Two weeks. That’s all we have to go until Election Day. All eyes are focused on the battle for the presidency, but you need to look further down the ballot to find the races that most affect you.   Bill Nigut, host of GPB’s “Political Rewind” and “Two Way Street,” stops by to talk about down-ballot races and what to expect in Georgia on November 8th.

Then, within the span of two months in 2015, several children living in or near Waycross, GA were diagnosed with similar types of very rare and aggressive cancers. Their families and the community are still struggling to find out why and what, if anything, is being done to make sure other people don’t get sick. We talk with Andy Miller, editor and CEO of Georgia Health News, and WebMD staff writer Brenda Goodman about their new, special report updating the investigation into a possible cancer cluster in Waycross. 

Are cats the world's cuddliest serial killers? We paw at the indoor/outdoor cat debate and get an update on a suspected cancer cluster in Waycross, Georgia. Plus, why people are so resistant to change their minds.

Plus, a new book has fueled the indoor-outdoor cat debate by calling for the removal of all outdoor cats by any means necessary. The authors say feral and outdoor domestic cats are a threat to wildlife. We talk about the ethics of cat ownership with Barbara King, Emerita Professor of anthropology at the College of William and Mary.

Sometimes people won’t – or don’t – change their minds, even when they’re presented with evidence showing their views aren’t based in fact. One reason why is a psychological term called cognitive dissonance.  We “Break It Down” with Roxanne Donovan,  Assistant Chair of the Interdisciplinary Studies Department and a professor of psychology and interdisciplinary studies at Kennesaw State University, and University of Georgia associate professor of political science Audrey Haynes.

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