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News Roundup for Friday November 4, 2011 - Hour 2 Updated: 2011-11-04 20:52:52 Description: The Greek government teetered on the brink of collapse, as it announced it would not proceed with a referendum on the EU bailout plan; leaders meeting at the G20 summit in Cannes breathed a sigh of relief; Libya appointed a new interim prime minister...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Roundup for Friday November 4, 2011 - Hour 1 Updated: 2011-11-04 20:51:46 Description: Weekly unemployment claims dropped to their lowest level in five weeks; GOP Presidential candidate Herman Cain denied reports that he sexually harassed former female employees, and accused Gov. Rick Perry of orchestrating a smear campaign against him...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mark Whitaker: "My Long Trip Home: A Family Memoir" Updated: 2011-11-03 18:55:41 Description: CNN executive, former Newsweek editor and award-winning journalist Mark Whitaker delves into the factual and emotional aspects of his family's complicated, interracial history....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Greece and the European Debt Crisis Updated: 2011-11-03 18:54:48 Description: European leaders are fed up. As world leaders gather for the G-20 economic summit in France, President Sarkozy had hoped the meeting would help boost the euro and showcase his leadership in Europe's sovereign debt crisis. Then Greece made the surpri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Constitution Today: Fourth Amendment Updated: 2011-11-02 18:36:19 Description: The 4th Amendment was added to the United States Constitution in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights. It protects American citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. In recent years, law enforcement is using new technologies...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Addressing Prescription Drug Shortages Updated: 2011-11-02 17:11:36 Description: Critical shortages of medical drugs are becoming so common we're facing a "public health crisis" according to some in the industry. So much so it prompted President Obama to issue an executive order aimed at easing the shortages. The concern is mostl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Environmental Outlook: Plastic Pollution of the Oceans Updated: 2011-11-01 17:57:48 Description: In this month's environmental outlook: the looming perils of plastic pollution. Captain Charles Moore has been credited with discovering what's commonly referred to as "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch." On a voyage in 1997, he took a detour between...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sexual Harassment and GOP Presidential Candidate Herman Cain Updated: 2011-11-01 16:50:56 Description: GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain faced an onslaught of questions yesterday related to sexual harassment claims made in the late 1990's. The National Restaurant Association allegedly paid two female employees to settle harassment complaints aga...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tracy Daugherty: "Just One Catch: A Biography of Joseph Heller" Updated: 2011-10-31 18:11:58 Description: When asked why he'd never written a novel as good as "Catch 22," Joseph Heller replied "Who has?" Fifty years after its publication, the anti-war classic is still part of the American lexicon. Heller based the book on his own experience flying mi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Consequences of Granting Legal Status to a Fertilized Human Egg Updated: 2011-10-31 16:59:56 Description: Mississippi will ask voters next week to decide whether to give legal status to fertilized human eggs. If the ballot measure is approved, abortion would become tantamount to murder. And in vitro fertility clinics and popular methods of birth control ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Robert Frank: "The Darwin Economy: Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good" (Rebroadcast) Updated: 2011-10-31 16:58:57 Description: For centuries, economists have believed in the power of Adam Smith's "invisible hand" to steer the markets. But the global financial crisis and a rising income gap has many reconsidering Smith's theory: that competition channels self-interest for t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Roundup for Friday October 28, 2011 - Hour 2 Updated: 2011-10-28 18:04:43 Description: Stocks around the world rebounded on news of Europe's long-awaited debt-crisis deal. But analysts say lasting stability will depend on its successful implementation. Moammar Gaddafi's son reportedly wants to turn himself in to The Hague war crimes c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Roundup for Friday October 28, 2011 - Hour 1 Updated: 2011-10-28 18:03:34 Description: The U.s economy grew by 2.5 percent in the third quarter, the fastest pace in a year. The congressional debt reduction supercommittee met in public Wednesday. But the real action continued behind closed doors. A Democratic proposal was leaked, an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Robert Frank: "The Darwin Economy: Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good" Updated: 2011-10-27 22:04:05 Description: For centuries, economists have believed in the power of Adam Smith's "invisible hand" to steer the markets. But the global financial crisis and a rising income gap has many reconsidering Smith's theory: that competition channels self-interest for t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reaction to Europe's Latest Efforts to Contain Its Debt Crisis Updated: 2011-10-27 22:03:15 Description: Reaction to Europe's latest efforts to boost bailout funds, protect against a Greek default, and prop up the economies of Italy and Spain....