November 2011
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“The relevant constitutional text is the Fourth Amendment which says, ‘The...”
– On today’s Fresh Air, law professor Jeffrey Rosen talks about United States v. Jones, a case the Supreme Court is currently considering. At issue is whether police need to have a warrant from a judge before attaching a secret GPS monitor to a car to track a suspect around the clock.
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“At the moment, lawyers at Facebook and Google and Microsoft have more power over...”
– On today’s Fresh Air, legal scholar Jeffrey Rosen talks about technologies that are challenging our notions of things like personal vs. private space, freedom of speech and our own individual autonomy.
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buchino asked: Did I hear a story about a kid eating a Maurice Sendak original sketch in a recent interview? Something about the art not being precious, and the child accepting the gift perfectly, beyond expectations… Was that Fresh Air? Was it Sendak?
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“When I was 16 years old, I assembled a 2.3 million electron volt beta particle...”
– Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his garage in high school
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“This year, British mystery lovers in particular have a glorious plum pudding of...”
– Maureen Corrigan reviews PD James’ new novel, which she says she enjoyed immensely..
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“A birthday card that sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to you — that birthday...”
– Physicist Michio Kaku on Moore’s Law.
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“The first people to buy these contact lenses will be college students studying...”
– Imagine being able to access the Internet through the contact lenses on your eyeballs. Physicist Michio Kaku explains how that will soon be possible….
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“We have [the troops] leaving at a time when just about everybody involved in the...”
– On today’s Fresh Air, we talk to New York Times Baghdad Bureau Chief Tim Arango about what happens to the country after U.S. troops leave at the end of next month.
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[the reason I am not a futurist.]
Coworker: I forgot to tell you. We added the futurist to today's show. Did you know that?
Mel: No.
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“In hip-hop, the music leads first. So usually, you have a hit record and then...”
– Jay-Z explains crotch-grabbing in rap music to Fresh Air’s Terry Gross (via nprmusic)
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“[With his lyrics,] you expect him to take a right and he takes a left. He does...”
– Danny Burstein on Stephen Sondheim
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Is the entire Internet slow today?
Everything is loading so slowly….is it me or an illusion?
[Related: Brian Greene on Fresh Air, Cyber Monday?)
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markwyner asked: For years NPR has been on every day in our home. My wife and I love it. But something which has driven both of us crazy as of late is how President Obama is almost constantly referred to as "Mr. Obama" by NPR. This while recent former presidents are properly addressed as "former President Bush" and "former President Clinton." Can you tell me why NPR won't...
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From the Archives: Joan Rivers in 2010
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From the Archives: Louie CK in 2010
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From the Archives: Philip Roth
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From the archives: Saul Bellow
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From the archives: Dan Savage
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From the Archives: Bernadette Peters
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From the Archives: Diane Keaton in 2004
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From the Archives: Maggie Gyllenhaal in 2003
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From the archives: Tracy Morgan
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From the archives: Quentin Tarantino
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From the archives: Russell Brand
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From the archives: Woody Allen
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From the archives: John Doe from The Sadies
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From the archives: Leonard Cohen
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From the archives: Jane Lynch
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Harold McGee, Thanksgiving Tip
Harold McGee: Take the bird out ahead of time and let the legs warm up a little bit while you keep the breasts covered with ice packs. That way, you keep the breasts cold. The legs warm up by maybe 10, 20 degrees, and that way, when you put the bird in the oven, you've already built in a temperature differential. The breasts are going to end up, at a given time, less-cooked than the legs. And that's exactly what you want.
Terry Gross: Wow. That is going to look a little weird.
Harold McGee: It looks weird, yeah, to begin with, especially if you use an Ace bandage to hold the ice packs in place, because they're kind of slippery. And - so that's what I do. So, yeah, it does look a little peculiar. But what you care about is what the bird looks like when it comes out.
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From the archives: Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog
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