as FOSTA, is designed to end the sex trafficking of minors. But many sex workers say it punishes them in the process. Opponents say the law drives sex work underground, making it far more dangerous, while obscuring the forums for sex trafficking that law enforcement uses to dismantle these networks. Since the law was enacted, several websites used by sex workers to advertise have shut down or restricted content.

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Merger Mania: Corporate Consolidations Promise Lofty Returns, Can They Deliver?


Here's what you'll find on today's show:
— The number of major wireless carriers in America may soon go from four to three. Over the weekend, T-Mobile C.E.O. John Leger and Sprint C.E.O. Marcelo Claure <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/business/t-mobile-sprint-cellphone-bill.html?smid=tw-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur">announced</a> a nearly $27-billion merger between the third and fourth largest wireless carriers in the United States. The two companies will now have to convince the Trump administration not to block their merger, which it is currently trying to do in another case being argued <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/dojs-antitrust-case-against-at-t-merger-has-been-a-slog-1525003200?&amp;mod=article_inline">in court</a>: AT&amp;T’s $85 billion dollar planned acquisition of Time Warner. That case could have major implications for the T-Mobile Sprint deal.
— The New York Times has obtained a list of nearly fifty questions given to President Donald Trump’s legal team by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. The questions cover topics ranging from the firing of former F.B.I. director James Comey to President Trump's alleged connections to Kremlin-linked individuals.
— Twenty years ago today, Spike Lee released the basketball film "He Got Game." The classic starred now-N.B.A. legend Ray Allen as Jesus Shuttlesworth, the number one high school basketball recruit in the country. It centered on the fraught relationship with his father who recently got out of prison, played by Denzel Washington. "She Got Game," <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2773628-she-got-game-is-the-sequel-that-needs-to-happenso-we-made-it-with-women">a short film commissioned by the Bleacher Report </a>that reimagines Spike Lee's original work, stars Jewell Loyd as Faith Mothershed, the top high school basketball recruit of her time. Faith even attends the same Brooklyn high school that Jesus did 20 years earlier, and the trailer teases her internal conflict as she decides what do with her future. 
— Ten journalists were killed in Afghanistan on Monday in the deadliest day for media professionals in that country since 2002. Two suicide bombings in Kabul killed 36 people; nine journalists died while gathering at the scene of the first blast when the second bomb was activated. On the same day, in Khost province, a BBC reporter was shot dead. According to Reporters Without Borders, at least 34 media workers have been killed by ISIS or the Taliban in the country since 2016.

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How N.R.A. Fundraising Shapes the Political Landscape


