The Real King of Rock and Roll

Hour 1: Who was the real originator of rock and roll and why have his many contributions gone largely unnoticed until now? We’ll talk this hour with Texas Monthly Senior Editor Michael Hall, who looks back at the life of rock pioneer Bill Haley in his piece “Falling Comet” which appears in the current issue of the magazine. https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/140/ecd772c9-5b28-4ff7-9785-a278e9e401af/KERA_Think_06-07-11_HR_1.mp3

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The Exonerated

What would you do if you were convicted of a crime you didn’t commit? Texas has seen a wave of recent DNA-based exonerations – 20 in Dallas County alone. We’ll spend this hour with Texas Monthly senior editor Michael Hall whose piece “The Exonerated” appears in the current issue; James Waller, a Dallas resident who spent 11 years in prison for a rape he didn’t commit; and Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins. They’ll all appear at SMU this evening.

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