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Internet dating has succeeded in matching up thousands of happy couples. Today, host John Schaefer talks to musicians who say the website Craigslist.org helps them make beautiful music together. Also: Major cities are increasingly piping classical music into parks, railway stations, and subways in order to ward off hoodlums. In some cases this has resulted in a drastic reduction in anti-social behavior by gangs of youths. But why is Mozart a crime deterrent? According to Los Angeles Times arts reporter Scott Timberg, "It is not that the music has a soothing effect - the gangs hate it and it has driven them away." Timberg joins us to look at whether classical music is the New Muzak.
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» Halt, or I'll play Vivaldi!
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