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The Myth of Gendered Brains [View this email in your browser]( Remembering Cokie Roberts, one of NPR's "founding mothers." Miles from the U.N., a gathering of climate deniers. Legalized weed: who cashes in and who's left out? Patti Smith previews her latest memoir. What happens when a language is down to its last speaker? Featured [A Remembrance of Cokie Roberts]( Colleagues, friends and family share memories of Cokie Roberts, political reporter, news analyst for NPR and ABC, prolific author and one of NPR's "founding mothers." Michel Martin hosts the hour, which also includes excerpts of Roberts' reports and commentaries. [NPR Special]( [Denial at the Trump Hotel]( A reporter attends one of the largest gatherings of climate deniers in the country and discovers that their strategy could work. [The Stakes]( [The Green Rush]( Eleven states and counting have legalized marijuana. In the age of corporate cannabis, who’s cashing in, and who’s left out of the newly booming industry? [The New Yorker Radio Hour]( [NYC Experiments With Routing 911 Calls to Mental Health Experts]( Between July 2018 and April 2019, the NYPD and FDNY quietly conducted a pilot on Staten Island in which some calls to 911 were rerouted to a counseling hotline. [Gothamist]( Coming Up This Week WED • Morning Edition • 93.9 FM • AM 820 Glimmer of Hope In a recent reversal, the Trump administration will now allow undocumented immigrants who need life-saving medical treatment to apply to stay in the U.S., at least temporarily. Meet one Westchester family given new hope that they can keep medical care intact for their toddler with Down syndrome. [WNYC News]( WED • 10 am • 93.9 FM • AM 820 The Myth of Gendered Brains Every day, we face ingrained beliefs that sex determines our skills and preferences, from toys to career choice. You can thank decades of bunk science for that, neuroscientist Gina Rippon says. [The Brian Lehrer Show]( WED • 9 pm • 93.9 FM Beyond Test Scores or Good Grades What do kids need to prepare them for the future? TED speakers explore how to help children grow into better humans — in and out of the classroom. [TED Radio Hour]( FRI • noon • 93.9 FM • AM 820 Patti Smith on Life in Her 70s The National Book Award winner joins Alison Stewart to talk about her latest memoir, Year of the Monkey. [All of It]( Events SEPT 25 • 7 pm • The Greene Space [Ticket to...Colombia]( Explore Colombia’s history and culture through the eyes of novelist Juan Gabriel Vásquez. The evening includes a sample of a Colombian delicacy and live music by indie pop band Salt Cathedral. [Purchase Tickets]( SEP 28 • 7 pm • The Greene Space [American Candy: The History of Sex, Part 2]( New York City’s most culture-skewing, juicy sketch show returns to The Greene Space with a wild ride though history’s fascination with sex. 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