TV Season October 5, 2003 Guest host Linda Wertheimer talks to Matt Roush, senior critic for TV Guide, about the winners and losers in the new television season. Some of the new shows they discuss include Joan of Arcadia, Cold Case and Coupling. TV Season Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1455813/1455814" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Listener Letters October 5, 2003 Guest host Linda Wertheimer reads from listener comments. Listener Letters Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1455811/1455812" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National Snapshot: What Americans Think About Bush October 5, 2003 A new poll indicates confidence in President Bush is slipping. Last winter, NPR's Linda Wertheimer gauged the opinion of people living in St. Charles, Missouri, on the eve of the war in Iraq. She recently went back to see what those folks are thinking. Wertheimer reports on her findings. Snapshot: What Americans Think About Bush Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1455805/1455806" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Bush's Week October 5, 2003 Guest host Linda Wertheimer speaks with NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving about the past week, during which President Bush and his top advisers had to employ damage control, something they have rarely needed to do during Mr. Bush's nearly three years in office. Bush's Week Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1455803/1455804" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Arts & Life Novel Captures Life of Sarajevo Policeman October 5, 2003 Author Dan Fesperman's new novel, The Small Boat of Great Sorrows, resurfaces the protagonist from his first novel -- a determined officer in the Sarajevo police force named Vlado Petric. Dragged back into a post-war Bosnia, Petric finds himself caught between dangerous war criminals and corrupt investigators intent on using him as bait. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with Fesperman. Novel Captures Life of Sarajevo Policeman Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1455797/1455798" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Mideast Analysis: Syria October 5, 2003 Guest host Linda Wertheimer speaks with Ziad Haidar, Damascus correspondent for the Lebanese newspaper As-Safir. Mideast Analysis: Syria Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1455787/1455788" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Mideast Analysis: Israel October 5, 2003 Guest host Linda Wertheimer speaks with Hirsh Goodman, senior fellow at the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University. Mideast Analysis: Israel Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1455785/1455786" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Kay Seeks 'Truth' on Iraq Arms October 5, 2003 David Kay, the chief U.S. weapons investigator in Iraq, told Congress this week that his team has found no caches of chemical, biological or nuclear arms. But Kay tells NPR's Linda Wertheimer the search is far from over. Kay Still Seeking 'Truth' About Iraq Arsenal Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1455480/1455821" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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New Hampshire Voters September 22, 2003 New Hampshire's Democrats will get the first shot at choosing the Democratic contender for next year's presidential election. NPR's Linda Wertheimer discusses the election, the Democratic hopefuls and the current state of the nation with some New Hampshire residents. New Hampshire Voters Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1438725/1438726" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National Early Voters Weigh Clark September 20, 2003 Voters in New Hampshire and Iowa will send a crowded Democratic field of presidential candidates a message early in 2004. And now they have a tenth candidate to consider: Retired Gen. Wesley Clark. Hear reports from NPR's Linda Wertheimer in New Hampshire and Joyce Russell in Iowa.
New Hampshire Voters Confront Clark Candidacy September 20, 2003 Voters in the key early primary state of New Hampshire have a new candidate to consider. Retired Gen. Wesley Clark has joined nine other Democrats who are vying to replace President Bush in 2004. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reports. New Hampshire Voters Confront Clark Candidacy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1437833/1437834" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National Dean Leading Pack in N. Hampshire September 19, 2003 Polls indicate former Vermont. Gov. Howard Dean leads the other nine Democratic presidential candidates in New Hampshire, site of the nation's first presidential primary in February. Many of the state's Democratic voters say they are drawn to Dean's straight-talking style. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer. Dean Leading Pack in N. Hampshire Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1436789/1436790" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Sex in the Movies August 23, 2003 Sex in the movies is the cinematic equivalent of processed cheese singles -- neatly packaged, but not exactly the real thing. That's largely because the primary movie audience is now 12 to 17 years old. "Art" films dealing explicitly with sexual issues have faded, but family movies are much smarter. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and New York Times film critic Elvis Mitchell. Sex in the Movies Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1406013/1406014" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Heat Wave Likely to Improve Europe's Wines August 23, 2003 This summer's heat wave in Europe may help make 2003 a banner year for European wines. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks to Ulrike Bahm of the German Wine Institute in Maintz, Germany. Heat Wave Likely to Improve Europe's Wines Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1406007/1406008" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Writing a Constitution for Iraq August 23, 2003 NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with Kanan Makiya, author of Republic of Fear about what it will take to write a new Iraqi constitution. Writing a Constitution for Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1406003/1406004" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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