Here's what you'll find on today's show:
— The National Rifle Association’s annual conference beings today in Dallas. Around 80,000 people are expected to attend and the event is slated to feature high-profile speakers such as Texas Senator Ted Cruz, social media personalities 'Diamond and Silk,' Vice President Mike Pence, and President Donald Trump. The renown of their speakership illustrates the massive influence the N.R.A. enjoys in politics, which in turn comes partly from organization’s longstanding success in fundraising. While the pro-gun lobby faces some of the most intense scrutiny in its history after mass shootings at a music festival in Las Vegas, a church in Texas, and a high school in Florida, the N.R.A. broke a 15-year fundraising record in March.
— Until last week, Melanie Douglas had been a driver for the Dekalb County School District in Atlanta for 12 years. As teacher strikes spread around the country, Douglas and other bus drivers in Dekalb County had been considering ways to improve their own working conditions, eventually deciding on a three-day "sickout" late last month. Nearly 400 drivers participated on the first day.
— This Saturday, NASA will launch the InSight space lander off the central coast of California, the first West-coast interplanetary launch for the agency. Its destination is a flat expanse on Mars known as Elysium Planitia. Since InSight is a lander, not a rover, it won’t be moving much once it gets to the Red Planet. Instead, its purpose is to help scientists map the interior of the planet. InSight is armed with a seismometer to detect tremors, or marsquakes. The lander is also equipped with an 18-inch probe that is going to jackhammer itself 16-feet into Mars’s surface, and then monitor how much heat is coming from the interior of the planet, giving scientists a better idea of what Mars is made of.
— 50 years ago this week, former Boston Celtics player-coach Bill Russell made history by becoming the first black coach ever to win a major professional championship. On May 2, 1968, Russell led the Boston Celtics to an historic N.B.A. title. Russell was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama in 2011. 
— The Victoria and Albert Museum is one of London's most popular attractions. It's the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, with a permanent collection of over two million items. But a new exhibit that opened this week is causing renewed controversy. "Maqdala 1868" commemorates the 150th anniversary of the British Empire's Napier Expedition, in which General Robert Napier led a force of tens of thousands of soldiers and adventurers to loot a trove of artifacts from the city of Maqdala. The ensuing battle saw Emperor Tewodros II commit suicide as British forces closed in. Tewodros's young son Alemayehu was forced to London, where his remains still lay.
— Every Friday <a href="https://twitter.com/RaferGuzman" target="_blank">Rafer Guzman</a>, film critic for <a href="http://www.newsday.com/" target="_blank">Newsday</a> and The Takeaway, drops by to review the new releases hitting the box office. This week, Rafer gives his take on three must-sees: "Tully," with Charlize Theron, directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody, "Bad Samaritan," directed by Dean Devlin, and the streaming series "Cobra Kai," a reimagining of the original "Karate Kid" 30 years later with two of the original stars: Ralph Macchio as Danny LaRusso and William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence.

Here's what you'll find on today's show:
— On Saturday night, actor and musician Donald Glover, working under his musician's alter ego Childish Gambino, released a music video for his song, "This Is America." The video quickly became a viral sensation on social media, and as of Tuesday morning the video had garnered <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY">30 million</a> views on YouTube. "This is America" presents itself as a jarring tableau of the American experience, specifically the black American experience. Abrupt, dissonant scenes transition freely from one to the next. Gambino guides us through them fluidly, wearing facial expressions that appear to caricature his performance.
— The American perception of the working class has traditionally been associated with the image of a white, male industrial worker. But that understanding ignores the reality that today, more often than not, a working class American is female, non-white and typically associated with some type of service work. As The Takeaway continues its series of conversations about labels and American identity, we explore what it means to be working class in this country today and whether there is still the opportunity to move up and out of the working class that there once was.
— New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has resigned after four women accused him of physical assault, sexual violence, and threats on their life. The women, two of whom decided to go on the record with their allegations, <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/four-women-accuse-new-yorks-attorney-general-of-physical-abuse">detailed their experiences in a lengthy exposé</a> by Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer for the New Yorker magazine. Schneiderman has been lauded as a champion for women's rights in New York, and more recently gained prominence as part of the liberal resistance to the Trump administration, suing over policies like the travel ban, environmental regulations, and DACA.
— <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-is-transforming-the-judiciary-but-he-has-yet-to-take-aim-at-the-court-that-annoys-him-most/2018/05/06/53886d30-4f9d-11e8-b966-bfb0da2dad62_story.html?utm_term=.6381bd051568">This week</a> could be one of the most influential yet for the federal appeals courts. The Senate is set to take up <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-nominees/trump-push-for-conservative-judges-intensifies-to-democrats-dismay-idUSKBN1I80WL">six of Trump’s nominees</a> for judgeships on these courts. So far, the administration has already confirmed more circuit court judges than any of the last five administrations at this point in their terms. Most attention from the public is devoted to action at the level of the Supreme Court, but the actual number of cases that the Supreme Court hears is pretty small, only about <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justicecaseload.aspx">80 per year</a>. Most decisions are actually being made by federal appeals courts, which exist at a jurisdictional level right below the Supreme Court.

