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The Scramble: Can We Say %&!* On-Air?

Chion Wolf
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WNPR
Jonathan McNicol, producer of the Faith Middleton Show, attempts to swear but gets quickly censored.

Internally, NPR has debated when and where it is appropriate to swear. If the President of the United States says the N-word, should it be bleeped on the radio? Can a public radio host swear on a podcast? There are lots of questions about offensive language in 2015, with so many different mediums and changing social norms.

We also discuss news that Vice President Joe Biden might be looking for a promotion to the Oval Office.

Finally, is Yelp in a "death spiral"?

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Colin McEnroe and Betsy Kaplan contributed to this show.

Tucker Ives is WNPR's morning news producer.

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