The Confab -- Apr. 17, 2009

This week on The Confab: The missing piece of the Somali pirates story, an Obama recovery speech without sound bites and POTUS at the Summit of Americas. Join The Root's Managing Editor Lynette Clemetson as she talks with Deputy Editor Terence Samuel, Washington reporter Dayo Olopade and senior writer Kai Wright.

* Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.

* Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.