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Alex Blumberg and NPR's Adam Davidson - the two guys who reported our "Giant Pool of Money" episode - are back. They'll explain what happened this week, including what regulators could've done to prevent all of this from happening in the first place.

Stories about what happens when someone new takes over—someone with a vision of how things ought to be. Plus, NPR economics correspondent Adam Davidson on how Obama's new stimulus plan might actually be the first ever test of a very, very old theory.

Alex Blumberg and NPR’s Adam Davidson team up once again to talk economy: specifically, the US’s current plan to deal with banks, why the plan looks suspicious and what it all amounts to.

Democrat Scott Murphy and Republican Jim Tedisco are vying to replace Kristen Gillibrand in the House. The race is so close that a recount is underway. Also, the Justice Department moved to drop all charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens. [0:00:15] ... nation and he'll come in Washington 65 votes separate congressional candidates in New York 225. For the Minnesota senate seat with 400 left to count. And another Obama nominee owes back taxes 7000 dollars it's Wednesday in time for an arithmetic ... [0:0...

Relief efforts were ramped up today in Haiti with the arrival of the U.S. Navy hospital ship "Comfort," which is equipped with 550 medical staff. Margaret Warner speaks with NPR reporter Jason Beaubien for the latest on the relief efforts in the Port-au-Prince area.

Story: We can hardly believe it ourselves, but somehow Fresh Air has just reached its 20th anniversary as a daily national show. To celebrate, our producers have picked memorable moments that they want to revisit -- from Sacha Baron Cohen to the Dalai Lama's brother.

Hendrik Hertzberg, author of Obamanos!, assesses the year since President Obama's election. And former Ark. Gov. Mike Huckabee and NPR political editor Ken Rudin talk about gains Republicans made in the 2009 elections.

The first official inaugural event: a free concert at the Lincoln Memorial, with a cast of megawatt singers, rockers and actors. NPR's Debbie Elliott joins host Rebecca Roberts to talk about the scene at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday.

In cooperation with Mormon Stories and Sunstone, I am proud to announce that Ashley Sanders has decided to launch her own, new podcast -- patterned (at least in part) after the NPR program "This American Life." The podcast is entitled "Project Deseret", and is dedicated to building a socially, politically, and economically just community.

Since September, Damon Weaver has been creatively finding ways to get Obama's attention for an interview — even enlisting Miami Heat basketball players' help. The fifth-grader from Pahokee, Fla., who has interviewed Joe Biden and Caroline Kennedy, tells NPR what he would ask Obama first.

Q & A Let's learn something together "Why is a mouse when it spins?" non-traditional joke MeFi threads How to draw a head The I-75 project Two stunning minutes of MTV Radical Honesty A discovered underground city Old Sears Catalogs scanned in Ask MeFi threads Cooking threads: stews and cookies How can I be more frugal? Building math skills as an adult Mystery Stone found and identified Building a clock that builds in daylight savings Polite responses to "what's it like being a female _____?...

The presidential election series kicks off with a comprehensive look at the 2008 vote. Tova Wang , vice president of research at Common Cause , talks about the upcoming election, and how well ten swing states are prepared for November 4th. Then: John Fund , Wall Street Journal editorial board member and author of Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy , and Miles Rapoport , president of Demos , a public policy and voting rights organization, take on voter fraud and voter suppression. T...

A look at the Race to the White House with Jim Turner. [0:00:35] ... on NPR's all things considered this morning. Wouldn't want to miss that. Hillary Clinton will be on the today show to CBS early show at CNN sell America warning and also -- BC's morning joke John McCain is in strong Seville Ohio today. Also middle burg Ohio takes a tour of -- machine products of facility they're Sarah Palin. Meeting with Afghan president Karzai in New York City also Colombian president you -- be. In New York City today ...

For the Perry siblings of Tupelo, Miss. — ages 9, 14 and 16 — making music involves making unique instruments from car parts. The young family band with astonishingly mature blues chops demonstrates its craft in NPR's Studio 4A.

The Copenhagen conference on climate change is set to begin Monday, December 7. Both the policy and science aspects of the issue can be overwhelming. NPR science correspondent Richard Harris offers a suggested reading list to help shed some light on the climate change debate.

Government forces continue to clash with the opposition over the controversial election this past June, and protests earlier this week ended in bloodshed. But as the chant of the crowds becomes louder, it is still unclear exactly what is dividing the country. NPR's foreign correspondent Mike Shuster gives us an update on what is really going on in Iran.

