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Show #427

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Friday, March 05, 2004

A closer look at what’s most essential. For some, it’s the Bible. For others, it’s the items included in a personal emergency safety kit. For a cop in Maine, it’s Elvis. And for an architect living on the Upper West Side, it’s the recipes that were set down by his great-grandmother in Hungary. We explore all of the above. Also, we venture into uncharted terrain, just a few steps ahead of those who have promised a new media outlet: liberal talk radio.

What’s on Your Mind?

We put the question to folks in Seattle. Gathered by Jake Warga and produced by Jill Krauss.

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Home Insecurity

Recently, an emergency kit showed up at Next Big Thing contributor Jesse Green’s apartment, courtesy of someone who’s concerned for his safety. Unfortunately, the pack does NOT seem to be bringing him piece of mind. Produced by Emily Botein.

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The Mike and Mary Show

You’ve heard the rumors – liberal talk radio (with attitude) is headed our way. Here’s our best guess of what that might sound like, created by Mike Daisey, Mary Purdy and Steve Bodow, with help from Jean-Michele Gregory. Produced by Curtis Fox.

» Visit Mike Daisey's blog

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As It Is Written

Holy Bible The New Testament as we know it today is many translations removed from the original Greek, and each translation has been conditioned by the historical circumstances under which it was written. That goes for the original, too. A few years ago, translator and ...

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Cooking with History

A Taste of the Past Andras Koerner, never one to take a hobby lightly, decided in his 50s that he needed to learn to cook and plowed his way through every French cookbook he could get his hands on. It didn’t take long before ...

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Year of the Goat, cont'd.

Sam Sianis, owner of the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago (Karl Schatz/Yearofthegoat.net)
We catch up with Karl Schatz and Margaret Hathaway, who continue to crisscross ...

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You’re Under Arrest (Baby)

Chuck Denault is a police officer in a small town in Maine. He is deeply serious about two things: serving the community he lives in and being the best possible Elvis impersonator he can be. Here he sheds light on some behind-the-scenes apects of both law enforcement and Elvis impersonating. ...

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Not Again

Katie Davis
Katie Davis
Over the years, Washington-based journalist and community activist Katie Davis has gotten to know many young people in the Adams-Morgan neighborhood where she lives. She roots for ...

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