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Readers' Review: "Peter Pan" by J.M. Barrie Updated: 2011-10-26 18:34:01 Description: J. M. Barrie's "Peter Pan", the story of a mischievous boy who could never grow up, has been immortalized on the stage, in fiction, and even in film. This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the novel. From his first appearance, the appeal of Pet...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why Occupy Wall Street is Now More Popular Than the Tea Party Updated: 2011-10-26 17:23:44 Description: A new Washington Post-Pew Research Center poll has revealed that more people support the Occupy Wall Street movement than the Tea Party. The spark for the movement came from "Adbusters" - an anti-consumerism magazine based in Vancouver. It proposed a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Patrick Buchanan: "Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?" Updated: 2011-10-25 18:16:56 Description: Patrick Buchanan is no stranger to controversy. At the 1992 Republican national convention, he described the nation as engaged in "a religious war ... a cultural war ...for the soul of America." A decade later, he wrote a book predicting the U.S. wo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Growing Concerns over Iran and Syria after U.S. Troop Pull-Out from Iraq Updated: 2011-10-25 17:11:21 Description: New concerns over Iran and Syria after American troop withdrawal from Iraq. Options for the U.S. and E.U. to contain their influence and enhance security in the region....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith: "Van Gogh: The Life" Updated: 2011-10-24 18:26:47 Description: The great 19th-century painter Vincent van Gogh is known for sunflowers and cypress trees, self-portraits and starry nights. He was also known for his tormented soul. He suffered from mental illness. He never sold a painting during his life. And his ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The U.S. Housing Market Updated: 2011-10-24 18:25:55 Description: Later today President Obama is scheduled to announce an expansion of an existing program aimed at helping struggling homeowners. The new federal rules will allow more homeowners current with their mortgage payments to refinance at a lower rate. The U...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Roundup for Friday October 21, 2011 - Hour 2 Updated: 2011-10-21 21:15:17 Description: The "Mad Dog of the Middle East" - Muammar Gadhafi is killed - as Libyan rebels celebrated the end of an era; just days before, U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Libya and pledged political and economic support for the transitional gover...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Roundup for Friday October 21, 2011 - Hour 1 Updated: 2011-10-21 21:14:24 Description: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Congress Wednesday she would review select immigration cases as the U.S. deportation rate reached an all-time high; members of the Gang of Six met behind closed doors on Wednesday with the deficit sup...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Paul Starr: "Remedy and Reaction" Updated: 2011-10-20 17:47:43 Description: Health care has been one of the most contentious issues of President Obama's time in office. Democrats view the passage of the Affordable Care Act as his finest hour. But Republicans are determined to repeal it. For most of the twentieth century Amer...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reports on Gadhafi and the Future of Libya Updated: 2011-10-20 17:46:50 Description: Libya's National Transitional Council says former President Muammar Gadhafi has been captured or killed. What it means for the eight months old uprising and the country's political future....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jill Abramson: "The Puppy Diaries" Updated: 2011-10-19 18:41:42 Description: Jill Abramson is a self-described "tough-girl investigative journalist." She's reported for Time magazine and The Wall Street Journal, and served as Washington bureau chief of The New York Times. Last month, she became the Times first female execu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Treating Young Children for ADHD Updated: 2011-10-19 18:41:03 Description: Earlier this week the American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines for treating and diagnosing ADHD. The disorder, often characterized by hyperactivity and an inability to focus, is thought to affect about 8% of all kids. The new guideline...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lawrence Lessig: "Republic, Lost" Updated: 2011-10-18 18:23:03 Description: Recent polls show growing numbers of Americans have lost confidence in government. Occupy Wall Street protestors say they are against corporate greed and economic disparity, and their movement is rapidly spreading. In a letter to the protestors, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Proposed Oil Pipeline from Canada Updated: 2011-10-18 18:22:31 Description: Pros and cons of a proposed pipeline to bring crude oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Understanding the stakes for the environment, the U.S. economy and the White House....