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Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 11:00 am

Anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss, who profoundly challenged the understanding of human cultures, has died at the age of 100. We’ll look back at his work and its meaning.

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Monday, October 26, 2009 at 11:00 am

This Old House turns 30. We’ll get up close with the beloved PBS series.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 11:00 am

Is it OK now to be fat — a la TV’s “More to Love”? Or is it a threat to our health — and health care system?

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Friday, October 16, 2009 at 11:00 am

Hip-hop legend and Wu Tang Clan founder The RZA on life lessons and the “Tao of Wu.”

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Monday, October 5, 2009 at 11:00 am

Ex-convict and crack dealer Lemon Andersen lost his parents young, and found his way from jail to stage. He’ll talk about his new one-man show, “County of Kings.”

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 11:00 am

A new study suggests multitaskers don’t have some special skill. In fact, they may be damaging their ability to do anything well — even multitask.

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Friday, September 25, 2009 at 11:00 am

“Mad Men” wins Best Drama — again — at the Emmys. We’ll talk to the show’s executive producer and creator, Matt Weiner.

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Friday, September 18, 2009 at 11:00 am

Actress, filmmaker, and model Isabella Rossellini on her new sex-in-nature project, “Green Porno,” and a life in front of the camera.

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Friday, September 4, 2009 at 11:00 am

Glee club drama. Courteney Cox as a cougar. The entire human race blacks out. We’ll get the scoop on TV’s fall lineup.

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Friday, August 21, 2009 at 11:00 am

We are the world, in the street. An LA team takes its microphones and cameras to musicians worldwide to make a new documentary and CD.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 11:00 am

Psychoanalyst Adam Phillips explains how kindness went out of fashion, and why we need it more than ever.

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Monday, June 22, 2009 at 11:00 am

“Death be not proud.” “My love is a fever.” We look at 500 years of poets making sonnets.

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Friday, June 19, 2009 at 11:00 am

Fred Astaire danced his way into American legend—the original dancing superstar. We look at the man behind the top hat and tails.

 
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 11:00 am

We look at the addictive, cathartic world of Internet confession.

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Friday, June 5, 2009 at 11:00 am

We talk with classical guitar virtuoso Eliot Fisk, about the guitar as bridge between cultures. Plus: video of Fisk performing an encore in our studio.

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Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 11:00 am

Cable powerhouse Lauren Zalaznick, the force behind Bravo and Oxygen, “Real Housewives” and “Tori & Dean,” on creating television for women.

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Friday, May 15, 2009 at 11:00 am

What did they eat in the Great Depression? We’ll find out, and tuck in. Plus: video of Tom and our guests tasting authentic ’30s recipes.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 11:00 am

Author Colson Whitehead on his new novel, “Sag Harbor,” a coming-of-age story in Long Island’s African-American summer community.

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Friday, May 8, 2009 at 11:00 am

The big new Star Trek prequel hits theaters. We’ll talk with critics, trekkies, and Mr. Spock himself — Leonard Nimoy — about the return of Star Trek.

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 11:00 am

Bob Dylan talked at length with historian Douglas Brinkley for Rolling Stone. We talk with Brinkley about Dylan and America now.

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Recent Shows
The Future of Aging
Thursday, November 5, 2009 image

A surge of new strategies to “manage” aging — from diets to testosterone. We’ll get the story.

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Climate, Congress & Copenhagen
Thursday, November 5, 2009 image

The Copenhagen climate conference is one month away. US climate action is going nowhere in Congress. We’ll look at the global implications of America’s domestic climate politics.

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On Point Blog
California, here we come! And we need your questions!

On Point is headed west!
No, no. Not for good. Only for one show. But it’s a very special show!  The NPR station in Thousand Oaks, California – KCLU – is celebrating their 15th anniversary. We’re lucky to have been on their airwaves for nearly seven years, and they invited us out west to host a live [...]

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For Love of Science – or Money?

A new study supports the idea that U.S. dominance in engineering and science is threatened — but not for lack of training and education. It has more to do with a lack of social and economic incentives.

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Matthew Hoh’s Resignation Letter

Matthew Hoh, a former Marine captain, became the first foreign service official to publicly resign in protest over the war in Afghanistan. The move has generated a lot of reaction. You can read Hoh’s resignation letter, posted by The Washington Post, which reported on it here.

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