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1. Music of Human Consciousness
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Musical inspiration can come from a lot of places but Composer Bruce Adolphe found the inspiration for his latest piece in a particularly unusual spot: the research of neuroscientist Antonio Damasio. Self Comes to Mind is the end product of this collaboration between scientist and musician and it wa
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public date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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2. Women in Iran: Raising the Roof
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Having grown up female in Iran just prior to the 1979 Revolution, Nahid Rachlin knows a thing or two about social unrest, Iranian politics and what the experience of both are like for women. Author of the memoir Persian Girls and a professor at the New School University, Nahid Rachlin joins us to pr
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public date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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3. Milkshakes With a Twist
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Think you know everything there is to know about milkshakes? How about a little basil in your strawberry? Or a few shakes of chili powder to add some smoke to your chocolate shake? Adam Reid gives this old-time favorite a few new licks and a twist, turning kidstuff into a surprisingly sophisticated
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public date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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4. The Compelling Moment
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Richard Harwood of the Harwood Institute for Innovation has a knack for reading a crisis as an opportunity. He calls this "The Compelling Moment," citing what is going on in Tehran, Detroit, and elsewhere in these worst of times and best of times.
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public date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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5. Global Word Play
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How many ways are there to say "believe me" in the world? In English, we say "I'm not pulling your leg." In Russian, the phrase is "I'm not hanging noodles from your ear." Author Jag Bhalla collects this and other amusing, often hilarious phrases that provide a unique perspective on how different cu
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public date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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6. The Science of Compassion
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Back in 2000 James Doty was living the high life. A neurosurgeon turned biotech investor, he drove a Ferrari and was in the process of buying a private island when he lost his fortune in the dot-com bust. Now he is the director of a new research institute he founded to study compassion. Buddhist nun
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public date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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7. Obama's Stance on Iran
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Iranians are taking the street, en masse, to contest the results of their recent election. Leaders around the world are speaking up in support of the protesters. Obama, however, seems to be laying low. Today we discuss the pros and cons of cautious diplomacy with Iran and why Twitter is popping up i
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public date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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8. Urban/Suburban Permaculture
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Whether you live in the city or in the suburbs, you could be growing your own food on your rooftop, on concrete, and even up the side of your walls using the commonsense techniques of permaculture design. Bill Wilson of Midwest Permaculture teaches people how to get started. He joins us at the Energ
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public date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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9. The Invisible Hook
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Whoever thought we would be worried about pirates in the 21st century? If you are interested in how today's pirate menace compares with the swashbuckling, cutlass brandishing pirates of old, join us with economist Peter Leeson, who uncovers the hidden economics of piracy in his book, The Invisible H
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public date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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10. Saving the Coral Reefs One Stitch at a Time
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Join us for a woolly celebration of the intersection of higher geometry and feminine handicraft. Margaret Wertheim, co-director of the Institute for Figuring, is joined by a bevy of women who are in the process of creating a stitched coral reef as a testimony to the disappearing wonders of the marin
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public date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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11. The Blue Sweater
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Can you imagine the shock of giving an outgrown sweater to Goodwill and then finding it eleven years later on the back of some poor kid in Rwanda? That is what happened to Jacqueline Novogratz who subsequently left a career in international banking to found Acumen Fund, an organization dedicated to
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public date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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12. Out of Poverty
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We might expect to find poverty in India or in Africa, but what about the newly poor living in Ohio? Travelling through the Midwest, Mort Rosenblum, editor of Dispatches magazine, met the jobless and hopeless of formerly thriving towns where you can now buy a house for $800 and get a second thrown i
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public date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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13. I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti
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Is it really still true that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach? Giulia Melucci tested that maxim through twenty years of New York City dating before throwing in the dish towel. Now she is the author of the hilarious memoir, I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti, a red-sauce laden journey t
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public date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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14. Travel as a Political Act
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They say the world is shrinking, so what can we do to feel more comfortable with our neighbors? Travel! Acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves' new book argues that we can't understand our world without experiencing it. Travel as a Political Act will teach us all what it means to travel with our place
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public date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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15. Bead for Life
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Bead for Life is a non-profit organization dedicated to overcoming extreme poverty in Uganda through the support of an international grassroots movement rather than aid. Through the work of Bead for Life, women in Uganda make and sell paper beads to people around the world. Join us and Bead for Life
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public date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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16. The Art Instinct
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Can you imagine what our cave people ancestors were thinking as they relaxed by the side of a fire and enjoyed a beautiful sunset? If you think that we've only learned to appreciate beauty more recently, think again. We are celebrating Darwin's bicentennial year with author Denis Dutton and his book
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public date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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17. Reaching Out to the Muslim World (Part 2)
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Since his days on the campaign trail, President Obama promised a speech to the Muslim World to define US policy and change perceptions of America. Did his speech in Cairo succeed? We will analyze Obama's speech and look at the international reaction as we talk with Prof. Uli Schamiloglu, Director of
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public date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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18. Catching Fire: How Cooking Made us Human
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Have you ever seen an otter fry a fish? Maybe you haven't thought too much about how cooking is a strictly human activity, but Richard Wrangham has. In his latest book, Catching Fire: How Cooking Made us Human, Richard Wrangham, renowned primatologist, argues that humanity itself began when we start
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public date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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19. Take Back Your Time
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TAKE BACK YOUR TIME is a major U.S. and Canadian initiative to challenge the epidemic of overwork, over-scheduling and time famine that now threatens our health, our families and relationships, our communities and our environment. Join us to explore work and workers around the world.
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public date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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20. Iceland's Story
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Iceland is the site of an aluminum smelting industry, it has been at the forefront of renewable energy development, and, most recently, it has seen what is perhaps the most spectacular fall of any nation during the global economic crisis. Andri Magnason's book Dreamland and the recent film made from
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public date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT - (25 MB Type: MPEG)
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