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Steve Inskeep: "Instant City" Updated: 2011-10-17 21:14:25 Description: The United Nations estimates that by 2030, 60% of the world's population will live in cities. People all over the world are migrating from the countryside to urban areas in search of better lives. Karachi, Pakistan is a case in point: its populatio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Politics Behind the Tax Code Updated: 2011-10-17 21:13:58 Description: Over the weekend the "Occupy Wall Street" movement went global with protests in Europe, Africa and Asia. One of their main demands was: "tax the rich more". It's not just the protesters who think that would be a good idea. So too does billionaire bus...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jonathan Franklin: "33 Men" (Rebroadcast) Updated: 2011-10-17 21:13:26 Description: In August 2010, the entire world watched a drama unfold in northern Chile. Thirty-three men were entombed half-a-mile underground when the San Jose copper mine collapsed. A rock the size of a skyscraper had sheared off the mountain above and blocke...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday News Roundup - Hour 2 Updated: 2011-10-14 18:19:07 Description: The plot thickened during the week as more bizarre details emerged about an alleged assassination plot against a Saudi diplomat in the U.S. capital; China warned of a trade war after the Senate passed a bill threatening to penalize countries that und...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday News Roundup - Hour 1 Updated: 2011-10-14 17:13:07 Description: Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain takes the lead in the latest GOP presidential polls. Former Governor Mitt Romney comes in second, but he gains the support of New Jersey's Chris Christie. On the Democratic side, President Obama raises $70 ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD "Healing at the Speed of Sound" Updated: 2011-10-13 18:48:49 Description: Stop for a minute and take note of what you can hear around you. There is the radio obviously, but you can probably also hear traffic noise, various appliances humming, maybe even someone on the phone. We are surrounded by noise: so much so that it's...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Implications of Alleged Iranian Assassination Plot Updated: 2011-10-13 18:48:23 Description: The United States promised Iran will face serious consequences if it's found to have been involved in an alleged terror plot on U.S. soil. The Justice Department accused an Iranian-American of planning to assassinate Saudi Arabia's U.S. ambassador wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chris Bohjalian: "The Night Strangers" (Crown) Updated: 2011-10-13 18:47:58 Description: Best-selling author, Chris Bohjalian, has made a reputation of being unpredictable. He has written novels about holistic medicine, tran-sexuality, and water dowsers. And his most acclaimed novel is centered on the trial of a midwife. In his latest ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The White House, GOP Contenders and Jobs Updated: 2011-10-13 18:47:17 Description: In last night's debate among Republican presidential hopefuls, Governor Mitch Romney seemed to shore up his position as front runner in the race. But his chief rival, at this point, Herman Cain, also gained ground. The debate focused on the U.S. eco...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Eli Saslow: "Ten Letters" Updated: 2011-10-11 18:30:08 Description: Heightened security concerns have created a bubble around modern presidents. As the first black president, governing in the age terrorism, with two wars continuing abroad, President Obama has felt increasingly isolated. In order to stay in touch, he...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Treating or Ignoring Prostate Cancer Updated: 2011-10-11 17:20:06 Description: A new report coming out on Tuesday says a routine prostate cancer test could do more harm than good. It recommends that healthy men should not get the prostate-specific antigen, or P.S.A., exam. Some physicians argue that the test can reduce a ma...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jeremy Rifkin: "The Third Industrial Revolution" (Rebroadcast) Updated: 2011-10-10 19:00:17 Description: In the nineteenth century, the first industrial revolution brought together print and literacy with coal and rail. In the twentieth century, a second industrial revolution combined the telegraph and telephone with oil and nuclear power. Jeremy Rifk...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Candice Millard: "Destiny of the Republic" (Rebroadcast) Updated: 2011-10-10 18:59:54 Description: Born into poverty in the woods of Ohio, James Garfield rose through the strata of American society on the strength of his intellect and strong work ethic. A civil war hero, he was elected the twentieth president of the United States in 1880. Just a f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Shyness and Social Anxiety (Rebroadcast) Updated: 2011-10-10 18:58:52 Description: Many of us feel nervous if we have to make a speech in public. But for the more than 40% of Americans who are chronically shy, even ordering food in a restaurant can cause deep anxiety. Their palms sweat, their hearts race, and their faces grow flu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Roundup for Friday October 7, 2011 - Hour 2 Updated: 2011-10-07 17:51:12 Description: Germany threw its weight behind efforts to recapitalize Europe's banks and restore confidence in the Eurozone, as Greece teetered on the brink of default and anti-austerity protesters took to the streets. Russia and China vetoed a UN resolution cond...