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The Onion: Our Dumb World
Three editors from The Onion talk about their new book, Our Dumb World - and they evaluate the parody news headlines our listeners have submitted. Also: a photojournalist who traveled with Margaret Mead shares 50 years' worth of his work. And on States of the Union, a preview of Wisconsin's February 19 primary.
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Write Your Own Headline for The Onion
The Onion is America's best source for funny headlines. Three of its editors - Scott Dikkers, Joe Garden, and Joe Randazzo - look at some of our listeners' parody headline submissions, and explain how The Onion writers come up with their own.
The Onion's new book is Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth, 73rd Edition.
A Photojournalist's Travels with Margaret Mead
Photojournalist Ken Heyman crisscrossed the globe with Margaret Mead through 60 countries over 50 years. His photos are on display in a major exhibit, "Humanity," now at Sundaram Tagore Gallery (547 West 27th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues) through February 23rd.
More about Ken Heyman’s "Humanity" at Sundaram Tagore Gallery
SLIDESHOW: Ken Heyman
States of the Union: Wisconsin
With a tight race for the Democratic nomination, the candidates are beginning to focus their attention on Wisconsin's February 19 primary. We find out which issues are likely to persuade Badger State voters. Also: why the race for Wisconsin was so close in both 2000 and 2004, and then ended up going for the Democrats. Jeff Mayers is president of WisPolitics.com, an online political and government news service.
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Earlier this week, Pres. Obama announced that he plans to nominate geneticist Dr. Francis Collins to lead the National Institutes of Health. You can listen to Leonard’s 2006 conversation with Dr. Collins about how he reconciles his personal faith with his professional scientific knowledge.
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Congress is getting ready to a vote on whether to make tobacco subject to FDA regulation. You can listen to a segment we did in May about the bill and what it would mean for the cigarette companies.
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