Major turning points in gaining protections for transgender inmates, How Rolling Stone's UVA rape report will affect future reporting, Mexico's best food.
From tacos to churros: Mexico City's best street food
Mexico City is a place known for its rich traditions in art, history and music, but nothing captures the imagination – or the senses – like the city's food.
From chocolate moles, or crispy flautas to the street taco, in all its shapes and sizes: the city's got it all.
“That's what makes eating in Mexico so enriching,” said Daniel Hernández, Mexico bureau chief for VICE News. “All of a sudden there are food magazines targeting young people or creative people [and] that's raising the awareness of food for everyone."
Hernández stopped by the studio with Take Two to share some of his hard-earned tips, garnered during years of reporting in the country’s capitol.
Also, take a day trip with Hernández through three popular fundita restaurants in the video below from MUNCHIES:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI8jx8Co7Tg
Ruling gives counties more power to remove troubled kids from homes
Last week, a California appeals court ruled that counties can take custody of troubled kids even if the parents are not to blame.
The case involved a then 17-year-old girl who repeatedly ran away from home, had her first child at 15 and continued to run away, later giving birth to another child, despite her mother's efforts to protect her.
The ruling highlights the decades-long debate of when government agencies should step in and whether officials should be doing more to keep families together. Michelley Talley, social welfare faculty at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, joined the show to talk more about it.
Rand Paul and the 2016 Presidential race and Rolling Stone's journalistic missteps
It's the Forecast, our look at the stories that will dominate the week's news.
Tomorrow is the day most expect Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to announce his candidacy... and much like a movie that's about to open - he put out a nearly 3 minute long trailer:
We'll find out what his platform might be, and how he stacks up against the other GOP cantidates.
And in November of 2014, Rolling Stone magazine published an article about a gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house two years prior.
But soon after, questions began to emerge ... and now the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism issued a scathing report which found the magazine at fault when it came to reporting, editing and fact-checking.
Joining us this week is Elahe Izadi, reporter for the Washington Post and Scott Bland - editor in chief of National Journal's Hotline.
Play-Doh, the movie?
There was a lot of snickering a few years ago when Warner Bros. announced it was making a Legos movie. But the Phil Lord & Chris Miller film took in almost a half billion bucks worldwide.
So, maybe not quite so much snickering this time, when Fox announced a film based on the Hasbro-owned classic kids modeling compound, Play-Doh. Still, some couldn't help but wonder if Hollywood had reached a low point in a race to try to turn every conceivable child's toy into a major motion picture.
Play-doh was originally developed as a product to clean wallpaper, so there's a storyline there. It's certainly colorful, and malleable, too. The movie could feature Gumby-style claymation, but apparently it will be a live-action film–a concept that causes most normal brain cells to wobble.
And with the Lego movie as proof that creative minds can make something appealing out of most anything, best not to dismiss the Play-doh movie as just another cinematic lump of clay.
Anton Yelchin on his role in '5 to 7,' a cross-cultural romance
The new film "5 to 7" is a love story about a young, single American man and an older, married French woman.
The title refers to an amorous tradition explained here by Arielle, played by Bérénice Marlohe, to Brian, played by Anton Yelchin:
In the film, Brian is a writer, never been published, just at the beginning of what will prove to be an illustrious career. In real life, Anton Yelchin is also in his mid-twenties, but his career is well underway.
He's appeared in plenty of things— from the popular Showtime series "Huff" to a slew of great indie films. You may also have seen him as Chekhov in the J.J. Abrams reboots of "Star Trek."
Anton Yelchin joined Take Two to discuss his role in "5 to 7."
To hear the full interview, click the link above.
"5 to 7" is currently playing at The Landmark in Los Angeles.
Dodger Stadium food: What's new for the 2015 season
From deep-fried Dodger dogs, to meatball marinara cones and carne asada fries, we take a look at what's new on the ballpark menu for 2015 with Euno Lee of Eater LA.
The style of AMC's Mad Men
Last night was the beginning of the end for many fans of AMC's hit show Mad Men. It's the show's final season, and while many will miss the adventures of characters like Don Draper, Peggy Olsen and Joan Harris.
But there's also something else fans are sure to miss ... the fashion.
We talk to our regular fashion contributor Michelle Dalton Tyree, she's the founder of the website, Fashion Trends Daily.
1970s nostalgia and the impact of the decade
The 1970s brought the end of the Vietnam War, Watergate and the "energy crisis."
The decade also introduced us to new technologies - everything from microwave ovens to in-vitro fertilization.
But what do most of us remember about the 70s? Disco, water beds, big hair and mood rings.
At least one social observer thinks the often-maligned decade marked a critical turning point in our culture. David Frum, senior editor at The Atlantic, and he's the author of "How We Got Here: The 70s - The Decade that Brought You Modern Life - For Better or For Worse," talks about the impact of the 1970s.