September 2011
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Upcoming Vacation? What to do with the Tumblr?
I’m going to the beach next week for a few days. I am subletting an apartment with ocean views AND NO INTERNET ACCESS. [insert happy animated dancing .gif here.] I have someone to water my plants. But so far no one to take care of my little work Tumblr. What to do?
a) It goes dark.
b) I politely ask the staff of another public radio show to manage affairs for a few days.
c) I politely...
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Roger Ebert won the Pulitzer Prize in 1975, the... →
nprfunfacts:
two thumbs up.
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Monday: Apostle C. Peter Wagner
On August 24th, we had Rachel Tabachnick on to talk about the New Apostolic Reformation, an emerging Christian movement that seeks to take dominion over politics, business and culture in preparation for the end times and the return of Jesus.
She explained that the missions of the NAR include dominion-taking, acquiring leadership positions in government, education, business, the media, and arts...
Fresh Air Offices, 10:47 AM
DB (practicing copy): Welcome to Flesh Air.
Mel: I think you just said Flesh Air instead of Fresh Air.
DB: Now I'm worried that I'm going to get into the booth and say Flesh Air.
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“He has turned the corner from being merely a person who encouraged and incited...”
– In May 2010, New York Times reporter Scott Shane came on Fresh Air to discuss the American-Yemeni Islamic cleric Imam Anwar al-Awlaki. Today it was reported that al-Awlaki was killed in Yemen. [More updates from NPR’s Two-Way blog]
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“You can look at it as American taxpayer money is ultimately going into the...”
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The Haqqani Network operates in eastern Afghanistan, where it carries out bombings and kidnappings. They were also blamed for the recent bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. New York Times reporter Mark Mazzetti says the network finances its activities partially through extortion money it...
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“When we go to federal or state health officials, or drilling officials, or any...”
– On today’s Fresh Air, ProPublica’s Abrahm Lustgarten talks about health problems near gas drilling and fracking sites — and why industry regulations make them difficult to track.
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WatchSomething for your afternoon: Every year there’s a contest online for grad students to “dance their thesis.” Four of the “Dance Your PhD thesis” videos are now posted. Above, my personal favorite: Anna Robson dancing to her PhD thesis, “Nanosensing protein allostery and peptide interactions using SERS.”
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Third Coast Radio Doc Winners →
Want something to listen to? Third Coast just announced the winners of their 2011 radio documentary competition.
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“With a botnet of 25,000 computers, you could break the security codes for...”
– As many as 12 million computers worldwide have been infected with a highly-encrypted computer worm called Conficker. Writer Mark Bowden details how Conficker was discovered, how it works, and the ongoing programming battle to bring down Conficker on today’s Fresh Air.
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The numbers on a dollar bill are written in... →
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The official font of President Obama’s presidential campaign was Gotham.
Everything written on this blog is sung in Comic Sans.
one hit tumblrs?
Is there a tumblr that collects Tumblrs that have only one post and nothing else?
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Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to...
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“We rarely thought past next week’s situation update. The Embassy would...”
– In 2009, Peter Van Buren joined a team working to rebuild Iraq’s infrastructure and economy. For the next year, he encountered comically-misguided projects, greedy contractors and oblivious bureaucrats.
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“In Iraq, we had money everywhere. It was literally in boxes you had to step...”
– Peter Van Buren was sent to Baghdad as part of a State Department Provincial Reconstruction Team, where he was in charge of a group trying to rebuild Iraq’s infrastructure and economy. For the next year, he encountered oblivious bureaucrats, comically-misguided projects, greedy contractors, a...
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“Live your life! Live your life! Live your life!”
– Maurice Sendak. Happy weekend!
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“Moneyball doesn’t come together, but it’s very entertaining as a...”
– David Edelstein reviews Moneyball.
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ifyoureboredyoureboring asked: The Fresh Air blog is surprisingly one of my favorites. You do a great job!
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“What I found is that it seems to help him not feel bitter or resentful about not...”
– Spiotta says her newest book Stone Arabia was inspired by her stepfather Richard, who meticulously chronicled his own imaginary musical career for more than 30 years.
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“It’s a combination of quilting and air traffic control.”
– Our director Sue, on what it’s like to direct Fresh Air.
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“Guidelines have an enormous amount of very useful information and I think they...”
– Drs. Jerome Groopman and Pamela Hartzband have teamed up to write Your Medical Mind, a guidebook for patients trying to sift through medical choices and make the best decisions for themselves and their family members.
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Maurice Sendak was on Fresh Air yesterday. We...
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“Unlike a lot of film critics, Roger Ebert knows that there’s more to...”
– Critic John Powers takes a look at Roger Ebert’s memoir. [Ebert on Fresh Air] 