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Number Two Taliban Commander Arrested, N.I.H. Chief On Science, Health And Faith, Living In Boston With No Central Heat- By Choice, Alabama Shooting Raises Questions In Massachusetts, Violin Prodigy Sam Weiser

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Fort Hood Shooting, Guantanamo Detainees in Amherst Massachusetts?, Can’t Get There From Here, The Indie Band ‘The Walkmen’

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The New York-based rock band “The Walkmen” have been compared to Bob Dylan and U2, but as they age their hard rock sound is giving way to softer ballads. We caught up with the band at a concert in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Afghanistan Elections, Do Doctors Make Good Authors?, Choosing Silence, Seniors and Health Care Reform, From Mao to the Met

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Capitol Hill Update, Pakistan, Captain Kirk’s Chair, Remembering Charles Keith Springle, Extra Golden

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Auto Industry Bailout; Should the Obamas Send Their Daughters to DC’s Public Schools?; Secretary of Education; Palin TV; Google and the Flu; Deerhoof

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Burma; China; Politics; Letters; Martin Luther King Memorial; Bill The Band

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ELECTION 2008; STATE OF THE UNION; THE LEGACY OF HANGING CHADS; FAUX BEARS; THE ASSIST

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Blackwater Investigation; It May Be What’s For Dinner; Who is Going to Care for Them?; Perkins School and Art; Believe it or Not!

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Crackdown in Myanmar; Supreme Court Preview; Full Court Press; Solar Surge; Little Car for the Big City; Favorite Miles

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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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