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The Scramble: Emmys Start the Week, Pope Closes It

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Pope Francis makes his first trip to the United States this week.

There's a lot of great TV. We already knew that, but the Emmy Awards reiterated that we live in a golden age of television. "TV is where you meet people who are recognizably people, people with whom you are willing to spend your time — either once a week, or in intense hours-long bursts," said Alexandra Petri from the Washington Post. This hour, we recap the Emmys.

We also preview Pope Francis' trip to the United States this week. His visit comes at a time of political divide and presidential politics.

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  • Michael Sean Winters - Writes for the National Catholic Reporter
  • Alexandra Petri - Washington Post columnist who writes the ComPost blog

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Colin McEnroe contributed to this show.

Tucker Ives is WNPR's morning news producer.

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