Hi, this is Warren Alney. Thanks so much for listening to this podcast of To the Point,

and I want to tell you about another podcast that's available here at KCRW,

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She used to be editor of an architecture magazine.

She knows the trends before they happen. She'll be able to fill you in on them. You can find DNA on KCRW's

iTunes page. From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is

To the Point.

Backlash in blue.

I'm Barbara Bogave, sitting in for Warren Al-Ne, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Michael Brown and Ferguson, Eric Garner and Staten Island, just some of the controversial deaths of African Americans at the hands of police last year.

They've sparked a national debate over policing and race.

Now cops are pushing back after the execution-style killings of two police officers in Brooklyn.

Cops are marching in pro-police rallies in cities across the country. On social media,

they've launched a pro-police campaign, Blue Lives Matter. Is there a way for the tensions between the blue line and the public to lead to better policing and safety in all communities? Also, on

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International Program Fund. And we're back with To the Point. Barbara Bogave in for Warren

Alney. Just ahead, after months of

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