Sentenced to Life as a Child, Tabloid Politics, Crossing the Alps On Elephants, What's on Your Cat's Mind

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jul 5, 2017

Journalists Danielle Wolffe and Jessica Pishko, special contributors to The Nation, join us to discuss their 2-part investigation into juvenile life without parole. New Yorker contributor Jeffrey Toobin talks about his latest piece, “Feeding the Beast," a look at the National Enquirer's relationship with Donald Trump. Franz Lidz asks “How (and Where) Did Hannibal Cross the Alps?” in his latest piece for Smithsonian magazine. Author Thomas McNamee talks about the lives of our house cats!

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