This I Believe I Will Take My Voice Back July 31, 2006 • For years, Quique Aviles was two people: one who was a successful poet, and one who was a crack addict. Now he believes his art and the connections it gives him to other people can help save his life. I Will Take My Voice Back Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5587766/5593594" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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SoundClips: Audio Experiences Back to the Salt Mines, in Sound July 31, 2006 • Listener Chris Eden takes us on a ride down a 650-foot-deep elevator, into a salt mine used for storage under the soil of Hutchinson, Kan. The elevator shakes and shimmies as it drops, and we listen to its sounds as part of our "SoundClips" series. Back to the Salt Mines, in Sound Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5595503/5595504" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Dining Al Fresco Can Be a Recipe for Risk July 30, 2006 • Weekend Edition food essayist Bonny Wolf ticks off the many things (including ticks) that can spoil the summer picnic. Dining Al Fresco Can Be a Recipe for Risk Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5592607/5592608" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Analysis Testosterone Scenarios in Athletics July 28, 2006 • Robert Siegel talks to Dr. Gary Wadler, a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency's Prohibited List and Methods Committee. In light of the doping allegations leveled against Tour de France winner Floyd Landis, Wadler explains the role testosterone and epitestosterone play in sports -- and how the levels fluctuate. Testosterone Scenarios in Athletics Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5590272/5590273" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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From Our Listeners Letters July 27, 2006 • Host Ed Gordon reads some recent listener e-mails and other messages received about the show. Letters Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5586494/5586495" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Q&A: The Collapse of World Trade Talks July 26, 2006 • The World Trade Organization put an end to five years of international trade talks after they failed to resolve disputes over farm aid. Adam Davidson, NPR's international business reporter, puts the events into perspective.
Analysis Analysis Fred Grandy: Political Junkie for a Day July 26, 2006 • In this week's Political Junkie segment, political guru Fred Grandy talks about the Iraq prime minister's address to Congress and the new interstate abortion bill. He also he reveals the identity of a remarkably candid, but anonymous, Republican candidate for Senate. Fred Grandy: Political Junkie for a Day Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5584100/5584101" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National FBI Re-Examines 1946 Lynching Case July 25, 2006 • Sixty years ago, an angry white mob grabbed two black couples from a car, beat them and shot them to death. Townsfolk remained quiet about what they knew. Now, the FBI is reexamining the case. FBI Re-Examines 1946 Lynching Case Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5579862/5580800" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Analysis Analysis Diplomatic Options for Rice, Israel and Hezbollah July 25, 2006 • Michele Norris talks with Dennis Ross, former U.S. envoy to the Middle East, about the various options Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is considering regarding diplomacy in the region. Ross was the point person to the Middle East under presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush. Diplomatic Options for Rice, Israel and Hezbollah Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5581759/5581760" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Diplomatic Options for Rice, Israel and Hezbollah Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5581759/5581760" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
SoundClips: Audio Experiences Hearing a Wine's Acidity July 25, 2006 • Patrick Taylor of Cuneo Cellars in Carlton, Ore., lets us listen to the sucking sound of an apparatus used to detect acidity in wine. He tells us how it works and why it is important to do this test. Hearing a Wine's Acidity Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5581768/5581769" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Author Interviews Book Decries 'Fiasco' in Iraq Fresh Air July 25, 2006 • Thomas Ricks, senior Pentagon correspondent for The Washington Post, talks about his new book, Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, Ricks, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, takes a hard look at the American military invasion and occupation of Iraq. Book Decries 'Fiasco' in Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5581049/5581050" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Analysis Analysis The Case for Ending Quarterly Reports July 24, 2006 • Quarterly earnings reports help to drive the markets, as momentum swings with how companies have fared against expectations. But at least one market expert says that pressure on CEOs to meet their own forecasts can run afoul of good corporate governance -- and end up hurting shareholders. The Case for Ending Quarterly Reports Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5579017/5579018" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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YR Media The Effort to Keep an Online Diary Private July 24, 2006 • Bly Lauritano-Werner is a high school student with an online journal. Her mother reads the journal -- but Bly thinks she shouldn't. Bly works with Blunt Radio in Maine. This piece came to us from Youth Radio. The Effort to Keep an Online Diary Private Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5579002/5579003" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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This I Believe Do What You Love July 24, 2006 • Tony Hawk has turned what many consider a childhood activity into a professional career. For Hawk, skateboarding is not only a job, it's a means of expression and a foundation for personal belief. Do What You Love Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5568583/5579087" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Day to Day Bruising Battle over Bolton Looms in Senate July 24, 2006 • This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set review John Bolton's nomination to serve a full term as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. President Bush used what is known as a recess appointment to bypass a Senate vote and install Bolton as ambassador nearly one year ago. Bruising Battle over Bolton Looms in Senate Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5578283/5578284" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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