Is our nation’s power grid at risk?

Is our nation's power grid at risk? 

In April 2013, unknown attackers cut telephone cables and fired more than 100 rounds at a power substation in San Jose, Calif., knocking out 17 transformers that provide power to the Silicon Valley. 

Guest: 

Brian Jenkins
@BrianMJenkins

Senior advisor at the RAND Corporation. He previously served as an advisor to the U.S. Department of State, Defense Department, the Department of Energy, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Learn more about the attack, via The New York Times.   

Authorities search for bodies on the grounds of a former boys' school in Florida

Fifty-five bodies of boys have been found on the grounds of the now-shuddered Dozier Reform School in Marianna, Fla., and authorities think there could be dozens more.  

Guest: 

Jerry Cooper
Founder, Official White House Boys Organization

Learn more about the search at the Dozier Reform School, via The Tampa Bay Times.    

New study finds senses of sight and sound are out of sync for autistic kids

Guest:

Mark Wallace
The author of the study and the director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute.

Learn more about the study, via Philly.com. 

"Sleepwalker" statue on Wellesley campus causes controversy 

Hundreds of students at the Massachusetts women's college have signed a petition asking that the statue be taken off campus grounds. 

Guest: 

Tony Matelli
Sculptor of "Sleepwalker" statue

Learn more about the statue, via The BBC.   

Oscar-nominated doc "Karama Has No Walls" shows how demonstrators in Yemen faced an armed militia

The documentary short tells how Yemen government forces killed 53 demonstrators at a peaceful protest in 2011. 

Guest:

Sara Ishaq @yemyogini 
Director of "Karama Has No Walls" (@KaramaHNW_Film). 

Learn more about the film.   

As Jay Leno hosts his final "Tonight Show," what is his legacy?

Guest:

Bill Wyman @hitsville  
Al Jazeera America culture critic 

Learn more about Leno leaving "The Tonight Show," via The Boston Globe, and the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, via Rolling Stone.

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