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Ever find yourself at a museum wondering about who chose the artifacts and wrote the captions? We spoke with Mary Elliott, a museum specialist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. Along with her colleague Nancy Bercaw, Elliott has worked years on a massive exhibit that explores the global history of slavery and the makings of America.

And in a Slate Plus extra, Mary Elliott tells us more about the family history research that began her career. Start your two-week free trial at slate.com/workingplus.

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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cath  O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann are joined by the New Yorker's James Surowiecki. 

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-“Drop a tear for those who own non-voting corporate stock.”

-The US oil industry goes bottom-up.

-You can now sue your bank.

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Jacob Weisberg talks to Jan Jennings about why he’s supporting Donald Trump.

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On The Gist, director Rob Reiner join us to discuss his latest film Being Charlie, which indirectly tells the story of his son’s battle with drug addiction. It was written by Reiner’s son, Nick Reiner, with co-writer Matt Elisofon. For the Spiel, it’s time for another Lobstar of the Antentwig.

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Host Julie Lythcott-Haims and expert Amy Young talk about decision season and what happens when a student sends a deposit to one school, but decides in the eleventh-hour to attend a different school. They also get an update from Getting In senior Ellis Wells, one of Amy's students at Avenues, and who'd been accepted to Vanderbilt University in February. Ellis is enjoying his spring as the captain of the golf team and attributes getting organized early with reducing a lot of college application stress.  

Amy is the director of college counseling at Avenues, an independent school in New York City. Listener questions this week include a letter from a mom who wonders whether her son should ask for more merit aid at the University of Puget Sound. And a grandmother in New Jersey wonders whether her granddaughter should take the SAT or ACT after scoring in the 96th percentile on the PSAT.  

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Katy Waldman, Laura Miller, and Susan Matthews discuss Hope Jahren's budding debut memoir, Lab Girl. Join us next month to discuss Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld.

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On this episode of Prince Street, we asked some of the most interesting people in the food world to tell us about a moment in their life when they chose the riskier path. Chef-extraordinaire Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin talks about writing his first memoir with novelist Jay McInerney; Howie Kahn talks to former U.S. Army Captain Kimberly Jung about starting Rumi Spice, her saffron exporting business in Afghanistan ; Sierra Tishgart reports on the big gamble two editors are taking by launching two print food magazines aimed at gay men. All this, plus an encounter with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Scarlett Johansson and more.

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When it comes to Donald Trump, our guest says we need to set up FEMA tents to distribute all the blame that deserves to go around. On The Gist, Jonah Goldberg from the National Review joins us to discuss why many conservative pundits and thinkers have used Trumps popularity as an excuse for overlooking his issues. For the Spiel, renaming the lame duck period of the presidency. 

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Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and John Dickerson discuss Donald Trump's rise

to become the Republican Presidential nominee, and the future of

bribery in American government as the Supreme Court debates its

definition. They also talk about the decision of Yale University to

maintain the name John C. Calhoun on one of its buildings.

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This is a free preview of Year of Great Books, a Slate Academy. To learn more, read Laura Miller’s introduction to the series, or visit Slate.com/GreatBooks

It’s time to choose the third selection in our Year of Great Books. This time, Laura Miller and Academy members will be reading alongside Willa Paskin, Slate’s TV critic. Before casting your ballot, here are some things you should know about Willa’s reading life:Willa has ambitious reading tastes, partly to compensate for her day job: “I watch enough stuff that hits the pleasure button.”She doesn’t own an e-reader. The last time she tried to read War and Peace, she sawed her copy into three parts to make it easier to carry around.She has less patience for postmodern novels that are “encumbered with angst about being a novel.”She’s a new mom! (So she’s busy.) If you’re enrolled in this Slate Academy series, you can vote here on which book Laura and Willa should discuss on the third episode of the podcast. (If you’re not yet enrolled, sign up at Slate.com/GreatBooks.)

And if you’re still working on Jane Eyre, our second selection—we might be able to help! To celebrate this Slate Academy series, Audible is giving Slate Plus members a special gift: a complimentary audiobook of Jane Eyre, brilliantly performed by Thandie Newton.Click here to claim your audiobook. And don’t miss Laura Miller and Jacob Weisberg’s discussion of Jane Eyre.

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