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The Pentagon and the Environmental Protection Agency are clashing, and Maryland's Fort Meade and Fort Detrick are near the center of the dispute. So who trumps whom when federal agencies fight? And why should you care? Kojo looks behind the headlines to find out what's going on, and whether the public should be concerned about the clean-up of contaminated military sites.
Michael Steinberg, attorney, and Senior Counsel at Morgan Lewis
Dina Cappiello, Environment and Energy Reporter, Associate Press
Lenny Siegel, Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
The Washington region enjoys strategic access to a number of waterways. But for the people who live here, accessing that prime waterfront property is another matter. Join Kojo as we talk with Washington Post columnist and architect Roger K. Lewis about efforts underway to reclaim and revive the region's waterfront space, and how they compare to projects in other cities around the country.
Roger K. Lewis, Architect; Columnist, "Shaping the City," Washington Post; and Professor Emeritus of Architecture, University of Maryland College Park
Kevin "Kal" Kallaugher is probably best known as the editorial cartoonist for the Economist magazine. He's also pushing the boundaries of technology and political cartoons with new interactive animation projects. Kal joins Kojo to talk about politics and satire on the editorial page.
Kevin "KAL" Kallaugher, Artist-in-Residence, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Political Cartoonist, The Economist
It's a white wine that sends critics swooning -- yet it's relatively unknown to most American consumers. It's Riesling, one of the most versatile, refreshing wines out there. In our regular discussion with wine experts Paul Lukacs and Michael Franz, we explore why Riesling has yet to take off in this country, and why the wine industry seems to have such a hard time predicting which bottles will fly off the shelves and which will gather dust.
Michael Franz, Editor, Wine Review Online
Paul Lukacs, Wine Editor, Saveur Magazine; Wine Columnist, The Washington Times; and Contributor, Wine Review Online
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