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November 25, 2009 03:48 PM EST (shared with group: November 25, 2009) — Post your comments below Originally broadcast: Nov. 24, 2008 The American circus has a long history, and Paul Binder has lived a colorful chapter of it. For three decades he's been . . . more
November 25, 2009 03:48 PM EST (shared with group: November 25, 2009) — Post your comments below Originally broadcast: Dec. 22, 2008 In the age of video games, cell phone texting, and the instant message, the idea that books shape a nation may seem like a stretch. . . . more
Bob Dylan and America
by WBUR 90.9 FM
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November 25, 2009 03:48 PM EST (shared with group: November 25, 2009) — Post your comments below Originally broadcast: May 6, 2009 Bob Dylan, almost 68 now, is America's grand old man of … what? Folk? Rock? Touring honky tonk? Everything? He's out with . . . more
Gourmet’s Ruth Reichl
by WBUR 90.9 FM
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November 25, 2009 03:12 PM EST (shared with group: November 25, 2009) — Post your comments below Originally broadcast: May 5, 2009 The legendary Gourmet magazine is going away, a victim of the recession. But its longtime editor-in-chief, famed food writer Ruth . . . more
November 25, 2009 11:36 AM EST (shared with group: November 25, 2009) — For the Thanksgiving Holiday, On Point will be rebroadcasting a few gems from our archives. To celebrate the day itself, a conversation with longtime Gourmet editor Ruth Reichl about her latest book . . . more
November 24, 2009 08:00 PM EST (shared with group: November 24, 2009) — From the Bible to Proust to everyday life, we’ll look at the anthropology of thankfulness, of gratitude. Guest: Margaret Visser , author of “The Gift of Thanks: The Roots and . . . more
November 24, 2009 08:00 PM EST (shared with group: November 24, 2009) — The backlash against over-parenting. Some call it “slow” parenting, “free-range” parenting, “simplicity” parenting. We’ll look at the movement, and ask if less . . . more
Peter Brooke
by WBUR 90.9 FM
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November 23, 2009 10:12 PM EST (shared with group: November 23, 2009) — Investment pioneer Peter Brooke on a half century in venture capital, and this critical moment in American finance. Guests : Peter Brooke , chairman of Advent International, a global private . . . more
November 23, 2009 09:36 PM EST (shared with group: November 23, 2009) — The 2009  National Book Awards were announced in New York last week, and historian T.J. Stiles won for his biography “The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt.”  . . . more
November 22, 2009 06:00 PM EST (shared with group: November 22, 2009) — Julia and Chris on the set of America's Test Kitchen. (Photo: americastestkitchen.com) Spiced pecans with rum glaze and skillet apple pie. We’ll whip up the perfect Thanksgiving dinner . . . more
November 22, 2009 06:00 PM EST (shared with group: November 22, 2009) — Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) lifts a copy of the Democratic health care reform bill on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, during a news conference on Capitol Hill. Democrats united to push health care legislation . . . more
November 21, 2009 01:20 PM EST (shared with group: November 21, 2009) — lol.It's funny when my sister happened to think who the real Santa is in the house. I'm sure she had the idea that Santa Claus is really our father!! What should we do? Are we going to face her and . . . more
November 21, 2009 01:19 PM EST (shared with group: November 21, 2009) — Reading is totally different from watching in televisions. Both have advantages and disadvantages. Reading may take us from hours to days, while watching tv is only 2 hours. However, in my opinion, . . . more
Pandora
by WBUR 90.9 FM
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November 19, 2009 11:24 PM EST (shared with group: November 19, 2009) — We’ll talk with the founder of Pandora, the online music service that claims it knows what you’ll want to hear. Guests: Tim Westergren , founder and chief strategy officer . . . more
November 19, 2009 11:24 PM EST (shared with group: November 19, 2009) — President Barack Obama tours the Great Wall in Badaling, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP) Obama in China. Healthcare crunch time in the Senate. And the mammogram controversy rages on. Our . . . more
November 19, 2009 04:48 PM EST (shared with group: November 19, 2009) — We had a rousing -- at times heated — discussion this morning on Rupert Murdoch’s threat to block news content from Google , and what it means about the whole future of news, . . . more
November 18, 2009 10:24 PM EST (shared with group: November 18, 2009) — Poker and American history. How the game of presidents, cowboys, gangsters, and online gamblers helped shape America. Guests: James McManus , author and poker writer for the New York Times, . . . more
November 18, 2009 10:24 PM EST (shared with group: November 18, 2009) — Google CEO Eric Schmidt, left, and News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch. (AP) Rupert Murdoch wants to block the search giant from scooping free content from his newspapers. We’ll look at the . . . more
Nabokov’s Unfinished Work
by WBUR 90.9 FM
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November 17, 2009 08:48 PM EST (shared with group: November 17, 2009) — Writer Vladimir Nabokov is shown in Montreux, Switzerland, in Dec. 1976. (AP Photo) Vladimir Nabokov's last, unfinished work — just published, against his dying wishes. We’ll ask how . . . more
PTSD: A Marine’s Story
by WBUR 90.9 FM
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November 16, 2009 07:00 PM EST (shared with group: November 16, 2009) — Marine Sergeant Jeremiah Workman fought in Fallujah. Won the Navy Cross – and a brutal case of PTSD. He'll tell his story. Guests : Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Workman is an eight-year combat . . . more
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