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Distracted Driving

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Hour 1 This week the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that states ban talking and texting behind the wheel, including hands-free devices. Studies have shown that distracted driving plays a role in 8,000 crashes daily in the United States and is responsible for over 3000 fatalities a year. Last month, Pennsylvania became 35th state to [...]

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Gossip

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Hour 2 Through the years philosophers and writers have all weighed in on the subject of gossip. Playwright Oscar Wilde famously said: “There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” Novelist Joseph Conrad offered “Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody [...]

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Returning troops and the military/civilian divide

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Hour 1 When roughly 45,000 American troops serving in Iraq return home later this month, they will be greeted by flag-waving and ceremony in appreciation of their service to our country.  What also awaits them is a public who understands very little about military culture and what our troops have experienced in war. The volunteer [...]

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Iran and Its Fraying Ties with the West

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Hour 2 The British Embassy in Iran was stormed last week by angry hordes of what were alternately described as “students” and “basiji,” or thugs on the payroll of the Iranian regime. That prompted England to pull its diplomats from Iran and Iran to follow suit, further fraying ties between the Shiite theocracy and the [...]

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Aging in Place

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Hour 2 While retirement communities may appeal to some people, in surveys most Americans say they want to grow old in their homes. The “aging in place” movement, as it’s been called, works to enable people to stay in their homes for as long as possible through social support networks, changes to home design, and [...]

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National News Roundup

Friday, October 28th, 2011

Hour 1 In this week’s news roundup, we take a look at three important national stories. First, a new study by the Congressional Budget Office on income inequality in America shows the incomes of the wealthiest 1 percent grew by 275 percent from 1979-2007 compared to middle income households, which only grew 40 percent, and low-income [...]

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"Out of the Shadows" — a radio documentary about Post-Traumatic Stress

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Hour 1 In our continuing coverage of the 10th anniversary of the events surrounding 9/11, we break from our usual format to air  “Out of the Shadows,” a WHYY special produced by Maiken Scott. Post-Traumatic Stress has become a buzzword and mental health professionals, politicians and policy makers vow to address our emotional response to [...]

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E.B. White’s Eccentric Life and The Story of Charlotte’s Web

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Hour 2 Do you look at a spider web for secret messages? No? Then you probably never read the 1952 classic, “Charlotte’s Web, ” about the farm pig whose impending slaughter is put off by the high-praising messages spun in the dazzling webs of his friend, Charlotte, the spider. “Charlotte’s Web” still charms children and [...]

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Princeton historian JAMES MCPHERSON on 150 years of the Civil War

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Hour 2 We’ll continue to look back at what we learned and what we still need to correct from the American Civil War. A lot has been covered the last 150 years, but since we’re talking to our guest, Princeton history professor, JAMES MCPHERSON, author of the landmark 1988 book, Pulitzer Prize-winning, “Battle Cry of [...]

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Why We Fear Flying: The Hassles and Real Phobias Behind Today's Air Travel

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Hour 2 It’s summertime and planes are packed with vacationers trying to escape their hectic and stressful lives for a few days or a few weeks.  But for most of us, airline travel these days is the antithesis of relaxing – just booking a flight or stepping into the airport can send your blood pressure [...]

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