On the Media

Pope-ular Opinion

Sep 25, 2015 · 50 min · 48.5 MB
0:00-50:26

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With Pope Francis in the US this week, we examine why pundits try so hard to assess the pontiff’s remarks through the lens of 2016 politics. Plus: why the AP is scrapping the term “climate change denier” – and a new collection of fiction gives voices to figures sidelined by history. 

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