Talk of the Nation (News)
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- Host: Neal Conan
- Journalist Neal Conan leads a productive exchange of ideas and opinions on the issues that dominate the news landscape. From politics and public service to education, religion, music and healthcare, Neal Conan offers call-in listeners the opportunity to join enlightening discussions with decision-makers, authors, academicians and artists from around the world.
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NPR: 11-21-2008 Talk of the Nation - Hour 1
Fri, Nov 21
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Stories: 1) Can Plug-in Cars Energize The Auto Industry? 2) Take A Ride In A Car Of The Future
NPR: 11-21-2008 Talk of the Nation - Hour 2
Fri, Nov 21
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Stories: 1) Ancient Mystery: How The Great Pyramid Was Built 2) The Human Gut Is A Real Melting Pot 3) Atlantis To Antarctica: Tales Of Extreme Research
Atlantis To Antarctica: Tales Of Extreme Research
Fri, Nov 21
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From the bottom of the sea to the bottom of the globe, scientists are looking for life in Earth's most extreme environments. A marine scientist on the R/V Atlantis and a microbiologist studying life in Antarctica recount their adventures, and what their research has in common.
The Human Gut Is A Real Melting Pot
Fri, Nov 21
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Scientists found 5,600 different species or strains of bacteria living in human intestines, making gut bacteria 10 times more diverse than expected. David Relman, one of the authors of the study, explains the findings and how a common antibiotic disrupts this bacterial community.
Ancient Mystery: How The Great Pyramid Was Built
Fri, Nov 21
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Bob Brier, mummy expert, Egyptologist and co-author of The Secret of the Great Pyramid, discusses theories about how the ancient Egyptians managed to build the Great Pyramid. New research suggests a ramp inside the pyramid may have been the key to its construction.
Take A Ride In A Car Of The Future
Fri, Nov 21
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Science Friday director Charles Bergquist stops in at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems for a look at new car technologies. Down the road, cars may be able to drive themselves ... but will they be able to parallel park?
Can Plug-in Cars Energize The Auto Industry?
Fri, Nov 21
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Experts discuss the future of electric cars, and whether bailout money with "green strings" attached might jolt Detroit into focusing on plug-in and hybrid cars. Find out about Tesla's slick plug-in sports car and a hybrid handcrafted for even more savings at the pump.
NPR: 11-20-2008 Talk of the Nation - Hour 1
Thu, Nov 20
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Stories: 1) Michelle Obama: More Than 'Mom-In-Chief'? 2) A Call For Calm, On Both Sides, After Prop. 8
NPR: 11-20-2008 Talk of the Nation - Hour 2
Thu, Nov 20
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Stories: 1) Security Contractors Play By 'Big Boy Rules' In Iraq 2) Listeners Share Memories Of The Great Depression
Listeners Share Memories Of The Great Depression
Thu, Nov 20
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There has been a lot of talk about the current economic crisis being "the country's worst since the Great Depression." Listeners who remember the Depression of the 1930s share memories of how their families pulled through hard times.
Security Contractors Play By 'Big Boy Rules' In Iraq
Thu, Nov 20
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Washington Post reporter Steve Fainaru has extensively covered the "parallel army" of private security contractors. His book Big Boy Rules: America's Mercenaries Fighting In Iraq, details the tens of thousands of "mercs" who arrived in Iraq in the absence of sufficient levels of U.S. troops.
A Call For Calm, On Both Sides, After Prop. 8
Thu, Nov 20
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Tim Rutten, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, argues that both proponents and opponents of California's controversial same-sex marriage ban are "going too far" in their responses. Rutten's op-ed, "Both sides in the same-sex marriage controversy need to cool down," appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Nov. 15.
Michelle Obama: More Than 'Mom-In-Chief'?
Thu, Nov 20
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Michelle Obama has a very impressive resume she's an attorney with degrees from both Harvard Law and Princeton and yet much of the media attention she receives has to do with her clothes. The next first lady has said that her first priority when she gets to the White House will be to act as "Mom-in-Chief."
