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danah boyd, principal researcher at Microsoft Research and author of It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens (Yale), talks about what you should worry about when worrying about teens online (and whether you should worry at all).

New York's Dream Act, which would have provided college tuition assistance to undocumented students, passed the NYS Assembly but failed to pass the NYS Senate by just two votes. Assemblyman Francisco Moya talks about whether the Dream Act still has a chance to make it into this year's budget. "If there are four men in a room, and three of them support the DREAM Act, this should be a no-brainer" -- @FranciscoPMoya — Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 21, 2014

Quinnipiac University Polling Institute Director Maurice Carroll helps decode the recent Quinnipiac poll, which found that black and Hispanic voters were much more optimistic about the future than white voters in NYC, among other things. The Quinnipiac poll shows "there are almost no gender gaps, but wide racial gaps": Black voters are optimistic about the city 81 - 13 percent and Hispanic voters are optimistic 69 - 21 percent, with white voter optimism at 51 - 45 percent  The mayor will make their life better rather than worse, black voters say 43 - 11 percent and Hispanic voters say 34 - 14 percent, while white voters say 33 - 26 percent their life will get worse. From Q poll, interesting optimism/race numbers. Minorities more optimistic under de Blasio. Discussing 10am on WNYC. pic.twitter.com/f7Onh5gWhr — Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 21, 2014

A new VICE documentary, "Immigrant America: The High Cost of Deporting Parents", tracks the ripple effects of the deportation of a Guatemalan immigrant on his community in Guatemala and his family in the U.S. Roy Germano, filmmaker, social scientist, and immigration reporter, discusses the film and Obama's deportation policy. Startling stats via new @vicenews doc on deportations. Discussing @ 10:20, watch full doc here http://t.co/8OuZNqa0Mt pic.twitter.com/T2lWF3I9aU — Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 20, 2014

Slate's Josh Levin has an idea: at the moment of tip-off for the first game in this year's March Madness, the players should walk off the court in protest over the NCAA's refusal to compensate players while making huge amounts of money from TV and merchandising deals. We discuss his proposal, and whether you'll be watching the games through a corporate lens. Looking for alternatives to the big-money NCAA bracket? The Brian Lehrer Show is locked in a battle with Studio 360 in KPCC's Public Radio Madness bracket. Vote for us now! And, of course, there's WNYC's Bodeca Cat Bracket. We are still looking for pictures submissions as we try to find NYC's best bodega cat. #KPCCMadness #VoteBLShow http://t.co/hmfmFxwhMk pic.twitter.com/NIHty8D716 — Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 20, 2014 We're making a bracket to find NYC's best bodega cat. Tag your photos #bodegacatbracket More: http://t.co/ncTIO6xKXg pic.twitter.com/RqFhBdKrPm — Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 18, 2014

Jason Samenow, chief meteorologist for The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang, explains the climatology behind this change of seasons and mitigates expectations for the first day of spring, plus listener call-ins about their first day of spring traditions.

Cass Sunstein, Harvard Law School professor, recent administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), member of the President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies and the author of Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas (Simon & Schuster, 2014), talks about his new essay collection around the theme of why smart people and groups of people decide badly.

Inspired by programs that help women who took years off from their careers get back to work, we're asking listeners to share stories of how they were able to re-enter the work force after taking a significant amount of time off.

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene deputy commissioner for disease control, Dr. Jay Varma, talks about the outbreak of measles in NYC and what action individuals should take to prevent further infections. Here's What You Need to Know About the Measles Outbreak  Most at risk: anyone who has not received the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) immunization vaccine, especially young children. The MMR vaccine is a two-parter: the first dose should be given on a child's first birthday, the second dose on a child's fourth birthday. You are immune from measles if you have had it before. You are protected for life if you’ve been vaccinated; however if you received an insufficient dosage you may not be protected (the recommendation wasn't always 2 doses - check your records with your doctor). If you are unsure about whether you've been vaccinated/received 2 doses, a blood test can determine whether you're protected. Dr. Jay Varma, the city's deputy commissioner for disease control, says, "There are a lot of things in life that are risky or dangerous, but vaccination is not one of them." He says there is sufficient data to support the fact that most measles cases occur in people who have never been vaccinated or were insufficiently vaccinated as children.

The circle of people around Chris Christie who knew about the "traffic problems in Fort Lee" is growing -- though there is still no evidence directly linking the Governor to the plan. Matt Katz, reporter for New Jersey Public Radio and WNYC, explains what the newly-released Bridgegate emails suggest about the Christie administration's involvement. See all WNYC's Bridgegate coverage on The Christie Tracker.  

Another installment of our occasional feature - radio advice roulette! Listeners, ask your fellow listeners for advice live on the radio. Here's how it works: If you need advice on anything, anything at all, call 212-433-9692 and we'll pair you with a fellow WNYC listener. The catch? Before you get to ask for advice from someone, you have to give advice to another caller. Some of the topics we covered today -- add your advice in the comments! Signing up for the best plan under the Affordable Care Act. Asking for the ring back after an engagement falls through. Places to escape to once the whether is warm - in NYC and day-trips. Whether a singer should pause her career to go get certified, or just keep working.

As he annexed Crimea and troops move in, Vladimir Putin gave a speech that Max Seddon, BuzzFeed Russia correspondent covering the crisis in Ukraine, calls "the most significant of his 14-year rule." We discuss the latest developments, including the seizure of a Ukrainian naval base by Russian troops in Sevastapol, Crimea, this morning.

Dalton Conley, University Professor of the social sciences at NYU, chair of the Children and Youth Section of the American Sociological Association and author of Parentology: Everything You Wanted to Know about the Science of Raising Children but Were Too Exhausted to Ask, turned to the latest scientific papers for advice on parenting.

It's the year of "Vision Zero" but in 2014 there have already been 46 traffic deaths, from bikers to pedestrians to drivers and passengers. WNYC reporters Jim O'Grady and Kat Aaron talk about the new Transportation Nation database, tracking these deaths, and Jim's reporting on one victim -- four-year-old Allison Liao, struck by a car in Flushing, Queens.

Sam Anderson, critic at large for the New York Times Magazine who has profiled Phil Jackson and other coaches, and Jeff McKay, college baseball coach & former Major League Baseball coaching consultant, talk about the way some of the most successful coaches, from Jackson to John Wooden, emphasize the mental and spiritual as much as the X's and O's. On Tuesday, we're doing a two-hour special on Coaching. Here's John Wooden's Pyramid of Success, which we'll discuss. pic.twitter.com/5gXfmLfDAg — Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 16, 2014 Pete Carroll from his intro to The Inner Game of Tennis. We'll spend some time tomorrow on inner/outer coaching. pic.twitter.com/zjKIoG382w — Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 17, 2014