Arun Rath

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Lily McBeth Pioneered Classroom Opportunities For Transgender Teachers

Sunday, December 28, 2014

In 2006 Lily McBeth became a central figure for transgender rights after a New Jersey school board re-hired her after she underwent a sex change. She died in September at the age of 80.

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If You've Ever Looked For Faces In Your Potato Chips, Thank Myrtle Young

Sunday, December 28, 2014

The Potato Chip Lady, aka Myrtle Young, died in August of this year. She was 90. Young became famous after showing her collection of unusually shaped chips to Tonight Show host Johnny Carson in 1987.

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From 'Shaft' To Von Trapp, The Musicians We Lost in 2014

Sunday, December 28, 2014

NPR's Arun Rath presents the work of a few musicians who died in 2014 but didn't get enough recognition, including a rockabilly forefather, an Indian mandolin player and a leading Texas bluesman.

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50 Years Of Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme'

Sunday, December 07, 2014

Fifty years ago this week, John Coltrane and his band stepped into the studio to lay down the tracks on what would become his most important statement: "A Love Supreme." NPR's Arun Rath takes a look back at the album.

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As Downtown LA Grows, So Does Urgency To Fix Skid Row

Sunday, October 26, 2014

In Los Angeles, more than a thousand people sleep on the street in cardboard boxes and tents — just a mile away from City Hall. Many want to fix Skid Row, but how to do it is extremely controversial.

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The Full Escovedo: What You May Not Know About Sheila E.

Saturday, September 06, 2014

If her Prince-assisted '80s hits are all you know of Sheila Escovedo, you're missing half the story. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with the drummer, singer and bandleader and dives in to her early history.

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In South Korea, Ferry Rescue Efforts Yield Only Grisly Results

Sunday, April 20, 2014

It's been a grim Easter Sunday in South Korea as the death toll continues to rise from the ferry disaster that left nearly 300 passengers, many of them high school students, dead or missing.

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In Defiance Of Arrests, Protests Erupt Again In Venezuela

Sunday, March 02, 2014

Inflation and food shortages continue to spark violence in Venezuela. Dozens of people have been arrested, and protests renewed on Saturday. Reporter Girish Gupta explains the situation in Caracas.

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Putin And Predispositions In The Crimean Crisis

Sunday, March 02, 2014

Julia Ioffe, editor at The New Republic, helps to make sense the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.

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American Icons: The Wizard of Oz

Friday, November 29, 2013

It's been over seventy years since movie audiences first watched The Wizard of Oz. Meet the original man behind the curtain, L. Frank Baum, who had all the vision of Walt Disney, bu...

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Bradley Manning Verdict

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Bradley Manning was convicted of violating the Espionage Act, but found not guilty of "aiding the enemy" for supplying classified information to Wikileaks. Arun Rath, reporter for Frontline and PRI's The World and new host of NPR's Weekend All Things Considered, and Fred Kaplan, War Stories columnist for Slate and author of The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War (Simon & Schuster, 2013), discuss the verdict, and what it means for the military, transparency, and journalism.

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Check-In: Bradley Manning Trial and Guantanamo Hunger Strike

Thursday, July 11, 2013

We're watching two stories related to national security and counter-terrorism efforts. Arun Rath, reporter for "Frontline" and PRI's "The World" discusses the trail of Wikileaks leaker Bradley Manning, and the ongoing hunger strike (and force-feeding of prisoners) at Guantanamo.

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KSM Guantanamo Trial Latest

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

WNYC's Brigid Bergin and Arun Rath, reporter for "Frontline" and PRI's "The World", check in from Guantanamo with the latest developments of the terror hearings and the state of the detention program in general.

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The Return of Harold and Kumar

Friday, April 25, 2008

They say “tragedy plus time equals comedy,” and another film opening this weekend takes unjustly imprisoned terror suspects as its focus. This one is a comedy about two bong-loving stoners: “Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.” Arun Rath explains why Harold and ...

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Nuclear Monsters

Friday, November 03, 2006

Stanley Kubrick set out to make a serious drama about an accidental nuclear war, and ended up making the blackest comedy ever, Dr. Strangelove. Arun Rath explains how the bizarre, over-the-top parody of Dr. Strangelove was closer to reality than any of us would care to believe.

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Nuclear Monsters

Friday, March 10, 2006

Stanley Kubrick set out to make a serious drama about an accidental nuclear war, and ended up making the blackest comedy ever, Dr. Strangelove. Studio 360's Arun Rath explains how the bizarre, over-the-top parody of Dr. Strangelove was actually closer to reality than any of us would ...

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Nuclear Monsters

Saturday, October 08, 2005

Stanley Kubrick set out to make a serious drama about an accidental nuclear war, and ended up making the blackest comedy ever, Dr. Strangelove. Studio 360’s Arun Rath explains how the bizarre, over-the-top parody of Dr. Strangelove was actually closer to reality than any of us would care to believe.

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Thom Pain

Saturday, April 16, 2005

We know the name of the man on stage, but we don't know much else about him — he constantly revises his opinions and his portrayal of himself. In the acclaimed new play Thom Pain (based on nothing), playwright Will Eno explores some of the darker and ...

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