March 2011
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Trash Items Found Most Frequently In The Ocean
1) cigarette butts 2) paper pieces 3) plastic pieces 4) styrofoam 5) glass pieces 6) plastic food bags 7) plastic caps and lids 8) metal beverage cans 9) plastic straws 10) glass beverage bottles 11) plastic beverage bottles 12) styrofoam cups
— Plastics in our Oceans
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Remembering playwright Lanford Wilson, who won a...
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This week on This American Life: A drug court...
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houseofjules2 asked: I don't have a question, I just wanted to say that Fresh Air is my favorite NPR show, and that you're doing a great job with the Tumblr. High five!
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Memorable Fresh Air Interviews? →
I just found this. A guy named Dan has curated some of his favorite Fresh Air interviews, with audio links:
The three interviews below are my personal favorites and also were recommended on Facebook. Beyond being fans of their work, I had a very myopic perception of who they were, basing most of my opinions on a few sounds bytes and on how the media portrays them. What I’ve learned is that to...
Anonymous asked: Transfer Pricing ---program on march17, 2011
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“We doesn’t always mean “you and I and the others.” Thanks to...”
– Our linguist Geoff Nunberg takes a look at the phrase ‘we’re broke’ and determines that the meaning depends less on the definition of ‘broke’ and more on the definition of ‘we.’
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“I worked in Saipan, which is in the Marianas Island in the Pacific, and there,...”
– Physician Kevin Patterson explains how processed foods and fast food are making the world both fatter and sicker. 