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Potential Peace Prize Picks; Decriminalizing Sex Work; Broadway's Boom and Bust

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 8, 2015

The winners of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday. Hear about some of this year’s front runners, including John Kerry, Angela Merkel, and many lesser-known names. Plus: a scandal rocks the multibillion-dollar fantasy sports industry; Hillary Clinton opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership; the case to decriminalize sex work; and theater critic Michael Riedel describes how musical theater hit a slump in the seventies and came back stronger than ever.

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