Host Brian Lehrer discusses TV news coverage of the evolving election vote count drama with Bill Carter of "The New York Times." Ken Auchincloss of "Newsweek" discusses relations between the press and the candidates.

Brian remembers NBC and CBS anchor and "All Things Considered" contributor Robert Trout with Trout's NPR producer John McDonough. Part of Trout's 1998 ATC remembrance of the 1948 election and his mentor H.v. Kaltenborn is aired.

Ernie Villarreal reports on Spanish language radio station KRON in San Antonio provides sightings of border patrol agents on their traffic reports.

Alicia Zuckerman remembers radio and theater funnyman Abe Burrows on news of his children donating his papers to the New York Public Library including comments from his son, "Cheers" writer James Burrows, his daughter Laurie Burrows Grad, journalist Mike Wallace, and the collections curator Robert Taylor.

Greg Klar reports on how science fiction films are trying to get the science right.

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