January 2012
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Fresh Air Offices, 3:01 PM
Coworker 1: Do you ever use the term rude to describe popcorn?
Coworker 2: Like the popcorn wasn't nice to you?
Coworker 1: No, like the popcorn wasn't very good. Like milk that's a day away from going sour.
Coworker 2: No.
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“You know, it really got me when people would come by and would tell me stories...”
– Dennis Apple and his wife, Buelah, came to StoryCorps to talk about their son Denny. Nearly 21 years ago, Denny came down with mononucleosis. Before going to bed one night, he took some medicine, and talked about where he wanted to sleep. He never woke up.
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“In almost every recession and economic downturn that we have had in this...”
– ProPublica investigative reporter Michael Grabell on the 2009 stimulus, the biggest economic recovery plan in history.
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“You look at all these major programs in history — the moon race, the Manhattan...”
– On today’s Fresh Air, ProPublica investigative reporter Michael Grabell explains how the stimulus plan became what he calls “one of the most reviled pieces of legislation in recent memory.”
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trending topics on twitter last night
This is my last Terry/Colbert related post but this a) is so ridiculously hilarious and b) unbelievable that I had to share. Shortly after the show ended last night, these were the trending topics on Twitter. * #TellTheWhiteHouse * #middleschoolmemories * #SexualPickUpLines * #HighSchoolMemories * Deron Williams * Nets * Kris Humphries * Magic Cyclops * Terry...
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WatchTerry was on The Colbert Report last night. If you missed it, you can watch the video here. Also, here’s a list of the interviews Stephen mentioned during their chat:
Grover Norquist on Fresh Air
Bill O’Reilly on Fresh Air
Stephen Colbert on Fresh Air
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“#freshaironcolbert”
– If you’d like to join in our discussion about Terry’s appearance tonight on Colbert, this is the Twitter hashtag to use. I’ll be updating from the @nprfreshair account and my own personal @mkramer account. Okay, off to NYC. See ya, Internet.
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“The minivan’s interior, the band members told Terry Gross of NPR’s “Fresh Air,”...”
– Best mention in the New York Times ever….which was quoting this interview with The Black Keys.
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“Glock had seen this bill coming for years and had been running the factory...”
– Paul Barrett, on how Glock made money on the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban.
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“People who don’t own guns really need to think about this: it’s just...”
– Paul Barrett, on taking shooting lessons.
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“I think it’s very fair to say that the gun control debate has really been...”
– On today’s show, a conversation with writer Paul Barrett about the Glock and gun culture in America.
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bobtylermn asked: You are so funny. Love the babes of npr that you reblog once in a while :) The Current and KNOW are my two favorite stations and you bring more personality to both of them.