The Koch Brothers and Boxing Champion Heather Hardy

The Koch Brothers and Boxing Champion Heather Hardy

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Three epic battles: Jane Mayer recounts her experience investigating—and being investigated by—Koch Industries; the boxer Heather Hardy forfeits the prize money for a fight before setting foot in the ring, but wins anyway; and Junot Díaz is stripped of his honors by the government of the Dominican Republic. Plus, the astronomer who wrote “How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming” lays out his evidence for the existence of a new ninth planet.

This episode originally aired on January 22, 2016.