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Roundup for Friday October 7, 2011 - Hour 1 Updated: 2011-10-07 16:47:41 Description: Employers added 103,000 jobs last month. But that was not enough to lower the unemployment rate which remained at 9.1 percent for the third straight month. In his first news conference since July, President Obama takes the offensive in support of h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ellen Schultz: "Retirement Heist" Updated: 2011-10-06 17:49:38 Description: Funding for some of the nation's largest private pension plans sank in September to their lowest levels since World War II. This news comes as many companies are already limiting lump sum payouts and freezing benefits to their retirees. Pensions we...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Operation Enduring Freedom: 10 Years in Afghanistan Updated: 2011-10-06 16:39:34 Description: On October 7, 2001, the United States launched the war in Afghanistan in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Operation Enduring Freedom scored early victories and ousted the Taliban government in Kabul. But the U.S. invasion of Iraq two years l...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Errol Morris: "Believing Is Seeing" Updated: 2011-10-05 18:08:41 Description: Errol Morris is well-known for making documentary films. "The Thin Blue Line" is credited with helping overturn a murder conviction. And "The Fog of War" - an intense conversation with former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara interspersed with image...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State Action on Illegal Immigration Updated: 2011-10-05 18:07:53 Description: New laws in Alabama aimed at curbing illegal immigration include a provision requiring public schools to verify a student's status. Guest host Laura Knoy and guests explore the situation in different states that are taking the lead on U.S. immigratio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Environmental Outlook: Declining Political Support for Ethanol Updated: 2011-10-04 19:49:07 Description: America's ethanol industry is booming. The U.S. is projected to become the world's biggest ethanol exporter by the end of the year. In the past, Congress has strongly supported the industry. Now it seems to be losing its enthusiasm. The catalyst is n...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD U.S. Trade Agreements and China's Currency Updated: 2011-10-04 19:48:02 Description: Yesterday President Obama called on Congress to ratify bilateral free-trade agreements between the United States and Korea, Colombia and Panama. Supporters say the deals could be worth billions to our economy. The White House and Congressional negot...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Joel Brenner: "America the Vulnerable" Updated: 2011-10-03 18:20:15 Description: These days, spies can operate remotely from anywhere in the world over cyberspace. Operatives have already shown their ability to penetrate power plants, steal submarine technology, rob banks, and invade the Pentagon's secret communications systems. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The 2012 Presidential Map Updated: 2011-10-03 17:12:11 Description: Four-hundred days before election 2012 ... and both political parties are busy strategizing. The Republican-controlled Pennslyvania legislature is considering a change in how its electoral college votes are awarded. It could be bad news for Democrat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mitch Daniels: "Keeping the Republic" (Rebroadcast) Updated: 2011-10-03 17:11:19 Description: Mitch Daniels is serving his second term as governor of Indiana. Since he took office in 2005, he has gained national attention for putting Indiana's fiscal house in order. He is credited with turning a $700 million deficit into a billion-dollar surp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday News Roundup - Hour 2 Updated: 2011-09-30 18:08:50 Description: Germany approves a stronger eurozone bailout fund. Russia's Vladimir Putin positions himself to become president again. Yemin says a top al Qaida recruiter is dead. Syria's opposition asks for international help. And Israel defends its plan for new-h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday News Roundup - Hour 1 Updated: 2011-09-30 16:58:51 Description: Congress avoids a government shutdown — again. The justice department asks the Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of the new health care law. And New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is feeling the push to get into the presidential race A...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD John Lithgow: "Drama: An Actor's Education" Updated: 2011-09-29 18:23:36 Description: John Lithgow is well known for his oddball roles. He's played a trans-gender ex-football player, an extra-terrestrial professor, and a serial killer, among scores of other roles. What's less known is his life before becoming a star of stage, film, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rising Health Premiums Updated: 2011-09-29 17:13:42 Description: What's behind the jump in health insurance premiums and how it's affecting employers and workers....