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12:06Mars/Space Exploration

The success of the Mars rover landing shows that we're still intrigued by space exploration. A conversation about what the Mars expedition means and what's left of the international space race.

Guests

Robert Zimmerman, author and essayist of “Leaving Earth: Space Stations, Rival Superpowers, and the Quest for Interplanetary Travel” (Pub: Joseph Henry Press)

John Logsdon, Director, The Space Policy Institute, George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs; Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

Frederic Nordlund, Head of the European Space Agency, Washington Office

13:06The History of DC

Next week's DC Primary is supposed to shine a national spotlight on District residents' lack of voting rights. But how did DC end up with no vote in Congress in the first place? A look at the political history of DC.

Guests

Adam Kurland, Professor, Howard University School of Law

William diGiacomantonio, Assistant Editor, First Federal Congress Project, George Washington University

Michael Fauntroy, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University, and author of “Home Rule or House Rule? Congress and the Erosion of Local Governance in the District of Columbia”

Ilir Zherka, Executive Director, D.C. Vote

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