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Ask Polly to graduates: 'Don't pretend you're fearless'

Jun 9, 2017
New York Magazine advice columnist Heather Havrilesky gives the Marketplace commencement speech.
Havrilesky writes for New York Magazine's advice column "Ask Polly."
Willy Somma

Opinion: Of course P. Diddy should speak at graduation

May 9, 2014
Global Grind's politics editor Christina Coleman tells us why it's not so strange.

The value of an Obama commencement speech

Mar 21, 2014
The president will deliver the commencement address at UC Irvine

Soaring rhetoric: 2012 commencement addresses

Jun 8, 2012
With graduation in the air, here's a sampling of inspiring commencement speeches of 2012 featured in today's show.