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Is It Time To Rebuild Geek Culture?

by John Asante

January 26, 2011 • With unlimited access to obscure, weird, and strange media over the Internet, nearly anyone can become a games or book "nerd" of some sort. Comedian Patton Oswalt has had enough — he says it's time for the true geeks to revive and rebuild their unique empire.

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January 25th show

by Gwen Outen

January 25, 2011 • In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, constitutionalism, and a preview of tonight's State of the Union Address. In the second hour, author Stanley Fish on writing a sentence, and the Al-Jazeera leaks.

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January 24th show

by Gwen Outen

January 24, 2011 • In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, accurately breaking news stories, and the opinion page. In our second hour, the author of "The Violence of Peace" explores the Obama Doctrine of war, and Keith Olbermann.

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There's A Hawk At The Library Of Congress

by Sarah Handel

January 24, 2011 • There's a beautiful juvenile female Cooper's Hawk soaring above patrons' heads in the main reading room at the Library of Congress here in Washington. She's been trapped in the building since Wednesday.

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January 20th Show

by Sarah Handel

January 20, 2011 • On today's Talk of the Nation,

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'Regrets Of A Stay-At-Home Mom'

by Scott Cameron

January 19, 2011 • Katy Read quit her job to raise her two children. The time she spent with her boys was wonderful, but she says she's now broke, out of work and without any job prospects. Her advice to new moms: Stay at work.

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January 19th Show

by Gwen Outen

January 19, 2011 • In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, the political junkie, and ten rules for street musicians. In the second hour, Robert E. Lee and the Civil War, and auto restructuring and the North American International Auto Show.

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One Horoscope For The Rest Of Your Life

by Sarah Handel

January 19, 2011 • The amazing folks at Information Is Beautiful have done it again. This time, they've created Horoscoped, which analyzed the contents of a year's worth of horoscopes on Yahoo to find each sign's most common, unique words.

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Monday January 31, 2011

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Shaun White, Bigger Than Shaq

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January 31st Show

Thursday January 27, 2011

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Royally Stupid, Royally Vain

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January 27th Show

Wednesday January 26, 2011

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15 Crazy-Hard Job Interview Questions

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January 26th Show

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It Could've Been Love, But It's All Over Now

Blog Of The Nation

Is It Time To Rebuild Geek Culture?

Tuesday January 25, 2011

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January 25th show

Monday January 24, 2011

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January 24th show

Blog Of The Nation

There's A Hawk At The Library Of Congress

Thursday January 20, 2011

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January 20th Show

Wednesday January 19, 2011

Blog Of The Nation

'Regrets Of A Stay-At-Home Mom'

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January 19th Show

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One Horoscope For The Rest Of Your Life