Guest host Elliott Forrest fills in for Leonard Lopate. First, three scientists who received a Lasker Award for their discoveries concerning cytoskeletal motor proteins talk about their work. Damien Echols, one of the West Memphis Three, who was tried and convicted for the murder of three children in 1993, talks about serving almost 20 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Plus, our latest Backstory segment looks at voter identification. Then we'll take a look at how the auto industry bailout is shaping the election.
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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Same But DifferentBoth President Obama and Governor Romney participated in Univision forums this week. We’ll discuss how they did and whether they successfully wooed Latino voters. Plus: New York Times...Go to program: The Brian Lehrer Show
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Today's Takeaway | September 21, 2012
A Closer Look at the Swinging Buckeye State | HBO's 'Treme' Enters Third Season | Pakistanis Protest American Video Deriding Prophet | Is Detroit the Next Design Mecca | New Movie Releases: 'Trouble with the Curve,' 'End of Watch,' 'House at the End of the Street'
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A wrap-up of the day’s news, with features and interviews about the latest developments in New York City and around the world, from NPR and the WNYC newsroom.
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Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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A wrap-up of the day’s news, with features and interviews about the latest developments in New York City and around the world, from NPR and the WNYC newsroom.
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Just The Facts, PleaseThis week's show is dedicated to the search for truth. Or, in journalism terms, fact-checking.Go to program: On the Media
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Q is an energetic daily arts and culture program from the CBC hosted by Tom Power.
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#3381: Altered Sounds of Acoustic Guitars
For this New Sounds program, hear music for acoustic guitar that has been altered or augmented in some way, either by splicing tape, via electronic sounds, or computer trickery of some kind. Listen to a work from the late Michael Hedges, for acoustic guitar and tape, chopped up, layered, and with some parts even spliced in backwards.
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