January 19, 2013

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Politics

House GOP Backs Off Debt Ceiling Demands

4:05
 

Politics

Is A Fresh Start In Washington Possible?

4:15
 

Simon Says

A Thought That's Worth More Than A Penny (Or A Nickel)

3:06
 

Hail Fredonia Groucho Marx 0:21

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The Toy Trumpet Raymond Scott 1:01

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It's All Politics

A Gun Owner From The Left, Sen. Leahy Leads The Debate

4:04
 

U.S.

How Urban Violence Fits Into Gun-Control Policy

5:25
 

StoryCorps

A Soldier's Battle Lost After Returning Home

4:51

by NPR Staff

 

Fljótavik Sigur Rós 0:19

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Poetry

U.K. Asks Students To Learn Poetry 'By Heart,' Not By Rote

3:00

by NPR Staff

 

Coming to America The System 0:29

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Books

'Art Of Betrayal': A History Of MI6 That Reads Like A Spy Novel

6:44

by NPR Staff

 

Author Interviews

After 30 Years, Neil Jordan Returns To 'The Past'

4:27

by NPR Staff

 

Music News

Jin, 'The Chinese Kid Who Raps,' Grows Up

6:27

by Hansi Lo Wang

 

Brand New Me JIn 0:12

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How the Heart Behaves Was (Not Was) 1:24

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Africa

Facts Buried In Hostage Crisis In Algeria

4:09
 

Africa

'Algerian Style': Cooperative, To A Point

4:08
 

Around the Nation

Newtown Debates The Future Of Sandy Hook School

3:09

by Craig LeMoult

 

Time Rebel Jacob Young 0:25

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Near South End Jacob Young 0:59

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Inauguration 2013

Turning The 'Day Of Service' Into A Longer Commitment

3:57
 

Politics

Trend In Second Inaugural Addresses: They're Not Very Good

2:31
 

Books

For Justice Sotomayor, Books Unlocked Imagination

7:51
 

Common Ground Gary Burton Quartet 0:25

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Strange News

Famously Fake People Throughout History

2:59
 

Burning Instinct Red Baraat 0:29

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Sports

In Sports, Championships And Fallen Champions

4:46
 

Author Interviews

Former Sox Manager Reflects On Turbulent Tenure

6:34

by NPR Staff

 

Music Interviews

A Bagpipe-Slinging Spaniard Finds A Home In New York Jazz

6:27

by NPR Staff

 

Muiñeria de Carmen Cristina Pato 0:19

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Rosiña Cristina Pato 1:24

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