The Making of Childish Gambino's 'This Is America'


Here's what you'll find on today's show:
— This week, the public witnessed yet another incident of a white person calling the police on a person of color when no crime had been committed. A white Yale student called 911 on a fellow student, who was taking a nap in the campus lounge. It’s just the latest in a string of similar incidents where the police have been called for discriminatory reasons, or for no reason at all.
— There are 567 federally recognized tribes in this country. But as a Mohawk, John Karhiio Kane, a Native activist, doesn’t seek federal recognition. He lives on native territory in upstate New York, and he says not only does he not live on American soil, he doesn’t feel American.
— Every Friday <a href="https://twitter.com/RaferGuzman" target="_blank">Rafer Guzman</a>, film critic for <a href="http://www.newsday.com/" target="_blank">Newsday</a> and The Takeaway, drops by to review the new releases hitting the box office. This week, Rafer gives his take a few must-sees: "The Seagull" with Annette Bening, "Life of the Party," with Melissa McCarthy, "RBG," documenting the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and "Disobedience," starring Rachel Weisz.

Why Are Police Called on People of Color Who Haven't Committed a Crime?


Here's what you'll find on today's show:
— In a roundtable discussion with local California politicians and law enforcement officials opposed to the state's sanctuary city policies, President Trump referred to some immigrants as "animals." It was not immediately clear who the president was characterizing with these remarks. After the incident, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders clarified that the president had been, all along, referring only to the criminal gang MS-13. But this is not the first time President Trump has used dehumanizing language to address a population of immigrants, and it stems from a long history of dehumanizing and ostracizing communities who are already marginalized.
— Facebook has come under fire for allowing ads to target specific individuals in the lead up to the 2016 election. The specifics became a little more clear at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week, where former Cambridge Analytica employee and whistleblower Christopher Wiley testified. 
— All this week, we’ve been hearing about wealth in America, who’s got it, and who doesn’t. One thing is clear, elected officials in Congress definitely have it. The estimated <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/wealth-of-congress">cumulative wealth</a> of all current members of Congress as of this February was at least $2.43 billion. The <a href="http://www.rollcall.com/congress-richer-ever-mostly-top/">median minimum net worth</a> of all members of Congress was $511,000, five times the median net worth of an American household, which the Federal Reserve pegged at $97,300 in 2016.
— On Saturday Prince Harry will marry American actress Meghan Markle. The two will tie the knot at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, just over 20 miles west of London. As a biracial woman, whose mother is black and father is white, Markle is certainly shaking things up in Britain’s royal family, which isn’t exactly known for its diversity. While Markle will soon become the first acknowledged mixed-race royal, Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III, <a href="https://www.wgbh.org/news/commentary/2018/05/13/what-meghan-markle-teaches-us-about-race-and-the-royal-family" target="_blank">is believed to have</a> been Britain’s <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/11/27/britains-black-queen-will-meghan-markle-really-be-the-first-mixed-race-royal/?utm_term=.a0da55da01cc" target="_blank">first biracial queen</a>.
— Every Friday, <a href="https://twitter.com/RaferGuzman">Rafer Guzman</a>, film critic for Newsday and The Takeaway, drops by to review the new releases hitting the box office. This week, Rafer gives his take on the highly anticipated superhero sequel, "Deadpool 2," starring Ryan Reynolds. Rafer also reviews the romantic comedy "Book Club" and the religious drama "First Reformed." 
— In a new T.V. show for Starz, Emma and Lyn are Mexican-American sisters. When their mother dies suddenly, they come home to their East L.A. neighborhood to decide what to do with the building and the bar their mother left behind. "<a href="https://www.starz.com/series/vida/episodes">Vida</a>" is the imagined story of two women coming home to family secrets, a changing neighborhood, and the people fighting to protect it.

