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Will The U.S. Military Really Welcome Women On Battlefields?
June 19, 2013 | NPR · Now that the U.S. military has officially agreed to allow women into combat roles, let's examine how quickly the various branches are moving to make that happen. The overall process is expected to take years.
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Liberal Groups Say They Received IRS Scrutiny Too
June 19, 2013 | NPR · The conventional shorthand for the IRS scandal is that employees "targeted" conservative groups for extra scrutiny in the applications for tax-exempt status. Except, as an inspector general's report showed, it wasn't just conservative groups that got extra scrutiny. Plenty of liberal groups had to produce extensive documentation answer dozens of questions, too.
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Animal CSI: Inside The Smithsonian's Feather Forensics Lab
June 19, 2013 | NPR · A keen eye and extensive knowledge of feathers allows forensic ornithologist Carla Dove (yes, that's her name) figure out from feather and bone fragments which type of bird crashed into a plane or was eaten by a snake. But the expertise has an uncertain future.
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Obama Evokes Cold War In Speech At Berlin's Brandenburg Gate
June 19, 2013 | NPR · Against a backdrop that evoked the Cold War, President Obama renewed his push to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles on Wednesday. Obama delivered an address outside the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. He also meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Democratic Bill Would Limit Government's Digital Surveillance
June 19, 2013 | NPR · Robert Siegel talks to Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) about the legislation he is co-sponsoring with Sen. Ron Wyden, to limit the federal government's ability to collect data on Americans without links to terrorism or espionage.
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AMA Officially Recognizes Obesity As A Disease
June 19, 2013 | NPR · The American Medical Association has recognized obesity as a disease — a distinction that will help change the way medical issues related to obesity are handled — and paid for. The decision is a "catch-up" in many ways, since many doctors and the insurance community have recognized it for years.
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How U.S. Arms Will Reach Syrian Rebels
June 15, 2013 | NPR · This week the Obama administration announced it would send weapons to the Syrian rebels, because of credible evidence Syrian government forces had indeed used chemical weapons. Weekend Edition Saturday Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Deborah Amos about how Syrians are reacting to the news.
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Economy Was Key In Iranian Election
June 16, 2013 | NPR · Weekend Edition Sunday Host Rachel Martin speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to learn more about new Iran's president-elect, cleric Hassan Rouhani.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Tony Awards And Shared Songs
Jun 14, 2013 — On this week's show, awards excitement and a whole lot of great music where people get into a whole lot of back and forth.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Funny Moms And Funny Pages
Jun 7, 2013 — This week, we talk about the moms that make sitcoms run, the comic strips that make Sunday mornings more amusing, and what's making us happy this week.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Binge Viewing And A Summer TV Quiz
May 31, 2013 — On this week's show, we welcome some special guests to chat about Arrested Development, gobbling up television, crazy summer shows, and what's making us happy this week.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Star Trek, SNL, And Boldly Going To New Places
May 24, 2013 — On this week's show, we check in with two huge cultural institutions on the way to a discussion about finding yourself on unfamiliar ground.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Cancellation Blues And Cultural Etiquette
May 17, 2013 — On this week's show, we talk about grieving and fighting when shows are canceled, we come up with some rules of engagement when it comes to good manners and culture, and we talk about what's making us happy this week.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Iron Man' And Giving Up
May 10, 2013 — This week's show brings us back to the Marvel universe and into our own surrenders, and as always, we'll talk about what's making us happy this week.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Retail And Science Edition
May 3, 2013 — On this week's show: brick and mortar and buying habits, the pop culture of science and scientists, and what's making us happy this week.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Great Big Summer Movies Show
Apr 26, 2013 — This week's round-table podcast is devoted to our enormous roundup of summer movies, from superheroes to cowboys to beautiful and woozy romances.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: A Sense Of Place And A Nostalgic Quiz
Apr 19, 2013 — On this week's show, the strong sense of place in many parts of pop culture, a nostalgic quiz about the television of the early '90s, and what's making us happy this week.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Mad Men,' Madmen And A Fond Farewell
Apr 12, 2013 — On this week's roundtable podcast, we talk about the return of Mad Men, the problem of unreliable narrators, and our eternal debts to the great Roger Ebert.
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