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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Blog Of The Nation

July 19th: What's On Today's Show

Should parents lose custody of a child who is extremely obese? In our second hour, guests talk about a recent proposal to do just that, and how parents can help overweight children.

July 19, 2011 In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, should parents lose custody of a child who is obese, and Rupert Murdoch's testimony. In the second hour, what comes next after the Arab Spring, and The Pirates of Somalia.

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Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Blog Of The Nation

June 1st: What's On Today's Show

June 1, 2011 In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, the political junkie, and TV shows you'd like to see resurrected. In the second hour, the power of music on the brain, and suggestions on what to read in an Arab Spring reading list.

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The Two-Way

Bahrain Officially Lifts State Of Emergency

June 1, 2011 While the government of Bahrain today officially lifts the state of emergency that it declared in March, activists say they've been warned against doing anything that authorities don't like.

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Friday, May 27, 2011

The Two-Way

Reports: Yemeni Military Drops Bombs; Syrian Forces Fire On Protesters

May 27, 2011 Protests continue in both countries as demands grow for reform and for leaders to step aside.

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Blog Of The Nation

May 26th Show

In our second hour, guests talk about the art and business of audio books.

May 26, 2011 In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, Arab Spring, Israel and the peace process, and reduction in California's prison population. In our second hour, the art and business of audio books, and Gen. Ratko Mladic's arrest.

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The Two-Way

'As A Reporter, You Have To Be Where The Story Is'

NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, at right, on assignment in Egypt

May 26, 2011 NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks about what it's like to report from inside Egypt, Libya and other scenes of conflict and revolution. Sometimes, she says, the places reporters must go are places "most people wouldn't want to wander into."

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Monday, May 23, 2011

Blog Of The Nation

May 23rd Show

Former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn appears in State Supreme Court for a bail hearing on May 19, 2011 in New York City. In our first hour, we'll hear opinions about the line drawn between sex, power and consent.

May 23, 2011 In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, reporting the Arab Spring, and drawing the line between sex, power and consent. In the second hour, PBS host Bill Moyers, and cleaning up after a tornado.

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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The Two-Way

Obama's Mideast Speech: Join NPR's @acarvin For A Twitter Conversation

May 18, 2011 During President Obama's Mideast policy speech Thursday, join NPR's Andy Carvin and Marc Lynch of FP.com's Mideast Channel for a Twitter chat on the speech, including a followup interview with deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Blog Of The Nation

May 10th Show

Mexican police agents look at a man's corpse on a street of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on October 4, 2010. Host Neal Conan talks about Mexico's brutal drug wars in the second hour.

May 10, 2011 In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, Arab Spring update, and Chastity Bono's personal journey to becoming Chaz. In the second hour, U.S. Mexico drug wars.

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Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Blog Of The Nation

May 3rd Show

In our second hour, two authors of the book Shrink Rap explain the highs and lows in their field of psychiatry.

May 3, 2011 In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, the latest outbreak of violence in the 'Arab spring', and Osama bin Laden's legacy in life and death. In the second hour, the authors of Shrink Rap talk about the field of psychiatry, and filmmaker Morgan Spurlock promotes his promotional documentary, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.

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