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Innovation: A Mason Jar Radio With One Station Only

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Innovation: A Mason Jar Radio With One Station Only

September 25, 2014 • In a world full of choices, this radio gives you only one. And its creators call it The Public Radio, so it's not surprising they want you to pick a public radio station to program it.

This Blog Is Ending Soon

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This Blog Is Ending Soon

September 24, 2014 • Krulwich and his Wonders are packing up, and before I go, I'd like to shake all your hands, each and every one of you, and say thank you. This is my goodbye.

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Texas Barbecue And Radio Deja Vu All Over Again

November 21, 2013 • No, you are not hearing things. Without fanfare, NPR in the last year has begun to rerun some features across its shows. Most were labeled on-air as encores, but some, like one on Texas barbecue, weren't. There are good reasons to repeat a particularly good story from another show, but a rerun should be labeled as such. Some folks question the rerun practice altogether.

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NPR Amps Up

March 4, 2010 • Columbia Journalism Review just published an in-depth piece on what's been happening at NPR since CEO Vivian Schiller took over the helm in January 2009.

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NPR Makes Budget Cuts

December 15, 2008 • As one walks from NPR's basement garage inside to the elevator, a sign asks to make sure the door shuts tightly. "We don't want the bliss to escape," it says.

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IS "THE INFINITE MIND" AN NPR SHOW?

May 12, 2008 • UPDATE on May 20, 2008: The Infinite Mind has added an Underwriting page after the recent criticism and added fuller disclosure about a

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