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- What it’s like for Muslim teenagers 11:00am Nov 6
- Today on the Radio: November 6 5:25am Nov 6
- Barbara Kingsolver on The Lacuna 5:00am Nov 6
Listen live at 9am ET/6am PT Acclaimed author Barbara Kingsolver is on book tour, so we’ll be hearing her on a number of shows (she was on Diane Rehm yesterday). Here she is in conversation with New Hampshire Public Radio’s Laura Knoy on The Exchange. As...
Recommended: The roundups on Rehm and On Point;the Jeff Moss interview on Fresh Air; Sylvia Earle on Science Friday. Diane Rehm: Weekly News Roundup. On Point: Week in the News. Hour 2: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova on their creative partnership and new album...
Listen live at 3pm ET/12pm PT What’s it like to be a Muslim teenager in America? There’s a new book from Dilara Hafiz and her son, Imran, called The American Muslim Teenager’s Handbook. The ...
Listen live at 12pm ET/9am PT You may not have heard of theIndian Health Service, but IHS is another public health system run by the government. It provides services to about 1.8 million Native Americans; its annual budget is $3.6 billion...
Recommended: Pick your climate change discussion on Rehm and On Point; Barbara Kingsolver on Diane Rehm’s second hour; Lee Daniels on Fresh Air. Diane Rehm: China, climate change and coal. Hour 2: Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Lacuna. On Point: Global climate politics. Hour 2: Managing aging. ...
While we’re thinking about the topic of exchange rates, here’s a piece from CBC News on the other side of the falling US Dollar: the rising Canadian Dollar. A ...
Here’s a fun piece from New Hampshire Public Radio’s Word of Mouth: a visit to the old New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane in Concord. There are still some mental health units in operation at what is now the State Hospital there, but many of the oldest buildings are closed and locked. Pr...
Here’s The Takeaway’s take on the election results and what it means for the Republican Party: Brian Mann of North Country Public Radio checks in with results in New York’s 23rd Congressional district. Host...
In Atlanta, there will be a runoff between the two top vote-getters in yesterday’s mayoral election: Atlanta Councilwoman Mary Norwood and State Senator Kasim Reed. From NPR’s Morning Edition, a report from John Sepulvado of Georgia Public Radio. Listen to the story
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday hears arguments on whether prosecutors should have immunity from lawsuits, even when they frame people for murder. The case involves two men who served 25 years in prison for a murder they did not commit. ...
As the statewide elections in Virginia and New Jersey are getting the bulk of the attention, voters are going to the polls in local elections throughout the country; the White House is working to fix the H1N1 vaccine shortage, according to press secretary Robert Gibbs; and Republican Senators...
The people of the Philippines have a complicated relationship with the US, after a half century of colonial rule. As Worldfocus correspondent Mark Litke tells us, many aspects of American culture are now deeply embedded in Philippine culture, despite a long love/hate relationship with the US.
The Mediavore With news of the supremely influential anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss's passing today, this is a good time to revisit Frank Browning's piece from last year on Levi-Strauss's 100th birthday.
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Recommended: Afghanistan on Rehm; a few minutes of the 1507 American map on On Point; Carole King on TOTN. Diane Rehm: US strategy in Afghanistan. Hour 2: Lee Eisenberg, author of Shoptism. On Point: Rethinking alimony. Hour 2: The 1507 American map...
Listen live at 12pm ET/9am PT Journalist Rana Husseini has written a new book about the practice of honor killings in Jordan, and today, she’ll talk about the topic on KUOW’s Weekday. Mu...
