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Available Episodes (10)
Paying thousands of dollars to land an unpaid internship and what the trend means for the growing gulf between America's haves and have-nots.
Published: Thursday, 20 August 2009 18:22:41
Duration: 46:18
Size: 21.23 MB
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Ray LaHood, Barack Obama's Republican Transportation Secretary, weighs in on "Cash for Clunkers," high-speed rail, texting while driving, and where the stimulus is going.
Published: Thursday, 20 August 2009 17:12:45
Duration: 45:24
Size: 20.81 MB
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A city boy goes goat farming. We get close to land, cheese, and pasture with the author of "Goat Song."
Published: Wednesday, 19 August 2009 19:01:50
Duration: 45:53
Size: 21.04 MB
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He walked across Afghanistan. Now, on the eve of elections, we'll talk with Rory Stewart about what's at stake as the country goes to the polls.
Published: Wednesday, 19 August 2009 17:51:49
Duration: 46:09
Size: 21.16 MB
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The White House signals health care compromise and could back away from a government-run "public option." We ask Howard Dean and others what that would mean for reform.
Published: Tuesday, 18 August 2009 18:45:06
Duration: 46:16
Size: 21.21 MB
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Pulitzer Prize winning author Richard Russo on his new novel of midlife crackup and the search for happiness: "That Old Cape Magic."
Published: Tuesday, 18 August 2009 17:35:06
Duration: 45:54
Size: 21.04 MB
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Master storyteller Pat Conroy talks about his first novel in 14 years, "South of Broad," and much more.
Published: Monday, 17 August 2009 20:00:07
Duration: 46:08
Size: 21.15 MB
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Iran after the crackdown. Show trial, torture, internal power struggles, and much more. We'll read the signals from Tehran.
Published: Monday, 17 August 2009 19:03:16
Duration: 46:27
Size: 21.3 MB
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The president stumps for health care, and the town halls stay hot. The Fed sees hope. Hillary Clinton tours Africa. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
Published: Friday, 14 August 2009 18:03:12
Duration: 46:07
Size: 21.14 MB
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A violent prison riot in Chino, California puts an over-strapped system in the spotlight. We'll look at California's prison crisis, and overburdened prisons across the country.
Published: Thursday, 13 August 2009 17:42:15
Duration: 45:58
Size: 21.07 MB
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