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We'll start the show off with a bus driver's perspective on a possible end to the transit strike. Electronic surveillance can save lives...and destroy them. On today's show, we'll find out how one inventor’s work on bugs and wiretaps changed the art of eavesdropping…and then came back to bite him. Also on the show: a discussion of the symbolism of oil lamps and light in the Jewish tradition, and a new quarterly dealing with Jewish culture. Plus, humorist Andy Borowitz reviews the year’s biggest news stories, and we'll end the show with a reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas."
Working It Out
John Farrington, a bus driver and the Recording Secretary for his local bus drivers union, gives us an update on the resumed transit negiotiations, and a possible end to the strike.
A Humorous Context
Humorist Andy Borowitz brings his unique brand of satirical wit to the show with a year-end review of the news.
» Visit the guest picks page to find out what moves Andy Borowitz
Music: “Jump Start and Jazz: Two Ballets by ...
» Visit the guest picks page to find out what moves Andy Borowitz
Music: “Jump Start and Jazz: Two Ballets by ...
Guilt and Pleasure
Guilt & Pleasure is new quarterly dealing with Jewish culture. Editor-in-chief Mireille Silcoff and contributor Gary Shteyngart tell us about the magazine's mission, and preview the contents of the first issue (from "cowboys and farmers named Horovitz" to "Hasids vs. Brooklyn hipsters").
Music: “Wandering Jew” ...
Music: “Wandering Jew” ...
Let There Be Light
Small clay oil lamps were once the only means of lighting homes and temples. While they were usually very simple and functional, they were also often decorated and cherished objects. Ena Heller, the executive director of the Museum of Biblical Art, and Susan Braunstein, the head of the Judaica Department ...
Tapping Resources
Electronic surveillance is a powerful tool. It can take down governments, prevent terrorist attacks—or expose a politician’s private life. In An Odyssey of an Eavesdropper, Martin Kaiser describes some of the bugs and wiretaps he created for the FBI, CIA, and other intelligence organizations.
Music: Collateral soundtrack ...
Music: Collateral soundtrack ...
Twas the Night Before Christmas
We end today's show with a very special reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Fran Capo, the world's fastest talking woman.
» Fran Capo's website
» Fran Capo's website
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