June 2012
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“As college tuition has consistently outpaced the ability of people to pay out of...”
– What’s Driving College Costs Higher?
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Higher College Costs. How are you affected?
About two-thirds of bachelor’s degree recipients borrow money to attend college, and collectively, student debt has topped $1 trillion.
Today’s show is about what’s driving college costs higher.
How has student loan debt has affected your educational decisions or the choices you’ve made after college?
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“They empiricized a sense of higher education quality that revolves around three...”
– Kevin Carey, on US News and World Report college rankings. [full interview here]
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“Professors are recruited and paid on their academic reputations, not whether...”
– On today’s Fresh Air, what’s driving college costs higher.
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Anonymous asked: how often do you chill with Terry Gross?
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“The average college senior in the U.S. now carries $25,000 in student loan debt.”
– Today’s show: the rising cost of college education in the United States.
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alphabetj0nes asked: Any idea when the Alec Baldwin podcast will be available on itunes?
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“There have always been a lot of Americans who are troubled by the clinical...”
– Geoff Nunberg, Taboo Revival: Talking Private Parts in Public Places
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Job: Associate Producer of Digital Media, Fresh... →
Internet friends: I’m leaving Fresh Air at the end of the summer to go to medical school. Here’s the job posting for my gig. -Mel
Update: If you’d like, you can continue to follow me @mkramer or here on Tumblr. If you’re curious about what the job entails, watch this video.
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“I’ve had these difficulties lately with the press. This guy almost hit me...”
– Alec Baldwin, on public scrutiny.
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Anonymous asked: Hi Mel--I come from the print world (book publishing) but I've always thought about working for public radio, but always felt that what I do now might not be applicable to working for public radio. I'm an English lit graduate and only did one (really short) journalism internship. Do you have any tips on how I can be more competitive for internships with NPR/local public radio stations...
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Fresh Air Master Roster (now bookmarkable and...
I ran some API queries on the NPR API site and then made some Google Docs archiving our roster by topic/reviewer. Here’s the result:
Every Author Interview on Fresh Air from 2010-2012
Every Movie Interview on Fresh Air from 2009-2012
Every Science Story on Fresh Air from 2010-2012
Every Music Interview on Fresh Air from 2010-2012
Every Television Interview on Fresh Air from 2009-2012
Every...
Anonymous asked: Do any other NPR shows have tumblr's?
