After 66 Years, Veteran Reunited With Dog Tag March 4, 2009 In 1943, Joseph Farish was based at Camp Kilmer, N.J. Before leaving to fight in World War II, he traveled to New York City and lost his dog tags. Last week, Sydney Rector, 19, and her boyfriend, Stevin Tyska, spotted one of the tags in a tunnel in Manhattan and tracked down its long-lost owner. After 66 Years, Veteran Reunited With Dog Tag Listen · 4:47 4:47 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101443140/101443113" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Welcome To The Twitterverse February 28, 2009 NPR's social media strategist, Andy Carvin, spends most of his time working behind the scenes, but once a month or so, he finds his way on air to talk about Internet culture. For Weekend Edition, he found himself talking about technology — and Twitter in particular — to a most unlikely person. Welcome To The Twitterverse Listen · 14:20 14:20 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101265831/101298483" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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White House Social Secretary Reflects On Role January 29, 2009 Desiree Rogers talks about her social vision for the White House. The Obamas want to transform the White House into the "People's House" and it's Rogers' job to make that happen. She talks about the challenges of the job, why she chose to accept the position, and what parties she's planning. White House Social Secretary Reflects On Role Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100027497/100028170" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion A Daughter's Dance Brings Dad Joy December 20, 2008 Scott Simon's 5-year-old daughter has fallen in love — with ballet. As she twirls around his life, he feels the humbling power of a parent's proud amazement. It's all a bit dizzying for Dad, too. A Daughter's Dance Brings Dad Joy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98558183/98558166" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Mortgage Banker In Amish Country December 12, 2008 When the Amish of Lancaster, Pa., need to buy a farm, they turn to one local banker for credit. Bill O'Brien says he has never lost money on an Amish deal. Amid the national mortgage crisis, his Hometowne Heritage Bank is having its best year yet. A Mortgage Banker In Amish Country Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98156907/98176780" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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In Ancient Dramas, Vital Words For Today's Warriors November 25, 2008 Were the tragedies of Sophocles written for soldiers dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder? The artists behind The Philoctetes Project think so — In Ancient Dramas, Vital Words For Today's Warriors Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97413320/97481346" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Stephen Colbert Has An NPR Driveway Moment November 19, 2008 Comedian Stephen Colbert had just dropped his kids off at school when an NPR story piqued his interest. The Colbert Report host paused in his driveway to hear the end of a Fresh Air interview ... with himself. He Stops To Hear An Interview ... With Himself Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97792819/97792827" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Civil Rights Hero Proud Of Obama's Victory November 5, 2008 Congressman John Lewis of Atlanta faced no general election opposition and was re-elected unanimously. Lewis, a civil rights hero, was an ardent Barack Obama supporter. Lewis said Tuesday night "was an unbelievable night." Civil Rights Hero Proud Of Obama's Victory Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96640331/96640306" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Caring Makes Us Human September 28, 2008 When a scruffy cat wandered into the prison yard at a Michigan correctional facility, Troy Chapman says, the little orange stray disrupted the tough code of prison culture. Chapman, who was convicted of murder in 1985, says the cat reminded him that everyone wants to be needed. Caring Makes Us Human Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95088503/95144705" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Gay Fashion: The New Straight Fashion September 25, 2008 Youth Radio's Mark Anthony Waters used to hear straight guys in his inner-city neighborhood whisper about his style on the bus. Now, they're copying his look. Gay Fashion: The New Straight Fashion Listen · 3:45 3:45 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95037171/95041556" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Wynton Marsalis Moves Jazz To 'Higher Ground' September 2, 2008 Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis says that music is the "art of the invisible" — it is memory, intention and imagination. Marsalis explains his relationship to jazz in his new book, Moving to Higher Ground, and talks about how music changed his life. Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94198246/94198236" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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In Character Charlotte A. Cavatica: Bloodthirsty, Wise And True August 4, 2008 She's a spider's spider — sophisticated, pretty (by her own account), authoritarian — and she says something profound about love and commitment. Melissa Block looks at the heroine of Charlotte's Web. Charlotte A. Cavatica: Bloodthirsty, Wise And True Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93263496/93278560" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Loan Officer Flies To The Rescue Of Baby Ducks July 19, 2008 A story is making the e-mail rounds about a man who saved some baby ducks that had been nesting on an awning outside his office window. When they began jumping down, "Duck Hero" Joel Armstrong rushed to catch them so they wouldn't hit the sidewalk. Loan Officer Flies To The Rescue Of Baby Ducks Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92709209/92710397" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Bra's Tale: Detour On A Daughter's Trip Abroad June 27, 2008 As a young woman, Betty Jenkins received a gift from her mother that was meant to attract the attention of young men. But as Jenkins tells her niece, the attention she got wasn't the kind she was expecting. The gift was an inflatable bra designed to enhance its wearer's figure. It worked well — until she got on a plane. A Bra's Tale: Detour On A Daughter's Trip Abroad Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91943477/91955571" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Mother's Bittersweet Memories May 30, 2008 A decision to let her son enjoy a few moments of independence and beauty ended in tragedy. But out of Rich Stark's death in a car accident, Myra Dean managed to extract small comforts. A Mother's Bittersweet Memories Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90959458/90981407" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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