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Top Ten: Memorable Pitchmen

A totally non-authoritative and subjective Top Ten List of the most memorable TV spokespeople of the past 27 years.

January 13, 2012

When Republicans Go Populist
The Story That Continues to Dog Romney
Naked Statutes
Drones: Coming Soon to a Sky Near You?
The Gentleman Hacker of 1903
Who owns your image after you die?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Public Imagination

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The way that this policy seems to work, it’s like nobody can use dirty words or nudity except for Steven Spielberg.

-Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, on the government's inconsistent policy regarding cursing and nudity on TV.

THE BRIEF, SHAMBOLIC LIFE OF THE STEVE JOBS DOLL

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

On this week's show we ran a story about the Chinese toy maker planning to release a Steve Jobs action figure, and the legal pitfalls of using someone's image after they die. This week it announced it was ceasing production on the doll.

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Eyes in the Sky

Friday, January 13, 2012

On this week's show, U. Nebraska journalism professor Matt Waite admits to having childlike fascination with drones. He recalls being at a conference in San Diego last summer, where a demo video for the Gatewing X100 left him positively giddy.

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