Media and the Election, Superbosses, Singing With Angels

Media and the Election (15:26) Dr. Scott Church, assistant professor of communication at Brigham Young University. This year’s election has been filled with controversy. With more radical candidates like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, the media has been capitalizing on the public’s interest in the campaign trail. But just how much influence does the media have on voters? And is the attention of the media beneficial to a candidate’s success? Dr. Church discusses the role of the media in the election process.  Superbosses (1:03:34) Sydney Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management and Faculty Director of the Center for Leadership at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Professor Finkelstein has published 20 books and 80 articles, including the #1 bestseller “Why Smart Executives Fail.” His joins the show to discuss his latest book “Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent.”  Liana Tan: Delegates (1:36:03) What is a Delegate? It seems like every channel you flip on TV, every billboard you pass, and every webpage you look at is covered in election campaigns. What does it even all mean, though? We are in the middle of the national primary elections, but do you even know how to participate or how the basic system works? One of our producers, Liana Tan, who helps produce the 9:00 hour of the show put together a package giving us get the basics of US politics.  Singing With Angels (1:52:37)  The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has been heard around the world. The choir has been in existence for more than a century. Made up of 360 men and women, the choir has performed all over the world. This weekend, the choir is taking a step into the limelight. "Singing with Angels," in theaters Friday, March 11th, tells the story of a woman’s journey to join the choir. While it is a work of fiction, the film will feature the actual choir. Director Brian Brough and Writer Brittany Wiscombe introduce us to the story behind the movie.