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Friday

Health Care

Target Unveils New Look for Prescription Pill Bottles

Noah Adams talks with Deborah Adler, a graphic designer behind the new look and design for prescription pill bottles that goes into use at all Target stores this weekend. The design is meant to make prescription drugs safer, and make it easier to identify the right pills to take.

Target Unveils New Look for Prescription Pill Bottles

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Wednesday

Fresh Air

Scoring Political Points in Editorial Cartoons

Fresh Air

Editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson has won fans for the edgy messages often found in his seemingly conventional drawings. Now Anderson has won a Pulitzer for his work.

Scoring Political Points in Editorial Cartoons

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Tuesday

Potter Warren MacKenzie's Enduring Craft

When you sip tea, slurp noodles or sample hors d'oeuvres from a piece of hand-thrown pottery, there's a good chance you're experiencing the reach of American potter Warren MacKenzie. We visit the artist in his studio.

Potter Warren MacKenzie's Enduring Craft

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Culture

Ridley Scott on 'Kingdom of Heaven'

Ridley Scott has made a name for himself in Hollywood directing blockbusters such as Alien, Black Hawk Down and Gladiator. (And don't forget about Blade Runner.) He talks about his latest film, Kingdom of Heaven, an exploration of the Crusades.

Ridley Scott on 'Kingdom of Heaven'

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Wednesday

The Enchanted Highway

A Small Victory for Regent

Gary Greff doggedly campaigns to keep the Enchanted Highway project moving forward -- and sets a world record. Tourist dollars begin to trickle in, but the fate of the town and the project is uncertain.

A Small Victory for Regent

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Tuesday

The Enchanted Highway

Pushing Forward, Alone

Gary Greff's push to build a corridor of huge outdoor metal sculptures to lure tourist dollars loses steam. Volunteers drift away and money gets tight when the tourists fail to come. Greff goes it alone. Hear the second of this three-part series.

Pushing Forward, Alone

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Monday

National

The Fading Giant: Bygone Train Sights and Sounds

In the late 1950s, photographer O. Winston Link decided to document the end of an era -- steam-powered trains in pictures and sound recordings. Link's assistant recalls some of the scenes they captured in the Virginia mountains.

The Fading Giant: Bygone Train Sights and Sounds

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Saturday

'Wordless Diagrams': Explaining the Everyday

Graphic designer Nigel Holmes creates pictorial explanations of the mundane and the offbeat: Pouring a beer, changing a tire... perhaps performing a facelift. Some of his favorites are in a book called Wordless Diagrams.

'Wordless Diagrams': Explaining the Everyday

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'Slide Show': Lighting Up a Lost Era

The era of the slide projector is all but forgotten in the digital age. Now a new exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Art reminds us of how the simple mechanical device has the potential to astound and enlighten art lovers.

'Slide Show': Lighting Up a Lost Era

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Story Behind the Picture: A Chalk Sketch

Family photos hold the key to a treasure trove of memories and experiences. In the second in a series exploring the stories, thoughts and meaning behind images, teacher Scott Banks shares a memory of photographing one of his students.

Story Behind the Picture: A Chalk Sketch

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Friday

Photo Op: An Occasional Series

Photo Op: Devoted to Kodak's Tri-X Film Stock

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with National Geographic Society photographer Chris Rainier about Kodak's Tri-X film, the black-and-white film stock that has been a staple of photographers for 50 years. Rainier talks about photos taken by two of his favorite shooters: Eddie Adams and Philippe Halsman.

Photo Op: Devoted to Kodak's Tri-X Film Stock

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Wednesday

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