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Readers' Review: "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair Updated: 2011-09-28 17:36:58 Description: For The September Readers' Review, we discuss Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel about an immigrant family's struggles to get ahead in America. It exposed shocking conditions in Chicago's meat packing plants at the start of the 20th century and spurred gove...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Greece and the European Debt Crisis Updated: 2011-09-28 17:36:04 Description: The Greek parliament voted yesterday to impose a new property tax, a measure its citizens decry but its lenders demand. Meanwhile European lawmakers are working to secure approval of a plan to expand the size of the bail out. German support is cruci...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jeremy Rifkin: "The Third Industrial Revolution" Updated: 2011-09-27 18:44:21 Description: An economist explains how internet technology and renewable energy are merging to change the way we live and work....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe Updated: 2011-09-27 18:43:33 Description: The U.S. Post Office is on the verge of defaulting on its health care fund obligations and may have to shut down entirely this winter unless congress intervenes. This according to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe. He has proposed cuts to save the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bob Edwards: "A Voice in the Box" Updated: 2011-09-26 18:21:16 Description: A working-class kid from Kentucky, Bob Edwards always dreamed of a career in radio. He got his start at a small station in Indiana whose signal was so weak, some listeners couldn't hear it unless the wind blew the right way. In just a few years, Bo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mitch Daniels: "Keeping the Republic" Updated: 2011-09-26 18:20:52 Description: Mitch Daniels is serving his second term as governor of Indiana. Since he took office in 2005, he has gained national attention for putting Indiana's fiscal house in order. He is credited with turning a $700 million deficit into a billion-dollar surp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Candice Millard: "Destiny of the Republic" (Rebroadcast) Updated: 2011-09-26 18:19:43 Description: Born into poverty in the woods of Ohio, James Garfield rose through the strata of American society on the strength of his intellect and strong work ethic. A civil war hero, he was elected the twentieth president of the United States in 1880. Just a f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday News Roundup - Hour 2 Updated: 2011-09-23 18:20:41 Description: The prospect of a Palestinian bid for full U.N. membership put the U.S. between a rock and a hard place; Pakistan reacted angrily to suggestions it supported attacks on the U.S. embassy in Kabul; a former president of Afghanistan was assassinated das...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday News Roundup - Hour 1 Updated: 2011-09-23 17:10:47 Description: Republican presidential candidates debate in Orlando. The threat of a government shutdown intensifies. And the decades-long ban on gays serving in the military officially ends. A panel of journalists joins guest host Steve Roberts for analysis of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Erin Morgenstern: "The Night Circus" Updated: 2011-09-22 18:29:22 Description: If you liked "Harry Potter" as a kid, you'll love "The Night Circus as an adult. That's what early reviewers of Erin Morgenstern's debut novel indicate. It's the story of a life-or-death competition between two young magicians late in the 19TH cen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Shrinking Financial Aid and College Admissions Updated: 2011-09-22 18:28:33 Description: Finding a way to pay for college is becoming harder at a time when earning a degree is essential to finding a good-paying job. Lower- and middle-class families are especially feeling the squeeze. The purchasing power of Pell grants is down and subs...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Caryl Phillips: "Color Me English" Updated: 2011-09-21 18:23:17 Description: Author Caryl Phillips is keenly aware of the tensions between modern society and migration. He was born in the Caribbean and raised in Britain. As a child, he and his brother were the only black students in his school. His struggle to fit in was thro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Palestinian Push for U.N. Membership Updated: 2011-09-21 17:13:25 Description: President Obama is meeting separately with Israeli and Palestinian leaders later today in New York. It's part of an 11th hour effort to persuade Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to drop his plan to formally apply for U-N membership Friday, a unil...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Economic Gain Through Gender Equality Updated: 2011-09-20 18:13:44 Description: Gender equality is not only the right thing to do, it's smart economics. This is the message of a new World Bank report on the importance of empowering women around the world. According to the research, women now represent forty percent of the w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD President Obama's New Deficit-Reduction Plan Updated: 2011-09-20 17:04:55 Description: President Obama unveiled a new long-term deficit reduction plan yesterday. It calls for new taxes on the wealthiest Americans. And it seeks to eliminate tax loopholes for the biggest corporations. The president said it will cut the deficit by more th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Candice Millard: "The Destiny of the Republic" Updated: 2011-09-20 14:46:19 Description: