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All Things Considered for January 11, 2016

A Guitarist Remembers: David Bowie Just Wanted A Good Laugh

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A Guitarist Remembers: David Bowie Just Wanted A Good Laugh

A Guitarist Remembers: David Bowie Just Wanted A Good Laugh

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Our Favorite Banana May Be Doomed; Can New Varieties Replace It?

One of the banana plants in the collection at the USDA's Tropical Agriculture Research Station in Puerto Rico. It's just one of many banana collections around the world that might just hold the key to stopping a fungus's deadly reach. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption

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Our Favorite Banana May Be Doomed; Can New Varieties Replace It?

Our Favorite Banana May Be Doomed; Can New Varieties Replace It?

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All Things Considered for January 10, 2016

Faced With Firing, Wheaton Professor Stands By Her Gesture Of 'Solidarity'

Wheaton College professor Larycia Hawkins speaks during a news conference Jan. 6 in Chicago. M. Spencer Green/AP hide caption

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Faced With Firing, Wheaton Professor Stands By Her Gesture Of 'Solidarity'

Faced With Firing, Wheaton Professor Stands By Her Gesture Of 'Solidarity'

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Years After Its Curfew Killed Theater, Ghana Gets A Second Act

Ade, played by Nana Sam Elliott-Sackeyfio glows in new love at a private dinner, in the production of Bananas and Groundnuts. Courtesy of Roverman Productions hide caption

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Years After Its Curfew Killed Theater, Ghana Gets A Second Act

Years After Its Curfew Killed Theater, Ghana Gets A Second Act

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All Things Considered for January 9, 2016

For Some, Roots Of Cologne Attacks May Run Deeper Than We Think

A member of flash mob protesting the New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Cologne wears a sign reading, "Do Not Touch Me." Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images hide caption

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For Some, Roots Of Cologne Attacks May Run Deeper Than We Think

For Some, Roots Of Cologne Attacks May Run Deeper Than We Think

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With Militants Occupying Ancestral Land, Native Tribe Is 'Very Offended'

Burns Paiute Tribal Council Chairperson Charlotte Rodrique speaks during a press conference on Jan. 6 in Burns, Ore. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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With Militants Occupying Ancestral Land, Native Tribe Is 'Very Offended'

With Militants Occupying Ancestral Land, Native Tribe Is 'Very Offended'

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Bones And Grooves: The Weird Secret History Of Soviet X-Ray Music

X-Ray Audio: The Strange Story of Soviet Music on the Bone explores a curious bootlegging practice that arose in Cold War Russia. Strange Attractor Press hide caption

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Bones And Grooves: The Weird Secret History Of Soviet X-Ray Music

Bones And Grooves: The Weird Secret History Of Soviet X-Ray Music

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All Things Considered for January 8, 2016

U.S. Forces Increasingly Drawn Back Into Afghanistan's Battles

Afghan security forces patrol near their base in the Marjah district of Helmand province on Dec. 23. Dozens of Marines were killed in Marjah five years ago, and since then the Taliban have slipped back in. Now American forces are increasingly being drawn back into the fight. Noor Mohammad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. Forces Increasingly Drawn Back Into Afghanistan's Battles

U.S. Forces Increasingly Drawn Back Into Afghanistan's Battles

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All Things Considered for January 7, 2016

Itchy Eyes? Sneezing? Maybe Blame That Allergy On Neanderthals

Neanderthals, represented here by a museum's reconstruction, had been living in Eurasia for 200,000 years when Homo sapiens first passed through, and the communities intermingled. The same genes that today play a role in allergies very likely fostered a quick response to local bacteria, viruses and other pathogens, scientists say. Pierre Andrieu/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Itchy Eyes? Sneezing? Maybe Blame That Allergy On Neanderthals

Itchy Eyes? Sneezing? Maybe Blame That Allergy On Neanderthals

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How Florida's New District Maps Could Give Democrats An Edge

Florida state Sens. (from left) Eleanor Sobel, Greg Evers and Rene Garcia discuss a congressional redistricting map on the floor of the Senate in 2014. Phil Sears/AP hide caption

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How Florida's New District Maps Could Give Democrats An Edge

How Florida's New District Maps Could Give Democrats An Edge

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