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On this week's show, we talk about how the recently concluded TV season went, we touch on pop culture portrayals of older and younger people, and as always, we discuss what's making us happy this week.

Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.

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Mark Zuckerberg will owe nearly $200 million in California state taxes after the IPO. Facebook shareholders will pay roughly 20 percent of personal income taxes in the state this year.

A paralyzed man with a spinal cord injury to the C7 vertebrae is able to move his fingers again. Surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine rerouted working nerves in the patient's upper arms to restore some hand function. Dr. Ida Fox discusses the procedure described in the Journal of Neurosurgery.

The L.A.-based band performs a song about welcoming the downfall of the human race, inside a Portland laser tag arena.

A state court in Indianapolis granted a Chinese immigrant $50,000 bond in a case that has mobilized advocates for women's rights and abortion rights nationwide. The case could set a precedent for the prosecution of pregnant women whose infants die.

Robert Siegel talks to sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the latest news in the MLB.

The privately funded, unmanned spacecraft was attempting its first flight to the International Space Station. The spacecraft had a one-second window to take off, and the failed launch means it won't be trying again for at least a few days.

It may seem like a long shot, but that's exactly what Peter Thiel invests in. The Silicon Valley venture capitalist, who co-founded PayPal and was an early investor in Facebook, has said his support for Ron Paul is the best chance for now to encourage a libertarian movement.