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Young, Gifted and from the Bronx

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Tuesday, June 14, 2005

WNYC’s award-winning Radio Rookies teaches young people to use words and sounds to tell true stories about themselves, their families, their communities and the world. In this latest series Rookies from the North Bronx produce a variety of stories including a teen’s obsession with a fellow classmate and an immigrant girl’s quest to have permanent residential status in the U.S.

Uncle Sam Wants You

John Allen Williams, Professor of Political Science at Loyola University Chicago, retired Naval reserve captain, chair and president of the inter-university seminar on armed forces and society
» Professor Williams' homepage at Loyola Univeristy Chicago
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Debra Dickerson, journalist and author, The End of Blackness ...

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Only the Strong Survive

Catalina Puente Radio Rookie from the North Bronx
- on her radio piece "Obsession"
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Veralyn Williams Radio Rookie
- on her piece "Legal Status?"
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Czerina Patel Producer of WNYC's Radio Rookies
- on the Radio Rookies program
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Class Notes

Laurie Goodstein National Religion Correspondent for the New York Times
-on class in America
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Chip McGrath writer at New York Times
- on the conclusion of the New York Times series "Class Matters"
» New York Times Series on Class

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Open Phones

Queens Listeners,
- call in about the proposed Olympic stadium in their borough

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What Do The Documents Say?

Two British government documents raise questions, and shed some light on planning for the Iraq war and its aftermath. We'll be talking about the documents in the weeks to come, so if you want to come to the discussion armed (with facts and opinions) check out the articles below (the ...

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