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At tonight's game, if they win, the Kansas City Royals would claim their second championship ever. Sports writer Dave Zirin of The Nation sets up the game, and looks at this series' place in history.

Pennsylvania is one of 30 states that has reduced the prison population in recent years. Steve Inskeep talks to John Wetzel, the head of Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections.

If the deal closes, Pfizer would move its headquarters to Ireland and reduce what it pays in taxes. Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution.

Guinness will stop using fish bladders in its brewing process. It's something vegans and vegetarians have been petitioning the company to do for years so they too could enjoy a pint.

10-30-15 5:45 PM newscast

A new 12-CD box set by Mosaic features a number of superior musicians who aren't household names, like saxophonists Nick Brignola and Sal Nistico. Critic Kevin Whitehead has a review.

Republican presidential candidates are in a fury over the way debates have run this year. They are negotiating independent of the party with TV networks, making fairly specific editorial demands.

How you feel about the video for NYC post-punk band PILL's dreamy and unnerving "Hot Glue" depends on how you feel about pointy press-on nails, NSFW produce and pills.

11-03-15 8:30 AM newscast

Oscar Hijuelos' posthumously published novel chronicles the friendship between Mark Twain and explorer Henry Morton Stanley. Maureen Corrigan says the book lacks the magic of Hijuelos' best work.