"These are animals": The Risks of Dehumanizing Language


Puerto Rico is facing the biggest local government bankruptcy ever filed in the United States. The territory is currently 72 billion dollars in debt. Public employees are currently owed more than 50 billion dollars in pensions. And it's Puerto Rican residents who are feeling the impacts of the debt crisis. We look at how the government is preparing to restructure its financial obligations. Plus, a conversation with the mayor of Miami about building a resilient city; a look at the newly-created school safety commission that won't discuss the role of guns in school safety; a review of what it means to be a female rocker in a male-dominated field; and a discussion about Mister Rogers' Neighborhood in light of a new documentary about his life.

Puerto Ricans Pay the Price for Debt Crisis


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2019 News Preview: Stories to Watch in the Year Ahead


Today, on a special New Year's day edition of The Takeaway we’ll look at what 2019 has in store when it comes to some of the biggest issues affecting our country and our world—everything from climate change to domestic politics to U.S. foreign policy. 
Guests:
<a href="https://twitter.com/SarahAWildman">Sarah Wildman</a> is a deputy editor at Foreign Policy magazine and host of the First Person podcast.
<a href="https://twitter.com/KendraWrites">Kendra Pierre-Louis</a> is a climate reporter for The New York Times.
<a href="https://twitter.com/fivefifths">Vann R. Newkirk II</a> is a staff writer for The Atlantic who covers politics.
We'll also look back at some of our favorite segments from 2018.
Guests:
<a href="http://tremoloproductions.com/tremolo-staff">Morgan Neville</a> is the director of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” a documentary on Fred Rogers that was released in 2018.
<a href="https://twitter.com/ArlanWasHere">Arlan Hamilton</a> is a venture capitalist and founder of Backstage Capital.
<a href="https://twitter.com/GloriaSteinem">Gloria Steinem</a> is a feminist writer and activist.
<a href="https://twitter.com/deray">DeRay Mckesson</a> is a civil rights activist and the author of “On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope.”

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Border Crossings Swell as Resources for Migrants Diminish


<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/border-crossings-swell-resources-migrants-diminish">Border Crossings Swell as Resources for Migrants Diminish</a>
U.S. Customs and Border Protection released new data on migrant crossings at the border, revealing a system overwhelmed by more unauthorized crossings than seen in over a decade.
<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/how-natural-disasters-and-recovery-efforts-discriminate-against-poor">How Natural Disasters and Recovery Efforts Discriminate Against the Poor</a>
The Alabama tornadoes blew through a low-income communities and left many mobile homes mangled. 
<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/ice-detainee-details-transfer-force-feeding-during-hunger-strike">EXCLUSIVE: New Jersey ICE Detainee Details Transfer, Force-Feeding During Hunger Strike</a>
A man detained by ICE in New Jersey told WNYC's Matt Katz that in 2018, while on a hunger strike, ICE transferred him from New Jersey to El Paso, where he was force-fed.
<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/director-sebastian-lelio-remaking-his-own-film-and-limits-representation">Director Sebastián Lelio on Remaking His Own Film and the Limits of Representation</a>
“Gloria Bell,” a new movie starring Julianne Moore, opens this Friday. It’s an English-language remake of the 2013 Chilean film, “Gloria,” but both are made by director Sebastián Lelio.
Guests:
<a href="https://twitter.com/sherifink">Sheri Fink</a>
<a href="http://www.pdnpediatrics.com/About-Us/Our-Providers/Carlos-Gutierrez,-MD,-FAAP">Dr. Carlos Gutierrez</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/PatDuggins">Pat Duggins</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/mattkatz00">Matt Katz</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/nranjana">Ranjana Natarajan</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/Slelio">Sebastián Lelio</a>

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Mormon Deaths In Mexico Reignite Questions About the Ongoing Drug War 2019-11-18


