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Tuesday

Humor & Fun

Satirical View of FDA's Approval of Marketing Leeches

Satirists Bruce Kluger and David Slavin find humor in the announcement that a French company is the first since 1976 to receive clearance to market leeches as medical devices in the United States. Leeches are already widely used in American hospitals, and companies that sold them before 1976 were allowed to continue doing so. Kluger and Slavin create a commercial for the product.

Satirical View of FDA's Approval of Marketing Leeches

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Monday

The Unger Report Archives

The Unger Report: Dropping the F-Bomb

Brian Unger talks with NPR's Madeleine Brand about recent news of foul language and bad behavior by politicians. Unger suggests that America needs to change the way it looks at elected officials.

The Unger Report: Dropping the F-Bomb

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Saturday

YR Media

Youth Radio: Kids in Single-Parent Homes

Sixteen-year-old Russell Owens grew up without a father, and says he’s learned a lot about becoming a man from the legacy of his father’s mistakes. He narrates his own story for Youth Radio.

Youth Radio: Kids in Single-Parent Homes

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Friday

The Tavis Smiley Show

Reporters' Roundtable

Insurgents launch attacks as the June 30 handover of power in Iraq nears. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling allows the Bush administration to keep Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force private. Activists speak out about an alleged police beating in Los Angeles. Also, a nasty scandal surrounding the U.S. Senate race in Illinois -- NPR's Tony Cox discusses the news the week with Laura Washington, columnist with the Chicago Sun-Times, and Terry Neal, chief political correspondent for WashingtonPost.com.

Reporters' Roundtable

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Analysis

Analysis

The Crisis Facing Sudanese Refugees

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof recently returned from the Chad-Sudan border, where he observed the situation of Sudanese refugees fleeing Darfur. Kristof speaks with NPR's Renee Montagne.

The Crisis Facing Sudanese Refugees

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Thursday

Culture

Michael Eric Dyson Commentary: People of Color in TV and Film

Commentator Michael Eric Dyson talks with NPR's Tavis Smiley about issues addressed at this year's second annual media and entertainment panel discussion entitled "Examining the Portrayal of People of Color in Television and Film." The panel was hosted by MTV Networks and the Black Entertainment and the Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA).

Michael Eric Dyson Commentary: People of Color in TV and Film

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Culture

The Sweet Sound of a Stradivarius

Music commentator Miles Hoffman, a nationally renowned violist, and NPR's Steve Inskeep visit the Library of Congress' small, priceless collection of Stradivarius instruments. Hoffman plays some of the rarest instruments in the collection, including a violin called the "Betts," crafted in 1704 by Antonio Stradivari.

The Sweet Sound of a Stradivarius

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Business

The Marketplace Report: Salary Boost Same as Last Year

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the latest Conference Board study showing American workers can expect an average salary increase of 3.5 percent this year -- the same rate as last year.

The Marketplace Report: Salary Boost Same as Last Year

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