Jennifer Rooks leads a conversation on the news of the past month. Some of the topics we'll discuss include: the race for the White House, international affairs from Syria to the plight of refugees, local items of interest – including the mural of Governor LePage in Portland, and cultural happenings, including the new Bruce Springsteen memoir and the Emmy awards. Guests: Mary Pols, Feature writer at Portland Press Herald, not entirely reformed movie/book critic, author of Accidentally on Purpose