International
The ongoing threat of al-Qaeda
In her Congressional testimony last week regarding the attack on an American consulate in Benghazi, Hillary Clinton said that the recent ...
Air Date: January 29, 2013
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An end to the combat ban for women
Last week Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that he was ending the military’s ban on women serving in combat positions. “Femal ...
Air Date: January 28, 2013
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Reflections on Haiti: Farewell, Fred Voodoo
GUEST: AMY WILENTZ It’s been three years since Haiti was rocked by the 2010 earthquake that has left the countr ...
Air Date: January 28, 2013
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Julie Otsuka-The Buddha in the Attic
Novelist JULIE OTSUKA didn’t dream of being a writer. She pursued fine ...
Air Date: January 25, 2013
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Will Obama’s second term change prospects for climate?
In his inaugural speech, President Obama made climate change a central priority of his second term: “We will respond to the threat of c ...
Air Date: January 24, 2013
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The Inauguration and Obama’s next term
Yesterday President Obama was sworn into his second term as commander in chief of the United States , something that has only happened ...
Air Date: January 22, 2013
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NPR’s Andy Carvin, a ‘Distant Witness’ via social media
The Arab Spring changed history, and changed the way breaking news is reported around the world and who controls the news. NPR social med ...
Air Date: January 22, 2013
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Journalist Mark Bowden on “The Finish” of Osama bin Laden
[REBROADCAST] Journalist MARK BOWDEN r ...
Air Date: January 11, 2013
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The President’s national security team nominations and the future of foreign policy
In nominating Senator John Kerry as Secretary of State, Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense and White House counter-terrorism adv ...
Air Date: January 10, 2013
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Trips, adventures and vacations and how to get there in 2013
If you’re like the staff of Radio Times, you’re always planning your next trip or thinking about where you’d like to ...
Air Date: January 9, 2013
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The six men accused of gang raping and killing a 23-year-old Indian woman were formally charged last week. The horrific attack has set of ...
Air Date: January 7, 2013
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Ross King on Leonardo da Vinci and The Last Supper
[REBROADCAST] One of the most famous paintings in the world is Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” painted on t ...
Air Date: January 1, 2013
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New York Times wine critic Eric Asimov
[REBROADCAST] Are you comfortable choosing wine at a restaurant? Do you know a good value when buying a bottle in a stor ...
Air Date: December 31, 2012
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David Quammen on ‘Spillover’ of animal diseases into humans
[REBROADCAST] Avian flu. Ebola. SARS. AIDS. All of us have been exposed, at least in the media, to diseases that have mi ...
Air Date: December 28, 2012
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Politics, foreign affairs and the year in review
In Washington, lawmakers are still wrangling over plans that would prevent a fiscal crisis in coming days and have put on hold further ne ...
Air Date: December 26, 2012
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