Born into poverty in the woods of Ohio, James Garfield rose through the strata of American society on the strength of his intellect and strong work ethic. A civil war hero, he was elected the twentieth president of the United States in 1880. Just a f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Eurozone Debt Crisis Updated: 2011-09-20 14:45:52 Description: Greek leaders are scrambling to meet conditions for a desperately needed bail out of approximately $11 billion dollars to avert bankruptcy. A second infusion of rescue funds will also be required. So far European leaders have failed to agree amongst ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Renewed Debate over the HPV vaccine (Rebroadcast) Updated: 2011-09-20 14:44:54 Description: During Tuesday's CNN tea party presidential nominee debate two of the candidates sparred over perhaps an unlikely issue: the HPV vaccine. Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann criticized Republican Governor Rick Perry for signing an executive ord...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday News Roundup - Hour 2 Updated: 2011-09-16 18:03:09 Description: A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories: A Taliban attack on the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killed 16 people (including six children); the European Central Bank said it would coordinate wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday News Roundup - Hour 1 Updated: 2011-09-16 16:53:05 Description: A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories. President Obama traveled to battleground states this week to promote his new $450 billion jobs plan; eight GOP presidential candidates faced off in the Tea Party...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Diana Reiss: "Dolphin in the Mirror" Updated: 2011-09-15 20:19:04 Description: Dolphins have fascinated humans for centuries. Some ancient cultures even worshipped dolphins and condemned anyone who harmed them. Despite that historic connection, dolphins around the globe are often mistreated and even slaughtered. It's long ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Renewed Debate over the HPV vaccine Updated: 2011-09-15 20:18:40 Description: During Tuesday's CNN tea party presidential nominee debate two of the candidates sparred over perhaps an unlikely issue: the HPV vaccine. Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann criticized Republican Governor Rick Perry for signing an executive ord...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rebuilding Haiti Updated: 2011-09-15 20:18:17 Description: In January 2010, a devastating earthquake razed large parts of the capital of Haiti and surrounding areas. It claimed the lives of nearly a quarter of a million people, and left another 1.5 million homeless. Since then, reconstruction efforts have b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Afghanistan: Taliban Attacks in Kabul Updated: 2011-09-15 20:17:13 Description: Afghanistan's capital returned to relative calm today. Taliban militants launched a daylight attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul yesterday. They also struck the nearby NATO headquarters and other buildings, using grenades and automatic weapons. No em...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jim Lehrer: "Tension City" Updated: 2011-09-14 00:55:06 Description: Jim Lehrer likens the job of moderating a presidential debate to "walking down the blade of a knife." And he should know. Lehrer has moderated eleven presidential debates. It's a distinction that's earned him the nickname, the "dean of moderators....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD President Obama's Jobs Bill Updated: 2011-09-14 00:54:09 Description: Yesterday President Obama urged Congress to pass his $447 billion jobs proposal with 'no games, no politics, no delays". It's a plan that includes tax cuts for working Americans and small businesses. It also includes spending on teachers, schools, an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Concussions: An Overlooked Epidemic Updated: 2011-09-12 21:53:44 Description: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimates between two and four million people suffer from concussions every year. Brain injuries are vastly under-reported and diagnosis is difficult because the damage is invisible to brain scanners. Concussion ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Future of Social Security in Challenging Times Updated: 2011-09-12 21:52:26 Description: One in seven Americans receives a Social Security benefit. More than ninety percent of all workers are in jobs covered by Social Security. But concerns are growing over the long-term viability of the program. Texas Governor and presidential front...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday News Roundup - Hour 2 Updated: 2011-09-09 23:28:33 Description: A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories: A German court ruled that bailouts to troubled eurozone countries are legal but required future rescue packages be approved by Parliament; convoys of Libyan...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday News Roundup - Hour 1 Updated: 2011-09-09 23:27:39 Description: President Obama outlined a $447 billion jobs program before a joint session of Congress. The President's address was followed by news of a specific, credible but unconfirmed terrorist threat tied to the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Texas Governor Ri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Perceptions of America Ten Years After 9/11 Updated: 2011-09-08 22:38:32 Description: Immediately after the September 11th terror attacks, the world came together to support the United States. Ten years and two wars later, the situation is dramatically different. A look at how the world views America today....