Segment 1: The changing culture of language-learning in professional baseball.
About 25 percent of Major League Baseball players were from Spanish-speaking countries on Opening Day in March. What role do professional baseball teams play in incorporating language-learning into their players' transitions to living and playing in the United States?
- Deanna MacNaughton, cultural liaison and English teacher, Salem Red Sox
- Pedro Grifol, catching and quality control coach, Kansas City Royals
- Jesse Dougherty, reporter, The Washington Post
Segment 2, beginning at 30:41: The work of an undercover drug police officer.
Missouri was once known for being home to the most meth labs in the country, but that's changing. A formerly undercover drug police officer shares his experience of 40 years on the job.
- Dan Cummings, officer-in-charge, Jackson County Drug Task Force
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