In his first month, President Obama got a nearly $1 trillion stimulus package passed, and presented his budget to Congress. But critics say his talk of bipartisanship hasn't become a reality. What's one thing Obama has done so far that's either impressed or disappointed you? [0:01:41] ... is talking to us from is the White House correspondent for the New York Times. -- the -- Peter hey thanks for him. That's -- for president Obama likes to use the word unprecedented. He's when ... [0:07:16] ... hang wit...

The global financial and credit crisis has created a complex web of consequences, with some banks tied to the solvency of communities around the world. Charles Duhigg of the New York Times and Adam Davidson of NPR explain the trail of the crisis and the struggles ahead.

President Obama has much to consider with regard to a deeper commitment to Afghanistan. There's the political dimension, the strain on American forces, the financial costs and the toll on human life. Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad joins NPR News Analyst Ted Koppel and Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, for a discussion of the conflict.

In 1986, NPR's Jacki Lyden interviewed inmates in the only maximum-security federal prison in the U.S. described as "Level 6." The offenders there were considered the nation's most dangerous. Last spring, one of the men Lyden had interviewed gave her a call. Released after 35 years, Michael Geoghegan had gone looking for salvation.

New Appointments To The Obama Cabinet; NPR Makes Big Cuts To Staff; Orange County Journalists Roundtable [0:00:17] ... at least nominees still to be. Two decided on by the US senate at the latest of which is a former senator from South Dakota. Tom Daschle's takeover is health and Human Services Secretary if he ends up being. Approved by the US senate. -- however before Barack Obama could even answer questions of journalists about what his health plan might entail. He had to take ... [0:11:10] ... politi...

More on the deadly virus that killed three people in an Elizabethtown nursing home... Also, questions linger over how county officials released information about the virus... Republican Betty Little reacts to her party's dwindling majority in the state Senate... A planned auto race on the frozen surface of Lake Colby is causing quite a stir in the Adirondacks... And what happens when soap bubbles freeze. [0:00:47] ... area hospital following a deadly viral outbreak. But spokeswoman Claudia Hutton wi...

The wife of the rescued Vermont sea captain thanks the public for an outpouring of support... The vote count in New York's 20th Congressional District is still too close to call... Washington lawmakers - including Kirsten Gillibrand - say they're worried about a cut back to the Essential Air Service grants that northern New York depends on... Tax Day 'Tea Parties' are planned in the North Country... And extremely dysfunctional politics in small town New York. [0:00:21] ... And extreme...

Interviews with Henry Rollins, NPR's Garrison Keillor, and author John Dean Check out Amazon Wire every month for great interviews and exclusives. www.amazon.com/podcast

U.S. troops and Taliban fighters continue to clash in Afghanistan in the run up to the presidential election on Aug. 20. Jeffrey Brown speaks with NPR's Renee Montagne, who is on assignment in southern Afghanistan.

Story: In this week's edition of The Political Junkie, Elizabeth Shipp of Naral Pro-Choice America and Ramona Oliver of Emily's List discuss how women are choosing between the Democratic candidates. Also, NPR political editor Ken Rudin details results of the Kentucky and Oregon primaries. [0:01:01] ... how the issue of gender and the campaign lives on. Even as senator Clinton's campaign falters. But as usually begin with a trivia question cameras with us here at the museum and hey can I -- and what's the...

Federal agents in Utah, Colorado and New Mexico arrested two dozen people Wednesday morning in a crackdown on the sale of ancient Indian artifacts allegedly stolen from federal and tribal land, NPR has learned.

Wednesday’s Poem: “Admission Requirements of U.S. and Canadian Dental Schools” by Ron Koertge, from Making Love to Roget’s Wife: Poems New and Selected. Wednesday’s Literary Notes: It’s the birthday of the world’s only academically accredited enigmatologist, Will Shortz, born on an Arabian horse farm in Crawfordsville, Indiana (1952). He’s the current crossword editor of The New York Times, the puzzle master of NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, and the author or editor of dozens of books…

Calculator hackers have figured out how to run independent OS's on TI calculators. Unfortunately TI wants to stop them. Why? We have no idea. Also we play fast and loose with physics when discussing black holes and Higgs Bosons. We also totally redefined the word mint. In a bad way unfortunately. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50078142',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); --> Listen ...

Two American museums designed by one world-famous architect have evoked two very different reactions from visitors and critics alike. Laura Sydell investigates the tensions between form and function in the latest installment of NPR's series on 21st-century museums.

