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caption: Kirstjen Nielsen, then Homeland Security Secretary, testified on Capitol Hill before the House Homeland Security Committee in March. She said "cases of fake families are cropping up everywhere," among the surge of migrants at the Southern border.
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Kirstjen Nielsen, then Homeland Security Secretary, testified on Capitol Hill before the House Homeland Security Committee in March. She said "cases of fake families are cropping up everywhere," among the surge of migrants at the Southern border.
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Former U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano talks about her book, "How Safe Are We?" We also talk about our complicated relationships with our mothers with Michelle Filgate. And we look at how Washington state is prepping for ... the plague?

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Janet Napolitano

Bill Radke talks to Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano about her book, "How Safe Are We?"

Sexism and Harassment at Microsoft

Bill Radke talks to Sydney Brownstone about what Microsoft is doing after a number of allegations surfaced from female employees about sexism and harassment.

How To Prepare For A Plague

Washington is running a practice drill to prepare for what would happen if there was a plague outbreak. Bill Radke talks to the state's Secretary of Health John Wiesman, about why the plague? And how worried should we be?

Michele Filgate, What My Mother and I Don't Talk About

Bill Radke talks to Michele Filgate, editor and contributor to the anthology "What My Mother and I Don't Talk About."

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