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Last week, President Obama ordered the suspension of all trials at Guantanamo Bay and signed an executive order to close the detention ce ...

We take a look at the increasingly popular world of Mixed Martial Arts, a combat sport that blends boxing with wrestling, kickboxing, and ...

In the face of claims that the mainstream media was biased towards the candidacy of Barack Obama, we talk about the ability of the press ...

While the public has embraced the work of Andrew Wyeth, the quality of his painting has been the subject of much debate among critics. We ...

We discuss the aftermath of the war in Gaza and the implications for peace in the region. Our guests are JOHN GING, Director of the Unite ...

In his new book, The Tyranny of Dead Ideas, writer MATT MILLER explores concepts embraced by our leaders that he says are no longer relev ...

We get reactions to President Obama’s Inauguration with JESSE WASHINGTON, race and ethnicity writer for the Associated Press, and C ...

PREEMTED FOR NPR’S COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA’S INAUGURATION ...

PREEMTED FOR NPR’S COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA’S INAUGURATION ...

Can you identify the 12 constellations of the zodiac? How about the names of all the planets in our galaxy? No, well that’s okay, W ...

[REBROADCAST] Self-taught 18th century scientist William Herschel and his sister, Caroline, hunted comets, cataloged thousands of stars a ...

[REBROADCAST] We talk with historian TOM SUGRUE about the history of civil rights and racial equality in the northern United States. His ...

After sneaking into the divisional playoffs, this weekend the Eagles will play for their fifth NFC championship in eight years. We’ ...

Last Thursday the Senate focused on trying to confirm national security and financial Cabinet members by President-elect Obama’s in ...

TEMPLE GRANDIN is the most well-known adult with autism. In her new book, “Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animal ...