Watching Washington Time to Revive Debate Over Iraq May 31, 2005 • Three Memorial Days have now passed since the current war in Iraq began. In the latest Watching Washington, Ron Elving says it may be time to reopen debate over the U.S.'s future course in Iraq.
Analysis News Analysis 'Deep Throat' Comes Forward May 31, 2005 • Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr comments on the news that former FBI official Mark Felt is the person known as "Deep Throat." Felt cooperated with an article in Vanity Fair magazine that names him as the famous, but previously anonymous, Watergate source. Schorr noted in 2001 that President Nixon's advisers suspected Felt. 'Deep Throat' Comes Forward Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673960/4673961" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Analysis Slate's Explainer: Court Stenography Machines May 31, 2005 • Slate senior editor Andy Bowers explains the operation of machines used by court reporters to create detailed transcripts of court testimony. Slate's Explainer: Court Stenography Machines Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673515/4673516" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Clearing Up the 'Deep Throat' Mystery Slate's Chatterbox: FBI Agent Says He's 'Deep Throat' May 31, 2005 • Alex Chadwick speaks with Slate contributor Tim Noah about a new Vanity Fair magazine article that identifies former FBI agent V. Mark Felt as the Watergate source "Deep Throat." Felt tells the magazine he was the government source who channeled information to reporters investigating the break-in at a Democratic Party office -- a petty burglary that eventually led to the resignation of President Nixon. Slate's Chatterbox: FBI Agent Says He's 'Deep Throat' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673518/4673519" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Michael Jackson Trial Michael Jackson's Problem: Fame? May 31, 2005 • Before this week is over, jurors in Michael Jackson's trial could be deliberating his guilt or innocence. But those 12 people are hardly the only ones in the country who will be talking about Michael Jackson. Just about everybody else is, too. Commentator Jake Halpern is working on a book about fame, and he says that all that attention might be part of Michael Jackson's problems. Michael Jackson's Problem: Fame? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673972/4673973" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Flip-Flops for Summer May 31, 2005 • It's summer and that means it's time to pull the flip-flops out of the closet and put them on your feet, notes commentator Ed Cullen. Flip-Flops for Summer Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673942/4673943" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Camping Out, Debunking Myths May 30, 2005 • Farai Chideya recently went camping in Southern California's Joshua Tree National Park. While there, she considered dispelling a few myths that fall into the category of "what black people won't do." Camping Out, Debunking Myths Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4672501/4672502" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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This I Believe Science Nourishes the Mind and the Soul May 30, 2005 • Physicist Brian Greene believes that in unraveling the mysteries of the universe, we can find an appreciation for our own place in the cosmos and be inspired by the drama of exploration and discovery. Science Nourishes the Mind and the Soul Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4666334/4672823" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Letting Go: The First Day of School When College Calls, and Dreamers Follow May 30, 2005 • Commentator Jesse Ybarra lives in Altamont, Kan., a small farming community near Oklahoma. The teacher and coach of 24 years says he has mixed emotions about his sons leaving for college. When College Calls, and Dreamers Follow Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4672073/4672095" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Historical Archives An Ideal of Service to Our Fellow Man May 28, 2005 • From 1954, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein finds beauty in life's mysteries, and says the fate of mankind depends on individuals choosing public service over private gain. Listen to Robert Krulwich Read Einstein's Essay Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4670423/9883924" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Analysis Analysis Political Roundup with Juan Williams: Bolton Battle May 27, 2005 • Alex Chadwick talks with NPR senior correspondent Juan Williams about the political events of the week, including the Senate debate over John Bolton's nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations. Political Roundup with Juan Williams: Bolton Battle Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4669677/4669678" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Paying for College College Aid Hard to Navigate for Immigrants' Kids May 27, 2005 • Ricky Zhang of Youth Radio is the son of Chinese immigrants. His parents don't speak English, so when it came time to fill out financial aid forms and scholarship applications, he was on his own. College Aid Hard to Navigate for Immigrants' Kids Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4669796/4669841" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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StoryCorps Reflecting on Democracy and Segregation May 27, 2005 • Sam Harmon, 75, tells his 12-year-old grandson, Ezra Awumey, about an incident of his own youth. It occurred when Harmon, on leave from the Navy in Washington, D.C., tried to go see a movie. Reflecting on Democracy and Segregation Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4668772/4668867" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Episode III: Revenge of the Buff May 26, 2005 • David Singh is a senior vice president at Walt Disney Pictures. He examines the excitement of watching his nearly 30-year old obsession come to a close.
Pennsylvania Avenue Campaign Finance Rules for Political Bloggers? May 26, 2005 • The Internet played a key role in the 2004 presidential campaign. Should Internet sites and bloggers be subject to federal campaign finance rules? Peter Overby examines the issue in the latest Pennsylvania Avenue column.
