Blog Of The Nation January 5th show January 5, 2011 • In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, the political junkie and the new congress. In the second hour, the challenges and stigma of surrogacy, and the new edition of Huck Finn drops the "n-word."
The Two-Way New 'Huckleberry Finn' Will Eliminate Offensive Words January 4, 2011 • For years, the book has been banned by some schools because of the "N" word. Those publishing the new edition hope this will get the classic story into more young students' hands.
Blog Of The Nation Mark Twain, Maybe Not An NPR Fan? July 14, 2010 • Mark Twain's thoughts on the journalistic interview... what are yours?