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The risks and rewards of older parenthood
Among the many changes in American families over the past few decades is the increasing number of parents who are having children later i ...
Air Date: December 13, 2012
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A conversation with former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker
Our guest in this hour of Radio Times, RYAN C. CROCKER, recently stepped down as U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan. Crocker ...
Air Date: December 13, 2012
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Some suggestions about how we can live with guns
Gun control hardly came up during the 2012 election. Obama briefly mentioned an assault weapons ban in one of the debates but neither G ...
Air Date: December 12, 2012
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Nikki Johnson-Huston: from homeless to lawyer
City of Philadelphia tax solicitor and 2012 USA Eisenhower Fellow, ...
Air Date: December 12, 2012
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Anoushka Shankar, world renowned sitar player and composer, daughter of the ...
Air Date: December 11, 2012
For young middle-class families who are committed to living in a diverse, vibrant urban environment while contributing to the economic he ...
Air Date: December 11, 2012
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Contraception, sexual health and teens
The American Academy of Pediatrics came out with a recommendation recently to increase teen access to emergency contraception. In a new p ...
Air Date: December 11, 2012
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Mercurial Ice and a Gigantic Black Hole
Astounding! Water on the planet closest to the Sun? According to NASA , Mercury’s surface temp is -297 to 800F at the equator diurn ...
Air Date: December 10, 2012
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Male survivors of sexual abuse
It’s estimated that one in six boys is sexually abused in childhood. Victims are more likely to suffer PTSD, anxiety disorders, an ...
Air Date: December 10, 2012
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The complicated, internal secrecy of the Eisenhower administration
President Dwight D. Eisenhower, known for his calm, grandfatherly demeanor, was the first American president that could have destroyed th ...
Air Date: December 10, 2012
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The Paulsboro train derailment – lessons learned
The freight train derailment on Friday, November 30, that sent 4 tank cars carrying toxic vinyl chloride into the Mantua Creek in Paulsbo ...
Air Date: December 10, 2012
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December 8, 2012 — Ever hear of the famed “Banana of the North?” These native fruit trees reign on You Be ...
Air Date: December 8, 2012
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