Technology DJ Diplo Podcasts: 'NPR for the Streets' August 31, 2006 • Philadelphia-based DJ Diplo calls his recent podcasting project, Mad Decent Radio, a sort of "NPR for the streets" -- a collection of local music and interviews from cities on his tour. DJ Diplo Podcasts: 'NPR for the Streets' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5743393/5743394" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
DJ Diplo Podcasts: 'NPR for the Streets' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5743393/5743394" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Music Dixie Chicks Summer Tour Not All Smooth Sailing August 31, 2006 • It's been more than three years since one of the Dixie Chicks told a London audience that she was "ashamed" President Bush was from the group's home state of Texas. Some predicted the group would suffer long-term consequences because of the comment. Now their summer tour is coming up short in some cities. Dixie Chicks Summer Tour Not All Smooth Sailing Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5742229/5742230" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Dixie Chicks Summer Tour Not All Smooth Sailing Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5742229/5742230" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Law Complaints Rise Against Kinkade Art Company August 30, 2006 • Federal investigators are contemplating a case against painter Thomas Kinkade and his company. The investigation stems from charges filed by former dealers of the painter, who charge that Kinkade's company used its family-values rhetoric to induce them into opening galleries -- but ruined them financially through unfair business practices. Melissa Block talks with Los Angeles Times staff writer Kim Christensen. Complaints Rise Against Kinkade Art Company Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5738217/5738218" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Complaints Rise Against Kinkade Art Company Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5738217/5738218" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Analysis Business Falling Bottom Line at The Gap August 30, 2006 • The Gap retail chain used to be a trend-setting clothing outlet, but has suffered several years of disappointing profits and a declining "cool" factor. Falling Bottom Line at The Gap Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5737134/5737135" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Guitarist Behind 'Canon' Video Revealed August 28, 2006 • In the past eight months, a video of a young guitarist playing a modern version of Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D Major has become a sensation on the Internet. The video has been viewed on YouTube.com more than 7.6 million times -- but nobody knew the identity of the guitarist. Recently, that changed. Guitarist Behind 'Canon' Video Revealed Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5725826/5725827" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media '24' Takes Center Stage at the Emmy Awards August 28, 2006 • The Fox drama 24 was the big winner at this year's Emmy Awards. It took five seasons for 24 to be rewarded in the major Emmy categories. The show also collected an Emmy for best directing. '24' Takes Center Stage at the Emmy Awards Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5722885/5722886" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
'24' Takes Center Stage at the Emmy Awards Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5722885/5722886" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Culture Rules for Emmy Nominees Stir Confusion August 27, 2006 • New rules for Emmy nominations exclude some past winners, creating a bit of a controversy in Hollywood as Sunday night's awards show nears. Matt Roush, senior critic for TV Guide, briefs Liane Hansen on the new rules. Rules for Emmy Nominees Stir Confusion Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5718923/5718924" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Lessons from a Race-Segregated 'Survivor' August 25, 2006 • For the next season of the popular reality television show Survivor, CBS will pit teams against one another divided by race -- there will be a white team, an African-American team, an Asian-American team and a Latino team. Writer and Day to Day commentator Jimi Izrael offers his thoughts. Lessons from a Race-Segregated 'Survivor' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5709798/5709799" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Hollywood Tolerates Strange Behavior, Up to a Point August 25, 2006 • Hollywood production companies put up with plenty of eccentric stars. Often a touch of weird behavior is good for business. But as the recent case of Tom Cruise shows, sometimes there are limits. Hollywood Tolerates Strange Behavior, Up to a Point Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5708463/5708464" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Hollywood Tolerates Strange Behavior, Up to a Point Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5708463/5708464" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Obituaries An Epitaph for a Much-Loved Tower Records August 24, 2006 • The storied Tower Records chain has filed for bankruptcy. Musician and Day to Day contributor David Was says he is saddened by what he sees as the long, slow death of the brick-and-mortar record business in the age of the MP3 download. An Epitaph for a Much-Loved Tower Records Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5703602/5703603" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Money Surfing the Web on the Company Dime August 23, 2006 • How do Americans use the Internet while at work? Some people have the ability to see anything on the World Wide Web -- but others' bosses are stricter. Robert Siegel talks to Kentucky's state treasurer, an Internet security executive, and an e-policy analyst about shifting attitudes toward Internet usage in the workplace. Surfing the Web on the Company Dime Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5697883/5697884" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The iPod, an Electronic Fountain of Youth August 23, 2006 • Actress and Day to Day contributor Annabelle Gurwitch has discovered an electronic fountain of youth -- it's called an iPod. But like most miracle elixirs, Gurwitch found that the personal music device has some nasty side-effects... The iPod, an Electronic Fountain of Youth Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5696538/5696539" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
The iPod, an Electronic Fountain of Youth Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5696538/5696539" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
The DVD Room A DVD Release for 'Double Indemnity' Fresh Air August 22, 2006 • Film critic John Powers reviews the DVD release of Billy Wilder's classic Double Indemnity, starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck. A DVD Release for 'Double Indemnity' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5690026/5690027" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National David Foster Wallace's 'Federer Moment' August 19, 2006 • Author David Foster Wallace is waxing rhapsodic about the skills of Swiss tennis star Roger Federer. His recent New York Times piece is entitled "Roger Federer as Religious Experience." David Foster Wallace's 'Federer Moment' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5666358/5666891" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
David Foster Wallace's 'Federer Moment' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5666358/5666891" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Media Geico Ads Go Beyond the Gecko August 19, 2006 • The auto insurance company Geico has had great success since hiring the Martin Ad Agency in 1996. There's the gecko, and more recently a campaign featuring slightly faded celebrities. Adweek critic Barbara Lippert and Scott Simon discuss the ads. Geico Ads Go Beyond the Gecko Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5675094/5675095" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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