KUOW is a valuable resource for understanding the news and the world we live in. National Public Radio hosts and commentators regularly provide information about everything from politics to cooking. Today we revisit three interviews with NPR regulars. At age 91, Daniel Schorr still serves as senior news analyst on All Things Considered. Lynne Rossetto Kasper hosts The Splendid Table and Tavis Smiley hosts The Tavis Smiley Show. Join us to hear about their backgrounds, expertise, and passions. [0:07:12] ....

She's one of theater's Everest roles, exhausting, perilous -- and irresistible to any actress with a sense of adventure. Even Marge Simpson couldn't resist her. NPR's Lynn Neary asks why Streetcar is such a wild ride.

What better way to spend a summer afternoon than curled up with a good book? NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg asks three independent booksellers for their picks for lazy days and warm nights.

The story just gives me chills. Not only because I tend to fly Air France across the Atlantic, but more generally the whole idea of going down in a plane just strikes me as one of the worst ways to go. The Post has a small update, and an online chat , going on now, for another ten minutes, I believe. Included was this: Philadelphia, Pa. : Why did it take so long to locate a missing plane? I realize that radar doesn't work below a certain altitude and that it is hard to spot something in the ocean. But, stil...

In this installment of NPR's In Character series, JJ Sutherland asks what makes Bugs Bugs -- and decides that the bunny's mercurial nature is essential to his appeal.

The authors Guild might be afraid of the robotic voice of the Kindle, but Wil Wheaton sure isn't. Neilsen lays a bombshell with the news that job search sites have increased traffic because of, you guessed it, these troubled times. And Hearst is planning their own large format e-reader for their magazines. Listen now: Download today's podcast EPISODE 920 Facebook wants you to ring in on policy http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=56566967130 It’s not always about money; sometime...

I never thought I'd be a supporter of any action taken by Clear Channel (also known as "Killer of Small Independent Radio Stations"), but they're taking a stand with NPR against the new Internet radio copyright ruling. Weird, but good.

Did former Vice President Dick Cheney order the CIA to keep Congress in the dark about a program to capture or kill al-Qaeda leaders? NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving, Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Peter Hoekstra discuss a potential congressional investigation. Meanwhile, will Attorney General Eric Holder appoint a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of torture during the Bush administration?

Filed under: Podcast, podcast-audioHello everyone, Tyler here - back with a long overdue podcast for your listening pleasure (read: no video)Jason sat down recently with NPR's On The Media to discuss the issues surrounding the recent kerfuffle regarding the preference of some interviewees to do their interviews by email.Unlike the version you may have heard on NPR, this is the 100% unedited version!A truly interesting look at what happens behind the editing, after hearing this you may gain a whole new persp...

Filed under: Podcast, podcast-audioHello everyone, Tyler here - back with a long overdue podcast for your listening pleasure (read: no video)Jason sat down recently with NPR's On The Media to discuss the issues surrounding the recent kerfuffle regarding the preference of some interviewees to do their interviews by email.Related reading: Dave Winer, Jeff Jarvisdownload: audio [mp3]subscribe: iTunes | audio view: transcriptscontact: cast [at] calacanis.comPermalink | Email this | Linking&n...

Hello everyone, Tyler here - back with a long-overdue podcast for your listening pleasure (read: no video). Jason sat down recently with NPR NPR's On The Media, to discuss the issues surrounding the recent kerfuffle regarding the preference of some interviewees to do their interviews by email. Related reading: Dave Winer, Jeff Jarvis. Tags: Tyler, podcast, Jason, [...]

President Obama heads to the Capital on Wednesday for his first State of the Union address, facing an approval rating below 50 percent. NPR Political Junkie Ken Rudin discusses what the president should say to restore faith in his policy agenda. Rudin is joined by former presidential speech writers Peter Robinson, who wrote for Ronald Reagan, and Paul Glastris, who was on Bill Clinton’s staff.

Story: In 2004, George W. Bush and the GOP enjoyed a surge of support from Latino voters. Now, four years later, polls show many Latinos are leaning toward Obama. Latinos are the largest minority in the U.S. and McCain, who has a long history with immigration reform, is fighting to win Latino voters back to the GOP. [0:06:04] ... important bill for Latinos and that's to from a Eagles be they Democrat or Republican they really wanted that built past. And there was no response from the McCain. Himself more...