NPR: 11-19-2008 Talk of the Nation - Hour 1
Wed, Nov 19
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Stories: 1) Political Junkie: Clinton, Lieberman and Holder 2) Obama, Unplugged: Why Presidents Can't E-mail
NPR: 11-19-2008 Talk of the Nation - Hour 2
Wed, Nov 19
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Stories: 1) How To Have Festive (Yet Frugal) Holidays 2) Pirate Attacks On The Rise Off East African Coast
Pirate Attacks On The Rise Off East African Coast
Wed, Nov 19
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A Saudi supertanker carrying $100 million of crude oil was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Africa on Monday. Derek Reveron of the Naval War College outlines the story, and Peter Gwin, a National Geographic staff writer explains what he learned from pirates he met in Southeast Asia.
How To Have Festive (Yet Frugal) Holidays
Wed, Nov 19
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Decking the halls might not be an option this season if paying the mortgage is a higher priority. Guests and callers share creative ideas for holiday giving from shopping smarter to making your own crafty gifts.
Obama, Unplugged: Why Presidents Can't E-mail
Wed, Nov 19
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President-elect Barack Obama will likely have to give up his well-worn BlackBerry and e-mail account when he takes office in January. For years, Obama has lived with his BlackBerry on his hip, but the Presidential Records Act would make all of his correspondence available for public review.
Political Junkie: Clinton, Lieberman and Holder
Wed, Nov 19
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Will Bill Clinton affect Hillary Clinton's chances of being nominated for secretary of state? Also: Sen. Joe Lieberman is allowed to continue as the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, and Obama chooses Eric Holder for attorney general.
NPR: 11-18-2008 Talk of the Nation - Hour 1
Tue, Nov 18
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Stories: 1) Keep Your Friends Close And Your Frenemies Closer 2) Mark Cuban: The Man Behind The Mavericks
NPR: 11-18-2008 Talk of the Nation - Hour 2
Tue, Nov 18
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Stories: 1) Diagnosis Can Miss ADHD Symptoms In Girls 2) Lieberman Keeps Homeland Security Chairmanship
Lieberman Keeps Homeland Security Chairmanship
Tue, Nov 18
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In a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill, Sen. Joe Lieberman's colleagues voted to allow the Democrat-turned-Independent to keep his prized post as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee. New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizz talks about Lieberman's political future.
Diagnosis Can Miss ADHD Symptoms In Girls
Tue, Nov 18
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The majority of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) research has focused on boys. But recent research shows that many girls who have ADHD simply aren't diagnosed ADHD manifests itself in girls as detachment and distraction rather than in the disruptive behavior often seen in boys.
Mark Cuban: The Man Behind The Mavericks
Tue, Nov 18
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Though he's regularly fined for shouting down NBA referees, billionaire Mark Cuban is credited for turning the Dallas Mavericks around. Now, the Internet entrepreneur is being investigated for insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Keep Your Friends Close And Your Frenemies Closer
Tue, Nov 18
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After a bitterly contested election, President-elect Barack Obama met with John McCain to discuss how they would work together to "solve the common and urgent challenges of our time." Guests and listeners weigh in on "frenemies" hybrid colleagues who are both enemies and friends.
NPR: 11-17-2008 Talk of the Nation - Hour 1
Mon, Nov 17
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Stories: 1) 'Big Three' U.S. Automakers: Bailout Or Bankruptcy? 2) Op-Ed: 'Lobbyists Are Good People, Too'
NPR: 11-17-2008 Talk of the Nation - Hour 2
Mon, Nov 17
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Stories: 1) The 'Unholy Business' Of Biblical Forgeries 2) Obama's Debt To The 'Moses Generation'
Obama's Debt To The 'Moses Generation'
Mon, Nov 17
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Barack Obama has acknowledged that he owes a great debt to the "Moses generation" of American civil rights-era leaders activists who made it possible for him to lead his own "Joshua generation."
The 'Unholy Business' Of Biblical Forgeries
Mon, Nov 17
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In Unholy Business, Nina Burleigh investigates the world of forgers who create fake artifacts to "prove" Biblical stories true.
Op-Ed: 'Lobbyists Are Good People, Too'
Mon, Nov 17
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In a recent op-ed in The Washington Times, political analyst Lanny Davis argues that lobbyists aren't the problem the lack of transparency surrounding lobbyists is what causes trouble.
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