Today's Takeaways: Video Game Fame, Debating Cruel and Unusual Punishment, and Wendell Pierce From 'The Wire' Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Wendell Pierce of 'The Wire' Reflects on Baltimore's Real-Life Struggle Race, Class and Baltimore: Inside a Divided City From Wars to Elections: Why Israel is The World's Toughest Beat 'Oregon Trail' Creator on The Video Game Hall of Fame Finalists Cruel and Unusual? Lethal Injection Cocktails Go Before the Supreme Court Inside the Supreme Court, Justices Divided on Same-Sex Marriage The National Museum of Play announced 15 finalists for The Video Game Hall of Fame. ( Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC