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The Galloway brothers, Clinton and Carl, spent most of the 1980s fighting to get poor minorities in Southern California access to cable television. It was a struggle that took them from City Hall to the Supreme Court. Clinton Galloway talks with host Celeste Headlee about his new memoir, Anatomy of a Hustle: Cable Comes to South Central L.A.

Decisions like whether to watch a grisly injury on replay underscore the fact that with less gatekeeping and more personal choice, we're all stuck with wrangling our own curiosity.

Detroit's emergency management has a lot of parents and teachers worried about the city's public schools. The schools' manager is under fire for his controversial decisions like firing the interim superintendent. Guest host Celeste Headlee discusses the state of Detroit's schools with WDET's news director, Jerome Vaughn.

After years of gridlock, some observers say Congress could be close to a deal on new immigration policy. Guest host Celeste Headlee discusses this and other political news with Republican strategist Ron Christie and former adviser to the Obama administration, Corey Ealons.

Also: Texas officials are on high alert after prosecutor's death; drug maker Novartis loses a patent battle in India; Colorado prosecutors will say whether they plan to pursue death penalty in theater shootings.

Dr. Sampson Davis had a tough upbringing in New Jersey. But then he turned his life around, went to medical school, and became an E.R. doctor. He now treats patients in the same town where he grew up. Dr. Davis talks to guest host Celeste Headlee about his new memoir, Living and Dying in Brick City: An E.R. Doctor Returns Home.