Former punter Chris Kluwe reacts to NFL prospect Michael Sam coming out

Former punter Chris Kluwe reacts to NFL prospect Michael Sam coming out

Former Missouri Tigers defensive end Michael Sam is the first openly gay NFL prospect. 

Guests:  

Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft 
Former punter for the Minnesota Vikings, who alleges the team fired him because of his public support of same-sex marriage.

Dave Zirin @EdgeOfSports
Sports editor for The Nation, host of Edge of Sports Radio. 

Read more about Michael Sam coming out, via Al Jazeera America. 

Report: NSA phone tracking that aids targeting of U.S. drone strikes may be unreliable

Guests: 

Brandon Bryant
Former sensor operator for the U.S. Air Force drone program. 

Christopher Swift @christopheswift 
Adjunct professor of national security studies at Georgetown University. 

Read more about the NSA's role in U.S. targeted drone strikes, via First Look Media, and the Obama administration weighing a drone strike against a U.S. citizen allegedly involved with Al-Qaeda, via Al Jazeera America.     

Why did a zoo in Copenhagen kill Marius the giraffe?

After zoo staff killed the giraffe on Sunday to avoid inbreeding among their giraffes, they dissected the giraffe in public and fed to lions.

Guest: 

Jack Hanna @JungleJackHanna 
Director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and the host of Jack Hanna's Into the Wild and Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown. 

Read more about the giraffe's death, via The BBC. 

Does "MyRA," Obama's new retirement plan for low and middle-class workers, continue the war against Social Security?

Guest: 

David Dayen @DDayen 
Contributing writer for Salon. 

Read Dayen's article, "The Quiet War on Social Security: Meet the Dark Side of MyRA," via Salon.  

Oscar-nominated doc "The Act of Killing" shows how Indonesian death squad killings are remade on film

The Oscar-nominated documentary feature shows how former leaders of Indonesian death squads during the 1960s are now producing films that reenact their killings. 

Guest: 

Joshua Oppenheimer @JoshuaOppenheim 
Director of "The Act of Killing" (@TheActOfKilling).

Learn more about the film.  

What mental and physical health risks do fashion models face? 

Guests: 

Sara Ziff @SaraZiff 
Founder and executive director of The Model Alliance. 

Meredith Hattam @MeredithHattam 
Graphic designer for The Model Alliance, former fashion model. 

Read Hattam's article for Vice, "Starving for Fashion."    

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