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Pete Earley is both a father and a journalist. So when his son was arrested after a psychotic episode that included breaking into someone's home, Early tried to get his son help, and tried to understand how the criminal justice system deals with mental illness. He shares the discouraging results of what he found.
Pete Earley, journalist; and author of Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness (Putnam)
It's back to space for NASA, which has unveiled an ambitious new plan to put a human outpost on the moon. We'll look at that initiative and get tips for backyard astronomers willing to brave the cold to do some stargazing.
Sean O'Brien, Staff Astronomer, Albert Einstein Planetarium, National Air and Space Museum
Rich Talcott, Senior Editor, Astronomy Magazine
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