Melissa Mark-Viverito; Hoop Dreams; Science Qs & the Office Fridge

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 19, 2015

New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito talks about her involvement in a campaign to get out the Latino vote in 2016. Plus: the latest way that Loretta Lynch's confirmation to be the next U.S. Attorney General has gotten tied up in partisan battles; how the demand for college basketball talent has led to human trafficking in countries like Nigeria; The Sporkful investigates office fridge thefts and the AsapSCIENCE guys answer your science questions and myths, like does being cold make you sick?

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