Trump: from being a candidate few took seriously to front-runner, the LAPD continues to struggle against Apple, will half the world will be near-sighted by 2050?
Trump versus the media - who's laughing now?
In June of 2015 Donald Trump delivered this infamous speech at his Trump Tower in New York City.
When he delivered it, he was mocked not only for what he said, but also for the very notion that he was running for President. But right about now he's not really a joke anymore ... he claimed victory in South Carolina on Saturday night.
We talk about how Trump went from being a candidate few took seriously to being the front runner with Mike Ananny, an Assistant Professor of Communication & Journalism at USC, and Ron Elving, NPR News' Senior Washington Editor.
Minority voters helped tip the scales in Nevada's Democratic caucus
Despite his narrow loss in Nevada, Democrat Bernie Sanders scored one victory that was not thought possible just a few months ago: he closed the Latino voter gap with Hillary Clinton.
Back in 2008, Latinos in the state voted for Hillary Clinton 2-to-1. Eight years later, after several more months of outreach by the Clinton campaign, Sanders and Clinton broke just about even.
But, what Clinton lacked in Latino votes, she more than made up for with African Americans; 76 percent of caucus-goers turned out for her.
So, what do this weekend’s results tell us about the future role of minority voters?
Take Two put that question to three guests:
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Luis DeSipio, professor of political science and Latino studies at UC Irvine
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Yvette Williams, chair of the Clark County Black Caucus in Nevada
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Adolphus Belk Jr, professor of political science and African American Studies at Winthrop University in South Carolina
Press the blue play button above to hear the conversation.
Jeremy Irons on his role in Race, and the problems of diversity in film
The biopic of Jesse Owens, Race, opened over the weekend.
Last week A Martinez interviewed Stephan James who portrays Owens, who broke Olympic records and defied the ideals of Adolph Hitler.
While James is a relative newcomer to big box office films, Jeremy Irons is a legend among actors.
Irons plays Avery Brundage, the head of what was essentially the US Olympic committee at the time who pushed for the games to be in Berlin in 1936.
Oscar-nominated Animated Feature series: "Boy & the World" and "When Marnie was There"
Here at Take Two, we've been hearing from the nominees in the Best Animated Feature Film category.
This year, the category has a very international feel... Of the five nominated films, there's an entry from British filmmakers.
There are also films from Brazil and Japan.
Boy & the World, is the story of a boy in search for his father told in a very colorful and imaginative way.
When Marnie was There, based on a book, Marnie follows the story of a young girl sent to live with relatives in the countryside. She soon becomes enamored with a mansion and a girl who lives there.
Boy and the World and When Marnie was There made it to the U.S. thanks to a New York-based distributor of animated films called GKIDS.
For more on the company and its two nominated films, we're joined now by Dave Jesteadt, Senior Vice President of Distribution for GKIDS.
To hear the full interview, press the blue play button above.
The continued struggle between encryption and law enforcement
The clash between Apple and the federal government has raised a lot of debate about privacy versus security in relation to the mass shooting in San Bernardino.
But this isn't the only case where an encrypted phone has thwarted law enforcement.
At a news conference held last week, investigators in New York City noted that as of now 175 Apple devices are sitting in a cybercrime lab because of embedded encryption.
New York Police Chief Bill Bratton said a prisoner was recently recorded saying that iPhone encryption was "another gift from God."
For more on how encrypted phones are used in criminal investigations, Alex Cohen spoke to the LAPD's Deputy Chief of Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau, Michael Downing.
To hear the full interview, press the blue play button above.
Oscar-nominated Animated Feature series: "Anomalisa"
For the past 15 years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has given out an Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
The inaugural award went to the film Shrek.
Other years it's gone to Pixar classics like The Incredibles and WALL-E.
Last year, Disney's Big Hero 6 took home the honor.
So far, all the winners have been different in their own ways - but they share one theme in common - they're all family films.
The same cannot be said of one of this year's nominees: Anomalisa.
Anomalisa features deep philosophical questions.... there's also nudity, sex and some salty language.
The film was directed by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson. It features stop-motion animation done by Johnson and a script written by Kaufman, which was originally penned as a play.
A stop motion Kickstarter video helped them raise the money for the film, which Duke Johnson explained, was a very complicated one to make.
To hear the full interview, press the blue play button above.