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• King's legacy 40 years after his death
  Forty years ago Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, a day after delivering one of his best known speeches. In the "mountaintop" speech, King talked about a future of better opportunities and equality between blacks and whites. Two who worked for King and study his work talk about how to continue improving the lives of people held back by racism.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Harry Boyte: Fellow at the Humphrey Institute. He was the field secretary for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
  Tenisha Armstrong: Associate director, Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project Stanford University. She is a coeditor of "The Martin Luther King, Jr., Encyclopedia.
  Resources
  About Harry Boyte
  About the MLK Papers Project
  King's Last March from American Radio Works
• After the (cinematic) apocalypse
  From "Road Warrior" to "I Am Legend," Hollywood has produced a steady stream of movies that depict a post-apocalyptic world. How the world ends varies depending on what people are worrying about at the time.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Annalee Newitz: Writes "Techsploitation," a nationally-syndicated column about high-tech media. She is a contributing writer for Wired magazine.
  Matthew Foster: Independent film critic and director of the Dragon*con Independent Short Film Festival.
  Resources
  Techsploitation
  Foster on Film

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