February 24, 2001

Weekly Edition
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An index of this week's stories:

Sun Dies (14.4 | 28.8) - NPR's David Kestenbaum explains why scientists are saying that the Earth's orbit may need to change....in about a billion years or so. 4:30

Along For The Ride (14.4 | 28.8) - A new series as started on Weekend All Things Considered. In the first installment, writer Amy Wilinsky talks about her obsession with cheese. 12:00

Interview with Alice Winkler and Melissa Giraud (14.4 | 28.8) - Gwen talks with the creators of Along For The Ride about how the series got started and some of the reasons why they felt it was needed. 3:00

Movie Tag Lines (14.4 | 28.8) - Bob Mondello says today's movie tag lines... those little bits of promotion given to major studio releases..really need a lot of help. 3:00

Reality Shows (14.4 | 28.8) - NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports on the proliferation of so called "Reality" television shows on the major commercial networks. 8:00

The Bard (14.4 | 28.8) - Reporter Tom Vitale talks with British actor Steven Berkoff who has an off-Broadway show called Shakespeare's Villians.

Bob Garfield Pt. II (14.4 | 28.8) - On The Media host Bob Garfield finishes his trip to Nashville, looking to become famous writing a country song. 8:30

Some stories do not link to audio files because of Internet rights issues.

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