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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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This undated photo provided by the Buncombe County Detention Center shows Michael Christopher Estes, who’s accused of planting an improvised explosive device at the airport on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, in Asheville, N.C.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

If Michael Christopher Estes (who?) was a Muslim …

Take a wild guess why Michael Christopher Estes' thwarted domestic airport attack hasn't gone viral. Hint: He's not a Muslim.

8 years ago

A member of the Puerto Rican National Guard delivers food and water brought via helicopter to victims of Hurricane Maria, to the  San Lorenzo neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Arts & Entertainment

Orchestra offers 'West Side Story' as fundraiser for Puerto Rico's recovery

The Philadelphia Orchestra's 'West Side Story' concert series — scheduled well in advance of Hurricane Maria — has become a chance to donate to disaster recovery efforts.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump is shown in the Oval Office of the White House.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Trump's press-bashing bluster is pure Shakespeare

It's truly a different world now for the man-child who finds himself in the White House stewing over press coverage that he is powerless to control.

8 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Lawmakers push bump stock ban; gun control groups say ‘do more’

Bump stocks are currently legal — even though automatic weapons are only legal with a special license.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Education

Sexual Assault on College Campuses

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos rescinded the Obama-era guidelines for how colleges investigate sexual misconduct complaints, saying she ...

Air Date: October 9, 2017

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Two women embrace outside of a family assistance center
NewsWorks Tonight
Lifestyle

Gallup: Majority believe America would be safer if more Americans carried concealed weapons

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

8 years ago

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Mark Zuckerberg
Politics & Policy

On ‘Radio Times’: ‘Facebook has taken over news distribution’

The 2016 election proved that Facebook is now a juggernaut of news distribution, both real and fake.

8 years ago

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White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster
Community

Mr. Taubenberger goes to Washington … to honor a Philadelphia native

A Philadelphia councilman is traveling to Washington, D.C., Friday with an award for a high-ranking official in the Trump administration.

8 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Courts & Law

The case for televising U.S. Supreme Court proceedings

The first Monday in October, the start of the U.S. Supreme Court’s new term, prompts an almost annual question:  Why don’t ...

8 years ago

Workers in matching blue tshirts man a table in Philadelphia
Lifestyle

Philly joins national daylong effort to screen for depression

An estimated 85,000 people in Philadelphia live with depression. There may be more, so the city offered free screenings Thursday as part of National Depression Screening Day.

8 years ago

Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., take a photo of the 21st Century Cures Act prior to a signing ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Murphy won’t seek reelection after abortion controversy

Republican Congressman Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania has announced plans to retire at the end of this term — amid tawdry revelations of an extramarital affair.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump takes a walking tour to survey hurricane damage and recovery efforts in a neighborhood in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Puerto Rico’s financial problems

Guests: Jenna Johnson, Amilcar Antonio Barreto What did President Trump mean when he said that Puerto Rico has ...

Air Date: October 5, 2017

Listen 49:16
U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Vegas aftermath: If only Republicans cared about the already born

These alleged leaders have truly mastered the art of the worthless gesture.

8 years ago

Police officers stand along the Las Vegas Strip the Mandalay Bay resort and casino during a shooting near the casino, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The Vegas Massacre

Guests: Casey Morell, Frida Ghitis, Dannagal Young The carnage that occurred Sunday night in Las Vegas was the de ...

Air Date: October 3, 2017

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Police officers and medical personnel stand at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip
Lifestyle

N.J. and Philly police react to Las Vegas massacre

The president of New Jersey's largest police union was at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino as the shooting occurred Sunday night.

8 years ago

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