#AsktheMayor; Crime & Incarceration; Legalization vs. Decriminalization; 'Hillary and Clinton' on Broadway

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 12, 2019

Coming up on today's show -- from The Greene Space:

 

  • New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC;

  • DeRay Mckesson, co-founder of Campaign Zero, host of Pod Save The People, discusses the big headlines involving crime and incarceration issues and the impact of the 2014 Ferguson protests;

  • Kevin Sabet, founder of Smart Approaches to Marijuana and Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno, executive director of Drug Policy Alliance, debate whether cannabis should be decriminalized or fully legalized;

  • Award-winning actress Laurie Metcalf and playwright Lucas Hnath, talk about their new play "Hillary and Clinton" on Broadway set during Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential bid, as her husband and her campaign manager offer conflicting advice.

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