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Identities Of 24 Victims In Okla. Tornado Emerge
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Oklahomans who were hit by a massive tornado on Monday are trying to recover and rebuild.
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Basements Not An Option For Many Homes In Oklahoma
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block talks to NPR Two-Way blogger Scott Neuman about why basements in Oklahoma are so uncommon.
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Documentary Shows George Plimpton's Best Story Was His Own
May 22, 2013 | NPR · A new documentary about writer George Plimpton uses its subject's own voice to tell the story of his career as a path-breaking "participatory journalist" and longtime editor of the Paris Review. The film also uses the voices of Plimpton's friends and colleagues to defend him against the charge of dilettantism that dogged him throughout his career. NPR's Joel Rose reports.
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Working Women On Television: A Mixed Bag At Best
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.
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Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Controversies dominated this past week's political headlines, leaving the Obama White House on the defensive, trying to contain any lasting damage. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.
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April 12th: What's On Today's Show
Apr 12, 2012 — In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, legal strategies in the Trayvon Martin case, and a writer argues that cities are meaner places to live. In the second hour, negotiating retirement with a spouse, and a cancer survivor says, go ahead, "look at my scars."
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Turn It Down: Tinnitus Story Hurts Listeners' Ears
Jul 19, 2011 — A high-pitched sound on Morning Edition imitated the hearing condition tinnitus, but offended listeners' ears.
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Food Photos: Around The World In 80 Diets
Aug 10, 2010 — How many calories do you consume in a day? Photographer Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio can probably show you.
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Think Twice About Those Home Genetics Tests
Jul 29, 2010 — The government puts home genetics tests to the test, and warns that they don't live up to the hype.
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Scientists Try Getting To Bottom Of Sitting
Jul 15, 2010 — Scientists are meeting at Stanford University to get to the bottom of how much sitting is too much.
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