On today’s show: Richard Duncan explains how the rise of easy credit has put the U.S. economy at risk of a depression today. Rob Whitehair talks about his documentary “True Wolf,” about a married couple who share rescued a wolf pup. Ira Glass and Mike Birbiglia discuss collaborating on the new film, “Sleepwalk with Me.” Bob Spitz tells how Julia Child became an icon as much for her love of fun as for her role in revolutionizing American home cooking.
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Analyzing the potential repercussions of Representative Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" comment | Obama threatens military action against Syria if the Assad regime indicates use of chemical weapons | Remembering eccentric comedian Phyllis Diller | Harvard geneticist encodes his book into 70 billion copies of DNA code | Mary Elizabeth Williams gives us a guide to "legitimate rape" | A journalist tells us what it's like to report from rebel headquarters in Syria | George Gilder on his book 'Wealth and Poverty' and its influence today | Historian Frederik Logevall uses new material to trace the history of America's involvement in Vietnam.
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Hear a load of border-crossing collaborations for this New Sounds, including a danceable Bhangra tune (dance music from the Indian subcontinent) by a Budapest-based Balkan brass band. Then there’s Bangladeshi interpretation of Afro-Latin styles by LokKhi TeRa, a London-based collective who have taken in the streets of Bangladesh, the Afrobeat clubs of Nigeria, the cantinas of Cuba and the beaches of Brazil. On their tune, "Shokhi Kunjo Shajoa,"Indian flute soars over Cuban Santéria-style chants, steady percussion and keyboard flourishes, before horns take it higher and sweet Bengali vocals take it higher still.