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The U.S.Ten Years After 9/11 Updated: 2011-09-08 22:37:38 Description: A decade ago the United States suffered an enormous blow: the September 11th attacks killed nearly three thousand people in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The tragedy led to the start of two wars abroad and an enormous ef...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Joseph McCartin: "Collision Course" Updated: 2011-09-07 21:26:29 Description: "A free labor movement is essential to the preservation and expansion of free enterprise." That's what President Reagan wrote in a letter dated November 12, 1985. As president of the screen actors guild, he led a successful union strike. As govern...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair Updated: 2011-09-07 21:25:35 Description: Sheila Bair recently stepped down as chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The agency watches over banks and insures deposits. Bair played a key role in the Obama administration's response to the financial crisis that began in earnest i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Environmental Outlook: Battle Over the EPA Updated: 2011-09-06 18:32:32 Description: In 1969, untreated industrial waste burst into flames on Cleveland's Cuyahoga river. It ignited not just the river, but a burgeoning environmental movement. The following year, President Nixon established the Environmental Protection Agency. Twenty y...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Federal Government Sues Big Banks Updated: 2011-09-06 17:26:42 Description: Late Friday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency filed lawsuits against some of the world's biggest banks. The seventeen suits alleged that the banks sold Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac nearly $200 billion in fraudulent mortgage investments. The U.S. gov...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Geraldine Brooks: "Caleb's Crossing" (Rebroadcast) Updated: 2011-09-06 17:26:02 Description: In 1665 a young man from Martha's vineyard became the first native American to graduate from Harvard College. Beyond his name and the fact that he died only a year later almost nothing else is known about him. Pulitzer Prize winning writer Geraldine...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Former Senator George McGovern (Rebroadcast) Updated: 2011-09-06 17:25:03 Description: George McGovern did not exactly have great success as a presidential candidate. He lost all but one state to Richard Nixon. But in an open letter to President Obama in this month's Harper's magazine, he warns Obama that it is better to lose an electi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Conor O'Clery: "Moscow, December 25, 1991" (Rebroadcast) Updated: 2011-09-06 17:23:33 Description: On December 25th, 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union. With the stoke of a pen the totalitarian regime founded by Lenin and enforced by Stalin came to an end. In a new book, award winning journalist and writer Conor O'Cle...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday News Roundup - Hour 2 Updated: 2011-09-02 18:12:37 Description: A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories: Libya's embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi made a defiant speech on television, vowing to "keep fighting and never surrender" even as rebels gave loyalists un...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Roundup for Friday September 2, 2011 - Hour 1 Updated: 2011-09-02 16:01:13 Description: Employers failed to add jobs last month for the first time in a year. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.1 percent. The news comes as President Obama puts the finishing touches on his job-creation strategy. His much-debated launch of t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Conor O'Clery: "Moscow, December 25, 1991" Updated: 2011-09-01 18:07:15 Description: On December 25th, 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union. With the stoke of a pen the totalitarian regime founded by Lenin and enforced by Stalin came to an end. In a new book, award winning journalist and writer Conor O'Cle...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Financial and Political Challenges for FEMA Updated: 2011-09-01 15:48:46 Description: In the wake of Hurricane Irene, Northeasterners are dealing with record floods. Hundreds of thousands of people are still without power. And throughout the region, at least 45 people have died. Hurricane Irene's impact will be felt for months and ye...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Shannen Rossmiller: "The Unexpected Patriot" Updated: 2011-08-31 18:44:56 Description: After the September eleventh attacks, President George W. Bush called for a war against terrorism. Some private U. S. citizens heard it as a personal call to arms. One such woman was a municipal judge and mother of three in rural Montana. She bega...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Obesity in the U.S. Updated: 2011-08-31 16:24:59 Description: A new study warns that half of all adults in the U.S. will be obese by 2030. Diane and guests look at what a looming obesity crisis could mean for health and health care costs in America....