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Tell Me More Theme Song Secrets Revealed

Host Michel Martin and editor Ammad Omar crack open the listener inbox for 'Backtalk.' This week, listeners push back on a conversation about reality TV, secrets of the Tell Me More theme song are revealed, and a former guest ties the knot.

Tell Me More Theme Song Secrets Revealed

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Listeners Light Into Marijuana Conversation

Host Michel Martin and editor Ammad Omar open up the listener inbox. This week, many listeners reacted to a segment on marijuana. Tell Me More parses the truth.

Listeners Light Into Marijuana Conversation

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What Rep. Allen West And Obama Have In Common

Host Michel Martin and editor Ammad Omar open up the listener inbox for BackTalk. This week, they fact check a comment Representative Allen West made on the program, comparing himself to Abraham Lincoln. But West is not the only politician who has done that.

What Rep. Allen West And Obama Have In Common

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Women Fire Back At Working Dads

Host Michel Martin and editor Ammad Omar crack open the listener inbox for BackTalk. This week, women sound off on a conversation about working dads struggling to balance job and family.

Women Fire Back At Working Dads

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Listeners Love Fiasco And Cash Connection

Tell Me More host Michel Martin and editor Ammad Omar open up the mailbag to see what listeners have to say. This week, the program's Twitter feed lit up when rapper Lupe Fiasco talked about why he's a big Johnny Cash fan.

Listeners Love Fiasco And Cash Connection

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Listener Counts On Barbershop 'Yup Yup'

Guest host Celeste Headlee and editor Ammad Omar crack open the listener mailbox. This week they check out the ongoing discussion about Tell Me More's Twitter education forum at #NPRedchat. They also hear from a listener whose weekend was ruined after a Barbershop slip.

Listener Counts On Barbershop 'Yup Yup'

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Lupe Fiasco's Politics Spark Listener Debate

Rapper Lupe Fiasco's comments on Tell Me More about not pledging allegiance to the U.S. flag raised some eyebrows. Plus, a comment about Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrel's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" had one listener up in arms. Guest host Celeste Headley and editor Ammad Omar crack open the listener mailbox.

Lupe Fiasco's Politics Spark Listener Debate

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Listeners Don't Hold Back On Breastfeeding Prof

Host Michel Martin and editor Ammad Omar crack open the mailbox for listener reaction. This week, they catch up with guest Christine Ha, the legally blind champion of the TV show MasterChef. They sift through a pile of tweets, emails, and Facebook messages about a breastfeeding professor.

Listeners Don't Hold Back On Breastfeeding Prof

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Listeners Jam To Ofeibea Quist-Arcton's Playlist

Guest host Viviana Hurtado and editor Ammad Omar open the mailbox for listener feedback. They check the status of two immigration laws in the Deep South. And after many listener requests, they recap NPR Africa correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton's playlist of her favorite tunes.

Listeners Jam To Ofeibea Quist-Arcton's Playlist

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Tell Me More Athletes Come Home With Hardware

Tell Me More spoke with a number of Olympians before they headed to the London Games. Now they're coming home with lots of hardware, in the form of precious metals. Host Michel Martin and editor Ammad Omar talk Olympic updates.

Tell Me More Athletes Come Home With Hardware

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Back Talk: Get Your Planes Right!

Tell Me More host Michel Martin digs through listeners' feedback. This week, the Chick-fil-A controversy lives on and we get schooled on which fighter planes actually appeared in the movie 'Top Gun.'

Back Talk: Get Your Planes Right!

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Casinos A Health Benefit For Seniors?

Tell Me More host Michel Martin and editor Ammad Omar dig through the listener feedback in Backtalk. This week they mark the end of "Linsanity" for fans of the New York Knicks, and the American Gaming Association weighs in on a story about casinos.

Casinos A Health Benefit For Seniors?

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Morgan Freeman's Obama Comment Goes Viral

In a recent Tell Me More interview, Oscar winner Morgan Freeman sparked a firestorm of debate when he said President Barack Obama is not America's "first black president." Guest host Maria Hinojosa and editor Ammad Omar review what listeners had to say about that and other stories.

Morgan Freeman's Obama Comment Goes Viral

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Listeners: Is Perfect Attendance A Good Thing?

Host Michel Martin and Tell Me More Editor Ammad Omar crack open the mailbag for listener feedback. This week, not everyone is inspired by the student who had perfect attendance for 13 years. Plus, one listener is confused about whether Martin interviewed her own relative.

Listeners: Is Perfect Attendance A Good Thing?

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Listeners React To The Impact Of Absentee Fathers

Host Michel Martin and Tell Me More editor Ammad Omar open up the inbox for listener comments. They discuss reactions to a story on the auto industry offering subprime loans to car buyers, and they hear feedback to an emotional conversation about the impact that absent fathers have on black girls.

Listeners React To The Impact Of Absentee Fathers

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