We talk with Dawn Turner Trice about the comments she’s been receiving in her new blog, Exploring Race. Then, we examine the implications of the election of a new head of the American Federation of Teachers. We learn more about what motivated three young men to enter the seminary. We talk with one of the organizers of an artificial intelligence conference about challenges in the field. Plus, comedic legend Michael McKean accidentally finds his way into Studio 312 with Jimmy Carrane.