Why We Turn to the Flag June 14, 2003 Today is Flag Day. NPR's Linda Wertheimer takes a look at the history of the flag in this country and how America's devotion to the banner has evolved over the years. Why We Turn to the Flag Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1298534/1298535" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Ancient Weddings June 7, 2003 NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to Elaine Fantham, Weekend Edition Classics commentator, about wedding ceremonies in ancient Rome. Brides wore flaming yellow dresses and special hair-dos, but the grooms weren't invited to the ceremonies. Ancient Weddings Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1290479/1290480" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Highway to Hell Gets Name Change June 7, 2003 U.S. 491 is a lone stretch of highway in the Four Corners region in the country's southwest, insignificant except for its name. It was U.S. 666 for nearly a century, until last week when New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado had the name changed. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson about exorcising the mark of the beast from the highway. Highway to Hell Gets Name Change Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1290477/1290478" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Happy to Be Old June 7, 2003 NPR's Linda Wertheimer notes a new study that indicates, contrary to popular belief, that older people are actually more positive in their outlook than younger people. Happy to Be Old Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1290475/1290476" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Science Lizard Study May Create Super-Strong 'Gecko' Tape June 7, 2003 Researchers studying geckos say millions of tiny hairs on the lizards' feet allow them to climb walls at astonishing speed. They think the knowledge could lead to a super-strong tape for human use. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and professor Robert Full of the University of California at Berkeley. Lizard Study May Create Super-Strong 'Gecko' Tape Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1290473/1290474" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Business Stewart Case: New SEC Tactic June 7, 2003 The Securities and Exchange Commission is trying a new tactic as it accuses lifestyle diva Martha Stewart of a form of insider trading. A successful prosecution could establish new case law. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Joe Nocera of Fortune magazine. Stewart Case Breaks New Ground for SEC Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1290467/1290468" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Linda Wertheimer Essay: Graduation at Wellesley June 7, 2003 NPR's Linda Wertheimer reflects on how much has and hasn't changed for the graduates of her alma mater Wellesley College, since the days she attend the school there. Linda Wertheimer Essay: Graduation at Wellesley Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1290465/1290466" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Week in Review with Daniel Schorr June 7, 2003 NPR's Linda Wertheimer reviews the week's news with NPR's Daniel Schorr, senior news analyst. Week in Review with Daniel Schorr Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1290463/1290464" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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To Geld Or Not To Geld June 7, 2003 Host Linda Wertheimer talks with writer Kevin Conley about geldings. The Belmont Stakes will be run today in New York and a gelding named Funny Cide will make a run at becoming only the 12th horse in history to win the Triple Crown. He has already won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. (4:30)
Sports: Sammy Sosa, NHL Playoffs June 7, 2003 NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Ron Rapoport about Sammy Sosa's corked bat, the Yankees' return to Wrigley Field after 65 years and the NHL Stanley Cup. Sports: Sammy Sosa, NHL Playoffs Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1290457/1290458" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Forked Tongues June 7, 2003 NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with Shannon Larratt, the editor of BME: Body Modification E-Zine, about the new trend in body modification: tongue splitting. Larratt has a split tongue himself. Forked Tongues Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1290455/1290456" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Reunion at 'Flunk Out U.' June 7, 2003 NPR's Linda Wertheimer notes the reunion of students from the now defunct Parsons College of Iowa. It was a place where young people who could not get into any other school were assured admittance. Reunion at 'Flunk Out U.' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1290453/1290454" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Interrogation Music June 7, 2003 NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with Christopher Cerf, who has written songs for Sesame Street for over 30 years, and is most recently the co-editor of the Iraq War Reader, about a new tactic used by the United States military on Iraqi prisoners of war. U.S. Psy Ops is playing heavy metal music and songs from the children's programs Sesame Street and Barney for extended periods in order to persuade the prisoners to reveal secret information. Interrogation Music Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1290449/1290450" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Futile Hunt for Iraqi Weapons Fuels Skepticism June 7, 2003 The failure to find major caches of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq creates growing embarrassment for the Bush administration and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. It also raises major questions about how pre-war intelligence was used. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Ellen Laipson, president of the Henry L. Stimson Center. Futile Hunt for Iraqi Weapons Fuels Skepticism Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1290447/1290448" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Middle East Peace Process June 7, 2003 NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with writer David Shipler about the progress made this week in the Middle East peace process. Following a visit from President Bush, Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon appear ready to follow an outline for negotiations endorsed by the international community. Shipler is author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land. Middle East Peace Process Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1290445/1290446" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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