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How does a movie freighted with baggage over its casting of a white actress as an Asian character get marketed?

Samsung's new product the Bixby is a tough word to pronounce in some languages. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with marketing professor Barbara Kahn about considerations when picking a product name.

Writer Lesley Nneka Arimah tells Scott Simon about her short story collection, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky, which imagines a world overtaken by the consequences of global warming.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he plans to close the Rikers Island jail over the next decade. It houses about 10,000 inmates, mostly waiting for trial.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kevin Ross, who grows corn and soybeans in Iowa, about the impact President Trump's trade and other policies are likely to have on American farmers.

Activists outfitted a subway seat with a nude male torso with prominent genitalia. They videotaped men's offended reactions, and hope to make them more sensitive to the many women who are accosted.

Ferris had to learn to draw again after West Nile left her paralyzed. Maureen Corrigan reviews Jean Hanff Korelitz's new novel. Tressie McMillan Cottom says for-profit colleges sell "risky education."

With Brexit now official, our panelists predict what Great Britain will do once it's finally single.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks... Brood Diamond, India Stale Ale, Tight Security

We quiz our panelists... Purrrsonable, Greens Thumb, T-Rexxx.