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Extended interview with Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots. The musical artist talks about police racial profiling, stop & frisk and the message he took from the Trayvon Martin verdict. Questlove also discusses his musical upbringing in Philadelphia, hip-hop’s 40th birthday, Soul Train and his new memoir, "Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove.”

Broadcast August 14, 2013.