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How Much Do You Remember About 2004?

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Thursday, December 30, 2004

"Nipplegate," "The Passion of the Christ," Ugg Boots, the rise of 527s, the fall of Ahmed Chalabi, the 9/11 Commission, Swift Boat Veterans for truth, Jim McGreevey’s coming-out, Rockefeller drug law reform, the presidential election. It's the 2004 end-of-year news quiz with Bob Garfield.

2004- the best year ever?

Bob Garfield co-host of NPR's On the Media serves as our quiz master
» On the Media

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Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth

Wendy Wasserstein playwright and author, Sloth (Oxford University Press 2004) on how to live a sloth filled life
» Sloth

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Calling Home

A.M. Homes writer for the New Yorker Safety of Objects (Perennial March 1, 2003) talks about meeting her birth parents
» The New Yorker

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Open Phones

Listeners tell us about iconic New Yorkers who passed away in 2004

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End of year predictions

From one of our listners- Josh:

Colin Powell will start shilling for AT&T, allowing James Earl Jones to
pursue his true passion, foreign affairs;

Current SUV drivers will upgrade to 18-wheelers;

Arguing homesteader rights for recently abandoned property, Donald Trump
will assemble a team of ...

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