Your Money Jesus Not Lining Up for Holiday Sales November 23, 2007 A new documentary, What Would Jesus Buy?, charts the American compulsion to buy, buy, buy — and the countercultural movement to stop it. Jesus Not Lining Up for Holiday Sales Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16570905/16570867" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy Guys Wait Two Days for Best Buy to Open November 23, 2007 With an estimated 132.9 million Americans expected to hit the stores for holiday sales, Michael Villarelli and Rick Terrio have spent the last two days waiting for a Best Buy in Manhattan to open. Guys Wait Two Days for Best Buy to Open Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16570879/16570862" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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NPR's Holiday Favorites Bailey White: 'The Green Bus' November 22, 2007 Bailey White's annual tradition of Thanksgiving Day stories continues this year with a tale of two modern-day hippies who get just a little too comfortable in the home of a woman who herself was once just like them. Bailey White: 'The Green Bus' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16330805/16555893" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Families and Friends Share Letters to Soldiers November 22, 2007 Beginning Thanksgiving Day, Day to Day will begin sharing holiday letters to our military troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. We begin with Denise Gionet of Pelham, N.H. She reads a letter she wrote to her son, Dan, who died a few months before Thanksgiving last year. Families and Friends Share Letters to Soldiers Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16553064/16553054" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Many Celebrate Thanksgiving at Work November 22, 2007 Thanksgiving may be a federal holiday, but for many people — including radio staffers — it is just another workday. Listen to Thanksgiving wishes from several people around the country who dragged themselves out of bed and headed to work. Many Celebrate Thanksgiving at Work Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16553059/16553053" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Advice from 'Ask Amy' Dickinson Who Is Missing from Your Thanksgiving Table? November 22, 2007 Listeners talk about the loved ones who are absent from their gathering this Thanksgiving. Whether they are serving overseas in the military, stuck in highway traffic, or at work producing an upcoming broadcast, who is missing from your table this year? Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16554729/16554721" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Surviving a Family Thanksgiving November 22, 2007 Thanksgiving is a day to gather with your loved ones and give thanks. But even in the best cases, someone is bound to get on your nerves. The Chicago Tribune's "Ask Amy" columnist, Amy Dickinson, offers some advice on how to keep the peace at family gatherings. Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16554724/16554720" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Alters Wine's Taste, Vintner Insists November 22, 2007 According to wine consultant Clark Smith, certain types of music can enhance the flavor of certain types of wine. Cabernet should be paired with "music of darkness," for example, while certain White Zinfandels are exquisite with polka. Music Alters Wine's Taste, Vintner Insists Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16372623/16553308" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Food Thanksgiving Rookie Keeps Her Cool November 22, 2007 Holly Tabor is hosting Thanksgiving for 14 family members in Mountain View, Calif. She pauses before putting the turkey in the oven to talk about how she's trying not to get overwhelmed. Thanksgiving Rookie Keeps Her Cool Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16548190/16548148" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World For Uganda, Help's on the Line November 22, 2007 Eric Cantor works to provide mobile phones to villagers in rural Uganda. He gives thanks from a far-flung place. For Uganda, Help's on the Line Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16548173/16548144" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Food Thanksgiving for 60 in Kabul November 22, 2007 Timur Nusratty, an American of Afghan descent, takes time out from his incredibly busy kitchen to describe how hard it is for expatriates to stage the traditional feast. Thanksgiving for 60 in Kabul Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16548159/16548140" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Essay A Tiki Alternative to Thanksgiving November 22, 2007 Are you bored with the same, old Thanksgiving dinner? Take the Tiki route instead. Day to Day contributor Charles Phoenix offers recipes for a meatloaf in the shape of a Tiki god, and other exotic delights. A Tiki Alternative to Thanksgiving Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16446982/16553309" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sounds of the Holiday Shuffle Around D.C. November 21, 2007 The day before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel days of the year. Hear a sampling of the sounds of travel in Washington, D.C. — Union Station, Reagan National Airport and the Greyhound bus station. Sounds of the Holiday Shuffle Around D.C. Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16523570/16523557" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Vegetables with Flair for the Thanksgiving Plate November 21, 2007 Self-proclaimed "Leaf Geek" Mollie Katzen shares vegetable inspirations for Thanksgiving. She prepares a chard recipe from her latest cookbook, The Vegetable Dishes I Can't Live Without, and extols the virtues of roasted Brussels sprouts. Vegetables with Flair for the Thanksgiving Plate Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16470219/16508264" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Articles Slimming Down the Classics November 21, 2007 Like overeating at Thanksgiving, composers can overindulge on music. Commentator Miles Hoffman discusses the reaction some composers had to the "musical bloat" of the Bruckner and Mahler years. The result was a leaner musical waistline. Slimming Down the Classics Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16508933/16572181" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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