NPR Health Correspondent Dick Knox tells of the story of his friend and neighbor, Catherine Royce, who died recently — by choice. Catherine suffered from Lou Gehrig's disease, and as she became sicker, she decided to plan a deliberate death. It wasn't easy — some around her felt it was wrong. But Catherine wanted to die on her own terms.

Cokie Roberts of NPR and ABC News, and Lawrence O'Donnell of MSNBC and The McLaughlin Group, join Ruth Seymour to discuss what candidates mean when they talk about change. [0:01:54] ... an Op Ed piece by a man -- cool -- And to New York Times like this click that christmas that was really interesting and he says Mr. Bush positioned himself in 2000 as close to ... [0:04:42] ... of responsibility in governing that does exist in and members of the Senate certainly that I worked with of the great pleasure o...

Federal investigators filed charges against eight people in connection with the disappearance of young Somali-Americans who allegedly left the U.S. to fight with a terrorist group in Somalia. NPR's counterterrorism correspondent Dina Temple-Raston talks about the investigation.

Average Joes It's an election-centered edition of Average Joes today with a politically diverse group of men all between 24-34. Let's find out what this group of young people and WFAE listeners will agree or disagree on regarding the issues and candidates for Election 2008. Dave Flores, Justin Wade, Dustin Harbin, and Brian Grady If you are interested in being a future Average Joe, contact us! Email us a little about yourself and your personal and political viewpoints to charlottetalks@wfae.org [0:01:19]...

The war in Afghanistan is getting more attention these days, but there is still regular violence in Iraq. Quil Lawrence, NPR's Baghdad bureau chief, talks about rising tensions between Arabs and Kurds in the north, and what it's like to cover the war as troops continue to withdraw.

Cheech and Chong, the famous stoner comedy duo, have reunited for their first tour in more than 25 years. Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong released their first comedy albums in the 1970s, with routines about hippies, sex and most notably, their love of marijuana. Marin and Chong talk with NPR's Neal Conan about their "Get It Legal" tour, their friendship and what brought them back together after so many years.

Michel Martin offers a behind-the-scenes peek at a talk show currently under development at NPR. This week, panelists discuss the Cherokee Nation's decision to oust the descendants of slaves and the recent New York resolution against the N-word.

Michel Martin offers a behind-the-scenes peek at a talk show currently under development at NPR. This week, panelists discuss the Cherokee Nation's decision to oust the descendants of slaves and the recent New York resolution against the N-word.

The U.S. military has tightened its rules for targeting the Taliban, but the measure may increase the risks for U.S. troops. NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman, retired Maj. Gen. Mike Davidson and Nicholas Goldberg of the Los Angeles Times weigh in on the changes.

In the third episode of Comics on Comics Radio, host Sax Carr welcomes legendary comic artist, Alex Ross (Marvels, Kingdom Come, Project Superpowers) along with Asterios Kokkinos (Cracked Magazine, NPR’s Marketplace), Steven Saunders (Secret Cross) and Blair Marnell (Wizard Magazine) for a mindbending hour of comics & comedy!   This [...]

Host Sax Carr and the CoC panelists Asterios Kokkinos (Cracked Magazine, NPR’s Marketplace), Steven Saunders (Secret Cross) and Blair Marnell (Wizard Magazine) welcome Jason Aaron (Scalped, Ghost Rider, Wolverine: Weapon X) for a hell raising hour of comics and comedy!   This week, our panel examines the true origins of Elton John’s Pride [...]

In the fifth episode of Comics on Comics Radio, host Sax Carr welcomes back rising comic star Mark Sable (Grounded, Two-Face: Year One) along with Asterios Kokkinos (Cracked Magazine, NPR’s Marketplace), Steven Saunders (Secret Cross) and Blair Marnell (Wizard Magazine) for a fearless hour of comics & comedy!   This week, our panel examines [...]

Comics on Comics Radio returns for our sixth episode as host Sax Carr along with Asterios Kokkinos (Cracked Magazine, NPR’s Marketplace), Steven Saunders (Secret Cross) and Blair Marnell (Wizard Magazine) welcomes Darick Robertson (The Boys, Transmetropolitan) for another round of comics and comedy!   This week, our panel discusses the end of Ed Brubaker’s [...]

Comics on Comics Radio returns from hiatus with our spectacular seventh episode! Host Sax Carr welcomes rising comic superstar Rick Remender (The Punisher, Fear Agent, The End League) along with Asterios Kokkinos (Cracked Magazine, NPR’s Marketplace), Steven Saunders (Secret Cross) and Blair Marnell (Wizard Magazine) for a relentless hour of comics & comedy!   [...]

