Shark Week sensationalism, Mockingbird bio controversy, The National's Bryce Dessner 08/21/2014

Q | Aug 21, 2014
Science or Sci-fi? Shark expert Jonathan Davis on Shark Week's increasingly sensational slant. Marja Mills on her controversial book about To Kill a Mockingbird author, Harper Lee. Best of Q: The National's Bryce Dessner shares his classical side

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