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After seventeen years with the Metropolitan Police Department, Cathy Lanier was appointed Police Chief in January 2007. She joins Kojo to discuss issues facing the police and DC residents -- from homicides to drug busts to the handgun ban and public perceptions of the police.
Cathy Lanier, Chief, Metropolitan Police Department
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
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Since D.C.'s Environmental Film Festival first began, sixteen years ago, many of the ideas explored within its films have become more mainstream. We get highlights of the best of this year's festival, and the state of "green" activist filmmaking.
Flo Stone, Founder and Artistic Director, The Environmental Film Festival
Across the Muslim world, religious parties and candidates are claiming victory over secular governments with increasing frequency. From Iraq to Egypt to Turkey, Islamic influence is on the rise in politics. Kojo explores this trend and examines why these Islamic movements are winning public support.
Tamara Wittes, Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution
Dalia Mogahed, Senior Analyst and Executive Director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies
Merve Kavakci, Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs; and former Member of the Turkish Parliament
in 1936, the Nazi government created a secret team of Jewish typesetters and graphic designers in a German concentration camp. Their mission- to create fake British pounds and U.S. dollars. It's a true story told in the new film "The Counterfeiters"-- this year's Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film. Kojo meets the filmmaker, and explores the film's complex themes of complicity, privilege and principle.
Stefan Ruzowitsky, Writer and Director, “The Counterfeiters”
Karl Markovics, Actor, "Salomon Sorowitsch," "The Counterfeiters"
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