Universes collide as Comics on Comics Radio returns in our eighth episode featuring a blockbuster crossover with The Comic Book Club!   Host Sax Carr, along with Asterios Kokkinos (Cracked Magazine, NPR’s Marketplace) and Blair Marnell (Wizard Magazine) team up with Justin Tyler, Pete LePage, and Alex Zalben for a spectacular hour of comics [...]

Comics on Comics Radio strikes back with our electrifying ninth episode! Host Sax Carr welcomes comic book veteran John Arcudi (B.P.R.D., Wednesday Comics, Predator) along with Asterios Kokkinos (Cracked Magazine, NPR’s Marketplace), Steven Saunders (Secret Cross) and Blair Marnell (Wizard Magazine) for another round of comics & comedy!   In this episode, our panel [...]

Comics on Comics returns with our brand new radio show! Host Sax Carr welcomes comics scribe Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier, B.P.R.D. 1947) along with Asterios Kokkinos (Cracked Magazine, NPR’s Marketplace), Steven Saunders (Secret Cross) and Blair Marnell (Wizard Magazine) for our inaugural audio podcast!   This week, our panel kicks the corpse of Frank Miller’s [...]

In the second episode of Comics on Comics Radio , host Sax Carr returns with regular CoC panelists Asterios Kokkinos (Cracked Magazine, NPR’s Marketplace), Steven Saunders (Secret Cross) and Blair Marnell (Wizard Magazine) as they welcome Josh Howard (Dead@17) for another round of comics & comedy!   This week, our panel takes a look [...]

The annual South by Southwest Music Festival brings more than 1,800 musicians from around the globe to Austin, Texas, which even in normal times bills itself as the "live music capitol of the world." Jeffrey Brown talks to NPR's Bob Boilen about this year's event.

I guess Cornyn isn't that upset with Gingrich's anti-Latino attacks after all. Bad message for the GOP to be sending to the country's 30 million Latinos. Lost in the hoopla over NRSC Chairman John Cornyn's (R-Texas) criticism of Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh is that fact that one of these men is set to help him raise lots of money. Speaking on NPR on Thursday, Cornyn called Gingrich's and Limbaugh's labeling of Sotomayor as racist "terrible" and diminished them by noting that they aren't "elected Republic...

I don't think I've ever written about Craigslist here. Probably because I don't spend much time thinking about it, or worrying about it. But I know that some people do, for example Terry Gross, the host of NPR's Fresh Air. It comes up when people talk about the Internet destroying things that matter, like the classified ads in newspapers. At one point in an interview with Wired editor Chris Anderson she asks, in a bewildered way, what happened. She was saying it was a shame that Craigslist comes along and ...

The line between civilization and savagery is frighteningly thin; in my case, as thin as a wire. I came home from a tough week at work and my wife said those words that no modern man wants to hear. "The internet is down." Internet? Down? I contemplated an evening with no access to the multitude of on-line resources; no visiting the NPR website for insightful commentary on the day??s events; no researching the positions of presidential candidates on MySpace; no watching YouTube videos of people hur...

#792 Daily Source Code for Tuesday September 23d 2008 We Are Making Them Sweat! bushspeachcomment China banks told to halt lending to US banks-SCMP FLASH: Fed Speaking Out Both Sides Of Mouth - The Market Ticker Ron Paul Weighs In On The Financial Catastrophe : NPR The American Monetary Institute YouTube [...]

Hosts: Dick DeBartolo with Leo Laporte Leo calls his mom to help him demonstrate the ease of using the Livio NPR Radio. For show notes visit the TWiT Wiki. For more details and a chance to win the Mad Magazine "What The Heck Is It?" contest, visit GizWiz.Biz. Bandwidth for Daily Giz Wiz is provided by AOL Music and Spinner.com. Running time: 34:40

Senior NPR news analyst Daniel Schorr remembers the life and influence of New York Times columnist and presidential speechwriter William Safire, who died Sunday. Schorr knew Safire as a longtime friend, acerbic and combative, but loyal.

Democrats are weighing their options for passing a health care bill in the wake of Republican Scott Brown's upset win on Tuesday in the Massachusetts Senate race. Some Republicans argue that efforts to overhaul health care are dead. NPR's Ron Elving and Julie Rovner weigh in on what lies ahead for health care.

