October 17, 2018: Hour 2

October 17, 2018: Hour 2

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Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons and Republican strategist Alice Stewart join Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson and Robin Young to discuss news of the week in politics. Also, a new book argues that prolific choreographer Jerome Robbins’ work in ballet, which has been at times overlooked, was equally as strong as his work in Broadway productions like “West Side Story.” And Canada is marking its first day of legal recreational marijuana. It’s only the second country in the world, following Uruguay, to legalize marijuana. But the rules on where to buy pot and where to consume it vary. That and more, in hour two of Here & Now’s Oct. 17, 2018 full broadcast.