From Our Listeners Letters: D.C. Gun Ban, Town Dump June 30, 2008 • Listeners sound off on the interview with the lawyer who argued successfully before the Supreme Court to have the District of Columbia's ban on personal gun possession overturned, and on the popularity of the town dump in Wellsley, Mass. Letters: D.C. Gun Ban, Town Dump Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92043815/92044340" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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This I Believe The Long Road To Forgiveness June 30, 2008 • When Kim Phuc was 9 years old, her village in South Vietnam was bombed with napalm. A famous photo showed Kim running from the attack, naked and screaming. In the painful recovery from her burn wounds, Kim found that true healing came through forgiveness. The Long Road To Forgiveness Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91964687/92043777" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Can I Just Tell You? For Many Reasons, There's No Place Like Home June 30, 2008 • The program's host talks about the importance of family and what it means to come home to her New York roots. She also explains how being home can mean different things to different people. For Many Reasons, There's No Place Like Home Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92023806/92023792" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Captain Fatty Sails the South China Sea June 29, 2008 • All summer, Weekend Edition traveling commentator Captain Fatty Goodlander is sending in stories from his travels abroad. This week, his essay comes from the South China Sea off Johor Bahru, a city in Malaysia. Captain Fatty Sails the South China Sea Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92008354/92008317" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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From Our Listeners Letters: Guns, Alcohol June 27, 2008 • Guns and alcohol: Those two subjects got the most response from listeners. They commented about the coverage of the Supreme Court's overturning of the Washington, D.C., handgun ban, and about the official New Orleans cocktail. Letters: Guns, Alcohol Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91975530/91975508" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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From Our Listeners Listeners' Money-Saving Tips June 27, 2008 • Drying clothes in the sun, riding bikes and stopping electric service, are just some of the ways our listeners are saving money. Madeleine Brand and Alex Cohen review these and other ideas. Listeners' Money-Saving Tips Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91964149/91964120" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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From Our Listeners Letters: Kermit Love, Md. School Board June 26, 2008 • Listeners respond to the passing of Kermit Love, the man who helped create Big Bird's costume on Sesame Street, and on how Montgomery County, Md., schools are dealing with the high cost of fuel. Letters: Kermit Love, Md. School Board Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91934933/91935691" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Political Junkie Democrats To Pick Up 4 Senate Seats — At Least June 26, 2008 • At least 11 Senate seats are in play this fall, says Political Editor Ken Rudin. He handicaps the races and offers his preliminary predictions.
Advice from 'Ask Amy' Dickinson Ka-Ching! 'Ask Amy' Answers Wedding Etiquette Questions June 26, 2008 • It's wedding season, and some couples are asking the guests to bring their love, their support, and their CASH to pay for the ceremony. Are 'pot luck weddings' the latest craze, or just a bad phase? Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91922563/91922557" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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From Our Listeners Responding to Your Letters June 26, 2008 • Farai Chideya and News & Notes editor Sasa Woodruff read and respond to listeners' e-mails about our coverage of Barack Obama's decision to turn down federal campaign financing. Responding to Your Letters Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91919455/91919437" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Leroy Sievers' 'Morning Edition' Commentaries My Cancer, 2 Years Later June 26, 2008 • When he started his blog, Leroy Sievers thought he had six months to live. Doctors found a brain tumor and lung cancer. Today, on My Cancer's second anniversary, he's facing a prognosis just as bleak. My Cancer, 2 Years Later Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91889424/91906432" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sweetness And Light Is There a Summer Camp Just for Fun? June 25, 2008 • Long ago, people who were either Depression Babies or War Babies just went out and played stuff, without any supervision. It was the Baby Boomers who started getting into all kinds of organized sports in the summer. Now the trend has grown to new extremes. Is There a Summer Camp Just for Fun? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91858000/91868796" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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From Our Listeners Letters: Itch, Drilling, Senate's Sartorial Style June 25, 2008 • From the nature of the itch to offshore drilling to the sartorial style of the U.S. Senate, readers sound off in e-mails. Letters: Itch, Drilling, Senate's Sartorial Style Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91891834/91891792" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Election 2008 The Political Junkie Raps on Race vs. Age, Campaign Finance June 25, 2008 • How big will the issues of race and age be in this campaign? And where's Obama's money coming from? The Political Junkie talks about the numbers and whether any of it matters. Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91883036/91883032" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Nod to Arranged Marriage This Wedding Season June 25, 2008 • Wedding season is in full swing, and while some soon-to-be spouses are choosing caterers, some families are choosing their children's spouses. Commentator Sandip Roy is the product of an arranged marriage. His parents saw each other for the first time at their wedding — and were happily married for 40 years. A Nod to Arranged Marriage This Wedding Season Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91868743/91868731" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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