From Our Listeners Letters: War Protests, Airport Announcer in Brazil March 31, 2007 • Letters this week include comments on recent stories about the Monacan Indian Nation, war protests in Washington, D.C., an airport announcer in Brazil and a leprechaun ban on St. Patrick's Day. Letters: War Protests, Airport Announcer in Brazil Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9264818/9264819" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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From Our Listeners Letters: Peace, Stravinsky and Sports Jinxes March 31, 2007 • Listeners this week wrote in about a story on a local effort to establish a United States Department of Peace, Marin Alsop and the Rite of Spring and Scott Simon and Ron Rapoport's ability to jinx sports teams. Letters: Peace, Stravinsky and Sports Jinxes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9261670/9261671" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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SoundClips: Audio Experiences Making Mystical Sounds of a Handsaw March 30, 2007 • Listener Gary Wood of new Brunswick, N.J., tells us about a skill his father taught him: how to get an eerie sound out of a common handsaw. Wood was a carpenter, as was his father. As an amateur musician, Wood uses the saw sound, which resembles a Theremin. Making Mystical Sounds of a Handsaw Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9248746/9248747" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Analysis Disclosure Rules Fail Some in Subprime Market March 30, 2007 • The rules that dictate what lenders must disclose to borrowers about their mortgage loans vary: The Federal Reserve and HUD each have regulations on disclosure that all lenders must observe, and states have their own regulations. The system works for prime mortgages better than subprime ones, says professor Kurt Eggert. Disclosure Rules Fail Some in Subprime Market Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9248742/9248744" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Eternal Rest on an Easy Payment Plan March 30, 2007 • Sometimes a sense of our own mortality comes via e-mail. A father who has been paying burial dues for all five of his children since they turned 18 would now like to pass payments along to his son. Eternal Rest on an Easy Payment Plan Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9239868/9239869" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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From Our Listeners Letters: Texas High School and Bait Cars March 29, 2007 • Robert Siegel reads from listeners' e-mails. We hear from a public defender concerned about local police using a "bait car" program to catch auto thieves. There is also criticism of NPR's coverage of circus elephants walking into Manhattan, and appreciation of a project aimed at sending prom dresses to a Texas high school affected by military deployments. Letters: Texas High School and Bait Cars Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9213701/9213702" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Analysis Behind Bush and Gates' Claims on War Funding March 29, 2007 • Defense Secretary Gates and President Bush claim that they will not be able to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan without a clean supplemental from Congress by mid-April. Robert Siegel talks with Christopher Hellman, a military policy analyst at Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Behind Bush and Gates' Claims on War Funding Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9213654/9213655" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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The Language Changes with 'Time' Fresh Air March 29, 2007 • As Time magazine reinvents itself for the Internet age, the editors announced they'd be dropping some old features of the magazine's distinctive verbal style. There was once an age when Time's style helped remake journalism — and the English language itself. The Language Changes with 'Time' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9207918/9207924" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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From Our Listeners Letters: War Photos, TMZ, Defending a Recipe March 29, 2007 • Comments from listeners include thoughts on an interview with war photographer Chris Hondros; a debate to the -nth degree over "restau(n)rateurs;" a feature of the gossip Web site TMZ.com; and "outrage" over TV foodie Chris Kimball's dismissal of pineapple souffle as a bad recipe. Letters: War Photos, TMZ, Defending a Recipe Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9204316/9204317" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Dealing with Cancer the Second Time Around March 28, 2007 • Commentator Debra Jarvis has counseled many patients who have cancer. She also had cancer herself. She explains the two ways cancer patients who she knows have dealt with finding out their cancer has returned. Dealing with Cancer the Second Time Around Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9190031/9190032" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Analysis Was Iran's Seizure of Britons Response to U.N.? March 28, 2007 • Iran's capture of 15 British sailors and marines is most likely a reaction to sanctions passed against Iran by the U.N. Security Council over the weekend, says Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He believes Iran is feeling anxious about its economic isolation. Was Iran's Seizure of Britons Response to U.N.? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9190021/9190022" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Love Affair That's Going Places March 27, 2007 • Commentator Jay Keyser is having an affair. But it's not with another woman. Keyser explains the superhuman qualities of his mistress, and the dangers of his unusual affair. A Love Affair That's Going Places Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9163131/9163132" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Analysis Who Do We Mean When We Say 'Troops'? March 27, 2007 • Linguist John McWhorter dislikes the word "troops" when it is used to describe soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors. He finds the word distancing and dehumanizing. He explains why. Who Do We Mean When We Say 'Troops'? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9163122/9163123" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Analysis Rice Gets Olmert, Abbas to Meet; What's Next? March 27, 2007 • Secretary State Condoleezza Rice says that Israeli Prime Minister Olmert and Palestinian President Abbas have promised to meet every two weeks. Analysts say that at the least, the move may blunt some of the criticism of the White House for its approach to the Middle East. Rice Gets Olmert, Abbas to Meet; What's Next? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9163094/9163095" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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From Our Listeners Letters: Corrections, Snoring in Space March 27, 2007 • We address corrections, clarifications, appreciating war memorials, questioning Project Healing Waters and questions about snoring in space. Letters: Corrections, Snoring in Space Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9156698/9156699" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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