National For Some, L.A.'s Skid Row Is For Beginnings April 20, 2009 • Skid Row, the area on the fringe of downtown Los Angeles, has always catered to the down and out. Today, the homeless, the business community and a growing population of permanent residents are learning to coexist. For Some, L.A.'s Skid Row Is For Beginnings Listen · 7:45 7:45 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103214505/103270759" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Treatment Lacking For Afghanistan's Addicts April 17, 2009 • Afghanistan's growing drug abuse problem is outpacing meager efforts to combat it. A U.N. program in Kabul is overwhelmed with up to 1,500 heroin and opium users a day. Experts say U.S. efforts to stabilize the country are being undermined by too little support from the West for drug prevention and treatment programs. Treatment Lacking For Afghanistan's Addicts Listen · 5:49 5:49 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103142283/103202542" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Photographer Captures L.A.'s Vintage Homes March 26, 2009 • The pictures by the 98-year-old architectural photographer Julius Shulman are in a league of their own, so distinctive that they are consulted by movie designers, collected by museums and cherished by homeowners who commission them. Photographer Captures L.A.'s Vintage Homes Listen · 7:18 7:18 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102344165/102371256" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Photo Op Schultes' Amazon Turns Science into Art June 18, 2008 • Richard Evans Schultes visited uncharted lands in search of science and came back with art. His photographs, now on display at the Smithsonian, offer hypnotic insights into the birth of ethnobotany. Schultes' Amazon Turns Science into Art Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91634556/91652616" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Photo Op Photographer Harry Benson: 'Anyone is Getable' April 14, 2008 • Benson, 78, has spent the past five decades capturing famous faces from the Beatles to the Clintons. As he takes a stroll through a retrospective of his work, he shares the secret to making his subjects look natural. Photographer Harry Benson: 'Anyone is Getable' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89620157/89623666" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Photo Op Modern-Day Cowboys Frozen in Time February 1, 2008 • Photographer Robb Kendrick traveled 41,000 miles searching for cowboys. His six-year quest took him across 14 states, Mexico, and Canada. He emerged with Still, a book of images that seem trapped in time. Modern-Day Cowboys Frozen in Time Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18592716/18607103" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Photo Op Newly Released Photos Reveal Lennon's Final Days November 9, 2007 • Photographer Allan Tannenbaum was given rare access to John Lennon just 10 days before the artist was killed. He discusses his decision to wait 27 years to publish the intimate photos he shot of Lennon and Yoko Ono. Newly Released Photos Reveal Lennon's Final Days Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16145480/16159017" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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