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Jun 17, 2013 — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down Arizona's requirement that prospective voters provide proof of citizenship to register to vote. But some experts are concerned that the court may have inserted a few "poison pills" in its opinion that would damage voting rights protections down the road.

The Human Voice May Not Spark Pleasure In Children With Autism

Jun 17, 2013 — Scientists and parents have long been baffled by the fact that children with autism often don't pay attention to human voices. Researchers say that may be because speech doesn't activate a reward system in the brain for those children the way it does for typical children.

For People Of Color, A Housing Market Partially Hidden From View

Jun 17, 2013 — A new study has found that blacks, Latinos and Asians looking for homes were shown fewer housing options than whites who were equally qualified. And fewer options meant higher housing costs.

The Elusive Quest For An Iranian Moderate

Jun 17, 2013 — Iran's hard-line clerics have dominated the country for more than 30 years. The country's newly elected president, Hasan Rowhani, is widely hailed as a moderate. Will he be able to change the country's course, or is it more wishful thinking on the part of the West?

Italian University Spreads The 'Gelato Gospel'

Jun 17, 2013 — Among the many culinary treats Italy has given the world is gelato, a frozen dessert with roots in ancient Mesopotamia. Gelato lovers from all over the world are flocking to a university outside Bologna, Italy, to master the art of gelato-making. Here's a free lesson: Don't call it ice cream.

Titus Andronicus. (Kyle Dean Reinford)

Titus Andronicus On World Cafe

Nov 15, 2012 (World Cafe / WXPN-FM) — The New Jersey band has never shied away from big ideas, dispensed with vein-bulging urgency.

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The New Jersey band Titus Andronicus doesn't shy away from big ideas: It's named for Shakespeare's first tragedy, and its last record (2010's The Monitor) is a concept album drawing on the history of the Civil War. The group's big, shambling rock 'n' roll doesn't mess around with the everyday, opting instead for life-and-death urgency.

Titus Andronicus just released a new album, Local Business — and the band has taken the title to heart, promoting it via a North American tour celebrating independently run institutions. In this World Cafe session, singer Patrick Stickles discusses the inspiration behind the record, and the group plays the new single "In a Big City" and other new songs.

Set List

"Ecce Homo"
"Still Life With Hot Deuce On A Silver Platter"
"Upon Viewing Oregon's Landscape With The Flood Of Detritus"
"In A Big City"

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