<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/mexican-drug-war">Mormon Deaths In Mexico Reignite Questions About the Ongoing Drug War</a>
Mexico and the United States are in an embittered battle with drug cartels, but some are calling into question its effectiveness as well as the media coverage. 
 <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/mark-ruffalo-and-todd-haynes-tackle-corporate-corruption-dark-waters">Mark Ruffalo and Todd Haynes Tackle Corporate Corruption in 'Dark Waters'</a>
Actor Mark Ruffalo and director Todd Haynes sit down with The Takeaway to discuss bringing the true story of a decades-long legal fight against chemical giant DuPont.
<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/new-study-shows-two-million-americans-lack-access-running-water-and-toilet">New Study Shows Two Million Americans Lack Access to Running Water and Toilet</a>
As federal investment in the U.S.'s water infrastructure continues to shrink, the scope of this crisis is projected to grow.
<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/despite-trumps-efforts-louisiana-re-elects-democratic-governor">Despite Trump's Efforts, Louisiana Re-Elects Democratic Governor</a>
This weekend, Louisiana residents re-elected incumbent governor John Bel Edwards.

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Laughing in Color


While the lines in comedy are changing at the moment, not everyone is feeling limited by these new rules. As with much of the media landscape, women of color are severely underrepresented on stand-up and improv stages. But as the barriers to entry shift, some are finding their voices heard in a way that seemed impossible five or ten years ago. As part of a new series, The Takeaway is going to explore this complicated moment in comedy. We’ll speak to some of the women of color stand-ups and sketch comedy stars who shaped the comedy world into what it is today. And we'll hear from younger comics on what the landscape looks like for them. One question at the center of it all: whose moment is it in comedy today?
<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/women-color-who-have-shaped-comedy-landscape">Headlining the Biggest Sketch Comedy Shows of the 90s</a>
The Takeaway speaks with comedians Ellen Cleghorne and T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh about breaking out on Saturday Night Live and In Living Color.
<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/margaret-cho-pushing-boundaries-comedy-world">Margaret Cho on Pushing the Boundaries of the Comedy World</a>
Margaret Cho joins The Takeaway to discuss the comedy scene and the lonely moments as the "only Asian American woman out there." 
<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/laughing-color-cristela-alonzo-being-latina-comedy">Cristela Alonzo on Finding Her Voice Through Comedy</a>
Stand-up comedian and actress Cristela Alonzo is the latest guest in our series on women of color in comedy. 
<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/laughing-color-what-does-comedy-world-look-young-women-color">What Does the Comedy World Look Like for Young Women of Color?</a>
Karen Chee and Ayo Edebiri are up-and-coming comedians. They represent the future of comedy.

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One Year After The First Step Act 2019-12-23


<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/one-year-after-first-step-act">One Year After The First Step Act</a>
Has the law achieved what it set out to do?
<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/how-migrant-communities-troughout-history-have-grappled-american-christmas">How Migrant Communities Throughout History Have Grappled With American Christmas</a>
Hanukkah in the U.S. evolved alongside Christmas.
<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/not-queer-representation-youre-looking">This is Not the Queer Representation You're Looking For</a>
Many are calling out the most recent Star Wars for teasing LGBTQ representation and then not following through in a meaningful way.

arts

Cleveland’s move to the front lines of contemporary art

Making fun of the Kennedys

Guilty Pleasure: Christian rock, for a nonbeliever

Instagramming a mentally ill mom

Denise Gough finally breaks through

He’s the first Asian American dancer in ‘Magic Mike Live’ and his fans are proud of him

Looking Marvel-ous: Designing costumes for 'Black Panther'

Guilty Pleasure: Comic Sans, the world's most hated typeface

Why 'The Elements of Style' is out of style

Aha Moment: Billy Joel’s ‘Lullabye’

Saxophonist Joshua Redman on recording with his famous father

Rufus Wainwright: Music won't save your life

The fantastic woman who plays ‘A Fantastic Woman’

Leonardo da Vinci: Theater impresario

Why yes, I do speak Klingon

One Year After The First Step Act 2019-12-23