Friday, November 15 – Friday, November 22

President Obama’s approval ratings have dropped to the lowest of his presidency. The latest poll from the Pew Research Center finds that his overall job rating stands at 41 percent, down 14 points since last December. Michael Dimock, director of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the head of its political polling unit, joins us to discuss the survey.

In 2009, three Navy SEALs were detained and later court-martialed on allegations of prisoner abuse after they captured a terrorist. Their cases were seized upon by the conservative press, which charged that the military pressed the prosecution to smooth its image in the wake of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. All three men were eventually acquitted. Author Patrick Robinson writes about the case in a new book, “Honor and Betrayal: The Untold Story of the Navy SEALs Who Captured the ‘Butcher of Fallujah’—and the Shameful Ordeal They Later Endured”.

Scott Turow has churned out many best-selling legal thrillers, and his latest work is no exception. The author of “Presumed Innocent”, “The Burden of Proof”, and many other chart-topping titles, joins us in our studio to talk about his latest novel, “Identical”.

Our commentator George Johnson shares his thoughts on the bullying controversy involving Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin of the Miami Dolphins in his 3-minute sports drill.

Memphis-based Stax Records had an enviable roster of stars throughout the 1960′s and early 1970′s. The label produced such hits as “Hold On, I’m Comin’”, “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay”, “Walk on By”, “In the Rain”, and “Respect Yourself”, but despite its success, fell victim to financial pressures in the mid-70s. Music historian Robert Gordon chronicles the rise and demise of Stax in his new book, “Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion”.