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Justin Torres: "We The Animals" Updated: 2011-08-30 18:04:45 Description: A first novel by 31-year-old author Justin Torres is getting the sort of reaction writers dream about. Michael Cunningham calls it "a dark jewel of a book." Marilynne Robinson describes the writing as "brilliant, poised and pure." The book is a sem...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Future of Banking in a Troubled Economy Updated: 2011-08-30 15:37:50 Description: During the financial crisis of 2008, the U.S. government funneled trillions of dollars to failing banks. The massive bailout was aimed at boosting lending and fueling an economic recovery. But this plan hasn't panned out, with the nation's unemploy...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Former Senator George McGovern Updated: 2011-08-29 18:07:44 Description: George McGovern did not exactly have great success as a presidential candidate. He lost all but one state to Richard Nixon. But in an open letter to President Obama in this month's Harper's magazine he warns Mr. Obama that it is better to loose an el...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Growing Concerns Over Fracking Updated: 2011-08-29 15:48:40 Description: The S.E.C. has asked oil and gas companies for details about a controversial natural gas drilling method. Growing concerns over fracking and the role of natural gas in the U.S. economy....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jane Fonda: "Prime Time" Updated: 2011-08-11 18:31:41 Description: No one looking at Jane Fonda today would consider her "over the hill." The seventy-three-year-old author, actress, and workout pioneer looks to be in the prime of her life. In her best-selling memoir, My Life So Far, Fonda focused on the first half...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Riots in England/ Debt Crisis in Europe Updated: 2011-08-11 15:37:28 Description: Riots in England and deepening economic and political strains in Europe: Challenges for Britain, debt-burdened European countries and the global economy...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Geoffrey Gray: "Skyjack: The Hunt for D.B. Cooper" Updated: 2011-08-10 18:16:09 Description: The author of a new book on the nation's only unsolved skyjacking discusses why the 40-year mystery of D.B. Cooper has become a legend and a curse....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reaction to Washington's turmoil-- from Wisconsin to Wall Street Updated: 2011-08-10 15:48:38 Description: Wisconsin voters turned out in record numbers yesterday. They recalled two state senators; four held on to their seats. Whether the high turnout was fueled by dissatisfaction with the Governor's policies or Washington's gridlock, it captured the att...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Shyness and Social Anxiety Updated: 2011-08-09 18:24:03 Description: Many of us feel nervous if we have to make a speech in public. But for the more than 40% of Americans who are chronically shy, even ordering food in a restaurant can cause deep anxiety. Their palms sweat, their hearts race, and their faces grow flu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Navy Seals and U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan Updated: 2011-08-09 16:08:33 Description: Yesterday President Obama sought to reassure a jittery public that the U.S. government can meet its deficit challenge and that in Afghanistan, 'we will press on and we will succeed.' Last Saturday, 30 American troops died when their helicopter was sh...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ellen Feldman: "Next to Love" Updated: 2011-08-08 17:42:52 Description: Most stories about World War II focus on the men who fought. A new novel follows instead the lives of the women, children and parents they left behind. The main subjects are three women in a small Massachusetts town. They fall in love and get marr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rebuilding America Updated: 2011-08-08 17:41:47 Description: President Obama called for renewed efforts in nation-building recently — not in Afghanistan or Iraq - but here, at home, in America. The president was referring to the state of the country's aging and in many cases, poorly maintained infrastructure...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Environmental Outlook: Can We Adapt to Climate Change? (Rebroadcast) Updated: 2011-08-08 17:40:26 Description: Political debate aside, an increasing number of environmental scientists believe unprecedented change in our climate is coming. The future they envisage is one where wars fought over food and water and spiking oil prices are the norm. This, together ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday News Roundup - Hour 2 Updated: 2011-08-05 19:06:22 Description: A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories: The trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak began in Cairo; the U.N. Security Council condemned the Syrian government's crackdown on protestors; an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Roundup for Friday August 5, 2011 - Hour 1 Updated: 2011-08-05 16:22:19 Description: A panel of journalists joins Diane to talk about the week's top stories: President Obama signed a compromise debt ceiling deal; a partial shutdown of the FAA furloughed thousands of airport workers; and several top advisers departed from more than on...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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