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The March on Washington at 50

Guests: Eddie Glaude, Alexis Moore Bruton, Carmen Febo-San Miguel Today marks the 50th anniversary of the 1963 Ma ...

Air Date: August 28, 2013

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Deconstructing Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech

GUESTS: JOHN MCWHORTER AND DR. KEVIN R. JOHNSON Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of ...

Air Date: August 27, 2013

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Assisted Suicide — the ethical and legal issues

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Air Date: August 20, 2013

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Two men and a boat/Update on Pope Francis

Guests: Jonah Eaton, Bob Eaton, Father Jim Martin For the past eight years,  ...

Air Date: July 31, 2013

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Why the humanities matter

GUESTS: DANIELLE S. ALLEN, SEAN BUFFINGTON & MARJORIE KEEFE Is a humanities education endangered? The Obama A ...

Air Date: July 1, 2013

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Who’s getting married, who isn’t and why

Guest:  Andrew Cherlin [REBROADCAST] In honor of the start of wedding season, we’re going to ...

Air Date: June 21, 2013

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Bishop Gene Robinson

GUEST: GENE ROBINSON Ten years ago ...

Air Date: June 12, 2013

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Donald Kraybill on “The Amish”

GUEST: DONALD KRAYBILL The Amish population in the United States is just about a quarter of a million people toda ...

Air Date: June 11, 2013

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Who’s getting married, who isn’t and why

Guest:  Andrew Cherlin In honor of the start of wedding season, we’re going to spend the hour talking about t ...

Air Date: May 15, 2013

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Should refusing medical care for children be considered neglect?

Guests:  Paul Offit and Shawn Peters Eight-month old Brandon Schaible died last month after his parents re ...

Air Date: May 14, 2013

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The Brothers Emanuel

Guest: EZEKIEL EMANUEL HR 1 ...

Air Date: May 10, 2013

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Plan B, politics and parents

Guests:  Jessica Arons and Joan Vennochi Back in 2011, in a ...

Air Date: May 8, 2013

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The Brothers Emanuel

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Air Date: April 2, 2013

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The legacy of Pope Benedict and hopes for the future of the Catholic church

GUESTS:  SISTER SIMONE CAMPBELL, WILLIAM MADGES, BETHANY WELCH Cardinals from across the globe have gathered in ...

Air Date: March 11, 2013

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Forty years since Roe v. Wade

Forty years ago this month, the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, the historic case that made abortion legal in the United States. The ...

Air Date: January 9, 2013

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