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Tuesday

Opinion

Satirical View of FDA's Approval of Marketing Leeches

Satirists Bruce Kluger and David Slavin find humor in the announcement that a French company is the first since 1976 to receive clearance to market leeches as medical devices in the United States. Leeches are already widely used in American hospitals, and companies that sold them before 1976 were allowed to continue doing so. Kluger and Slavin create a commercial for the product.

Satirical View of FDA's Approval of Marketing Leeches

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Sunday

Diversions

'Weekend Edition' Sunday Puzzle

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is Renee Hargreaves from Daly City, Ca. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station KQED in San Francisco.

'Weekend Edition' Sunday Puzzle

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Saturday

All Things Considered

Sight-Seeing from the Sky

Through tips, maps, and satellite photos, Window Seat, a new "travel guide" for frequent flyers, helps decipher the North American landscape from 35,000 feet in the air - the perspective from your airplane seat. NPR's Andrea Seabrook speaks to author Gregory Dicum.

Sight-Seeing from the Sky

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Friday

Monday

The Unger Report Archives

The Unger Report: Stairway to Fitness

Cracked Day to Day reporter Brian Unger scales a Los Angeles landmark that's been overrun by fitness fanatics. People from all over the city lumber up and down the 154 steps to the top of a canyon in a tony beachside neighborhood. View a photo gallery of the stairs and some regular climbers.

The Unger Report: Stairway to Fitness

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Sunday

Culture

'Weekend Edition' Sunday Puzzle

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Gary Levin from Bedminster, N.J. He listens to Weekend Edition Sunday on member station WHYY in Philadelphia.)

'Weekend Edition' Sunday Puzzle

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Friday

Opinion

Replay: Prom Season

Slate's Dispatches: Undercover at a High School Prom

Twenty-something writer David Amsden goes the extra mile when investigating America's obsession with youth for the online magazine Slate -- he goes undercover at a high school senior prom, with a 17-year-old young woman as his date. And he swears it's more absurd than titillating.

Slate's Dispatches: Undercover at a High School Prom

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Tuesday

Culture

TV Review: 'Extreme Dodgeball'

The phrase "extreme sports" may conjure up images of skiiers leaping from airplanes -- but probably not dodgeball. The one-time gym-class activity is becoming a hot sport, and there's a new television show dedicated to it. Day to Day TV critic Andrew Wallenstein takes a cynical look at GSN's Extreme Dodgeball.

TV Review: 'Extreme Dodgeball'

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Monday

Sunday

Weekend Edition Sunday

'Weekend Edition' Sunday Puzzle

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is Ben Rosenthal from Takoma Park, Md. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station WETA in Washington, D.C.

'Weekend Edition' Sunday Puzzle

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Wednesday