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Show archive for August, 2008

Presidential Politics; Katrina 3rd Anniversary – and Tropical Storm Gustav; Pakistan; Denver Postcards from Robin Young; Denver Postcard #2

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Convention Latest; Eleanor Holmes Norton; Historic Convention; Protests at the DNC; Kenyan Gymnasts; Superdelegate, Super-young

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Convention Update; Democratic National Convention – Or Revival?; Joe Biden; YouTube; Political Films

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Women and the Democratic Party; Roll Call; Senator Kerry on What Obama Has to Do to Win; Damon Runyon

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The Democratic Convention; Lawrence Guyot; Deval Patrick; The Delegates; Michelle Obama; Ted Kennedy

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The Olympics; Vice-Presidential Politics; Letters; TV Killed the Conventions; Milos Foreman

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Iraq Withdrawal; The Elephant in the Room at the Democratic National Convention; Rick Bass; Maria Schneider

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Missile Defense; A Doctor’s Story About Performing Abortions; The FCC and Product Placement on Television; Anatomy of a Subway Hack; Who Owns Antiquity?

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Presidential Politics; Beijing Update; Nuclear Engineering; Downward Dog; The Last Rose Farm

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Musharraf Resignation; The Starbucks of Libraries; Budget Crisis Film; Outdated Cars; The Counterfeiters

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Rick Warren; College Loans; College Reading; Pakistan in Transition; Google in Japan; Norman Porter

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Georgia — The U.S. Options; Cyber War Beyond Georgia; Meth Project; Olympics; Geezer Jocks

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Georgia; Hillary Clinton’s Campaign; Olympics; Computer Hacking; Elvin Bishop

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Russia and Georgia Showdown; A $100 Incubator?; Betting on the Weather; Rick Riordan

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Georgia and Russia; Retirement; Immigration Equality; Wii Habilitation; Batman and George W. Bush

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Olympic Update; Opening Ceremonies; Afghanistan; Lee Israel’s Memoir of Her Life as a Forger

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Hillary Clinton; Christopher Dickey and the American South; The Mysterious Clark Rockefeller; I.D. Theft; Nina Simonds on Today’s China

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Hamden Verdict; Who is Aafia Siddiqui?; How to Handle Interrogation; Can the Olympics Lead to Reform in China?; Sponsors and Olympics; Herbie Hancock

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Anthrax Deaths; Howard Zinn; Beijing Air Quality; Wu Shu; Bluegrass in China

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Rakan’s Death; Moscow After Dark; Anthrax Scientist; Women Priests; The Fortune Cookie Chronicles

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Presidential Politics; Chinese Lessons; Source Amnesia; Sing Me Back Home

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RECENT SHOWS
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" star Zachary Gordon attends a special screening earlier this month (AP/StarPix)

Raise Taxes Or Cut Education In Illinois, Legislating Screening For Postpartum Depression, Why Russian Hackers Are So Successful, Ken Starr On ‘The Al Qaeda 7,’ Listener Letters, ‘Wimpy Kid’ Author

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Colleen LaRose, the self-described "Jihad Jane," faces terrorism charges in Pensylvania (AP/SITE Intelligence Group)

Jihad Jane Under Scrutiny, Inside The Magazine Industry With “Mr. Magazine”, School Closings In Kansas City?, The Latest From Israel, Ella Fitzgerald At “The Crescendo”

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RECENT STORIES

The DIY movement is moving mainstream. Check out projects ranging from swimming pools made from dumpsters and bicycles built from bamboo.

(Friday, March 12, 2010)
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The mother of one of our colleagues Stef Kotsonis died late last year at age 77. In eulogizing his mom, Helen Panopalis Kotsonis, Stef remarked on one thread of her life that involved a woman named Masha Leon, and led us to a remarkable story that begins with the Holocaust and ends with a gift [...]

(Friday, March 5, 2010)
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NOTES & UPDATES

Welcome to our newest listeners in Orlando, FL, Chicago, IL, Morris, IL and Chesterton, IN! In the past few months we’ve been joined by new stations in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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Some recent stories we thought you’d enjoy- from our conversation with oncologist Jerome Groopman about the status of the war on cancer, to accordion champion Cory Pesaturo.

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Here & Now producers share their favorite music, books and websites.

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Looking for a book for the young person in your life? We share our favorites.

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