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The Nose "Likes" Michael Jackson and #FlatEarth

Joseph Fiennes will play Michael Jackson in a new British made-for-TV movie about a fictional road trip taken by Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson, and Marlon Brando from New York to California after 9/11. We might applaud the casting of a white actor to play one of the most iconic black entertainers in American culture if we lived in a post-racial society. But that's fiction, too.

Also this hour, rapper B.o.B released a diss track against Neil deGrasse Tyson after both engaged in a Twitter debate about whether the earth is flat. Does B.o.B's certainty that the world is flat reflect the same anti-science thinking that discounts climate change, vaccinations and evolution? Or, a healthy search to understand the world in which we live and challenge those who fail to explain?

Lastly, the chief product officer at Facebook is about to mess with the one thing that until now was non-negotiable. The "like" buttonbrings in lots of advertising dollars from its 1.6 billion users who click "like" for news as varied as their best friend's new haircut to the latest mass shooting. Is it time for a better tool?

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Colin McEnroe, Betsy Kaplan and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.

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