National Public Radio announced Wednesday that it will cancel two programs and lay off 64 staff members -- its first staff cuts in 25 years. Ellen Weiss, NPR's senior vice president for news, discusses the cuts and the recession's worsening effects on the media.

National Public Radio announced Wednesday that it will cancel two programs and lay off 64 staff members -- its first staff cuts in 25 years. Ellen Weiss, NPR's senior vice president for news, discusses the cuts and the recession's worsening effects on the media.

As the Big Three automakers contract, the manufacturing base that supplies those automakers is being forced to adapt. Detroit Public Radio's Sarah Cwiek talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about one auto supplier that has diversified its business.

Hillary Clinton scored a big win in Kentucky yesterday, but with another loss – this time in Oregon – her chances of becoming the Democratic nominee continue to slip away. Did sexist media coverage help push Hillary's campaign off track? Should Hillary Clinton have given a speech about gender – similar to the speech Barack Obama gave about race? What have you've seen or read in the media? What conversations have you been having about gender and the presidential primary? Also today: how ha...

In a new segment from Rough Cuts, Michel Martin takes a weekly look at events across the globe. She talks to NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton about the wave of anti-government protests and violence in the African nation of Guinea.

In a new segment from Rough Cuts, Michel Martin takes a weekly look at events across the globe. She talks to NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton about the wave of anti-government protests and violence in the African nation of Guinea.

As health care costs have soared, many physicians have struggled to manage the business end of health care and provide quality care for their patients. Two doctors, each with more than 30 years of experience, talk with NPR about the changes they've seen in health care, and where the system might be headed.

The future of General Motors came into question Thursday as its own auditors raised doubts on whether it can survive without a major restructuring. NPR reporter Frank Langfitt provides an update on the automaker and its bid for more government aid.

Today marks the first anniversary of the Dirtbag Diaries. Along the way, hundreds of you have written in offering words of encouragement, story ideas and suggestions for improvement. Some of you have even offered to donate money, which is so very kind, but totally unnecessary.  That said I have a way for you to help us grow and improve. While the Google machine is powerful, it can??t tell us everything. So in an attempt to pigeon hole you and get your feedback, we??re going to have to do this with a se...

William Easterly, economist and co-director of the Development Research Institute at New York University, thinks entrepreneurship may be the answer to turning the recession around. His knowledge of development economics in Africa has influenced how he sees the U.S. economy. [0:00:13] ... court charged the country's president with war crimes. And secretary of state Hillary Clinton called today for talks with Russia over issues on which the two countries disagree she meets with their Russian counterpart to...

Show notes: Discussion: @ 9:30 Dan and Jeff discuss digital text. Check out 'The Machine is Us/Using Us' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE Tech Talk: @ 1:02:59 Jeff reviews some science websites. http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/3djigsaw_02/index.shtml http://phet.colorado.edu/index.php http://www.visiblebody.com/ Book Talk: @ 1:07:48 Dan reviews 'Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules' by David Sedaris. Media Integration: @ 1:11:21 Dan reviews 'The Writer's Block' ...

On this episode, we pay tribute to the legendary health crusader, Paul Bragg, www.Bragg.com. In addition, NPR news joins us for a review of the new San Francisco restaurant "Cafe Gratitude". www.cafegratitude.com We close with our lecture series, Part Two of Paul Nison recorded live at the Living Temple, February 13th, 2006. This episode sponsored by Good Mood Food www.goodmoodfood.com.

He's more bigoted than Archie Bunker, more short-tempered than Jackie Gleason, and much more trouble-prone than his animated precursor Fred Flintstone. NPR's Julie Rovner profiles South Park's wildly inappropriate fourth-grader.

When self-described grump Eric Weiner took a year off from being an NPR correspondent to search for the happiest countries in the world he found some surprising reasons why people are content with the places they call home. Eric joins Rick to discuss what makes the Dutch, Swiss, Icelanders, East Indians, Thais, and even the Bhutanese happy with their lot in life. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves -- including episode descriptions, program archives and related details -- visit www.ricksteves.co...

When self-described grump Eric Weiner took a year off from being an NPR correspondent to search for the happiest countries in the world he found some surprising reasons why people are content with the places they call home. Eric joins Rick to discuss what makes the Dutch, Swiss, Icelanders, East Indians, Thais, and even the Bhutanese happy with their lot in life. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves -- including episode descriptions, program archives and related details -- visit www.ricksteves.co...