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Matenwa 1st and 2nd graders with 'Mother Tongue Books' from Fayerweather.

Tony Blair Testifies about Run-up to Iraq War, What Could Work in Afghanistan?, Schools Move Recess — Before Lunch, Massachusetts School Connects with Haiti through Book Exchange, John Singer Sargent and the Painting that Made His Reputation

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New Hampshire Murder, ‘Fearless: the Margaret Moth Story’, Bringing Power to West Bank “Cave Dwellers”, Workplace Relationships, Finding Frida Kahlo

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AIDS Research Latest, Medicaid and Healthcare Reform, Camp Bucca, Soldier’s Suicide Leaves Father Looking for Answers

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Terror Suspects, Bulimia Among African Americans, U.N. Climate Change Meeting, Chicago’s Bid for Olympics, Artist Alex Katz

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Artist Alex Katz is know for his bright everyday scenes–backyard barbecues, days at the beach. We caught up with him in Boston, when he received a tribute from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts.

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A Detroit couple has started buying up foreclosed properties in Detroit with an eye to art and the environment.

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Stimulus Package- What’s In? What’s Out?, The Bioethics of Fertility Treatment, Return to Afghanistan, Street Artist Shepard Fairey

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Economic Growth for the Long Term, Bonuses for Corporate Executives, Remembering Andrew Wyeth, The Super Bowl

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We rebroadcast a rare interview late artist Andrew Wyeth gave to Robin Young in the 80’s. We also talk with Thomas Hoving, former director of New York’s Metropolitan Museum and a long-time friend and collaborator of Andrew Wyeth.

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Your Tax Dollars at Work, Ted Haggard, Gaza Truce Breach, Road ‘Smahts’, Brandeis Closing Art Museum, Andras Schiff

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A pen-sketched portrait of Bryan Cranston's character, Walt White, appears in an eerie temple on AMC's "Breaking Bad."

The third season of AMC’s “Breaking Bad” finds Bryan Cranston’s Walt White delving deeper into the drug underworld.

(Friday, March 19, 2010)
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Map of Texlahoma (Michael Trinklein)

Author Michael Trinklein’s maps of states that have been proposed over the years, but which never made it onto the official map of the United States.

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(Tuesday, March 16, 2010)
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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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