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July 05, 2008
4:37
Teddy Thompson, Embracing Modern Music
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The son of folk-rockers Richard and Linda Thompson says he didn't listen to any music made after 1959 until he was 16. But his new album furthers his folk and country roots with some of the contemporary sounds he's grown to like.
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July 04, 2008
23:01
Africa's Oldest National Park In Crisis
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Virunga National Park in Central Africa is located in what has become a war zone. Its trees are being cut down to support a lucrative, militia-controlled charcoal trade. If the destruction continues unchecked, most of the trees in southern Virunga will be gone in a decade.
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15:29
What Chinese Men Really Think of Western Women
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Chinese women complain that Western guys use them as private interpreters; Western women worry about being much bigger than their Chinese boyfriends. An American expat in Beijing goes undercover to find out what dating in China really entails.
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15:24
In Nashville, a Barbershop Battle
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The Barbershop Harmony Society is holding its annual international convention and competition this week in Nashville, Tenn. All is not harmonious, however. The "kibbers" —as in "Keep it Barbershop" — and the "libbers" — as in Liberal Interpretation of Barbershop" are finding it hard to get along.
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14:41
British Invasion: Laura Marling's Fearless Folk
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The young singer, part of a wave of British women finding success in the U.S. by making old sounds new, is reimagining folk with clear-eyed lyrics that lay bare her dreams and insecurities. The 18-year-old's debut album is called Alas, I Cannot Swim.
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14:24
Blind Ambition: The Ultimate Braille Challenge
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Learning English in a month, moonlighting for the FBI — the talented participants in the Braille Challenge are used to wowing people with their accomplishments. Figuring out what to wear to dances and how to convince a politically correct world to be a little less nice can be more problematic.
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14:09
Atlanta Soul Scene Reborn
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The capital of Georgia is home to some of the biggest stars in hip-hop and R&B. Since the 1990s, though, the city has also nurtured a very different scene — indie soul. Clubs like the shuttered Yin Yang Cafe and Sugarhill have birthed an intimate scene that gives musicians room to experiment and grow.
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12:13
We Know What You've Been Watching on YouTube
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A court has ordered Google to turn over a database that links users to every video they've watched on the popular Web site YouTube. Jennifer Urban, director of the University of Southern California Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic, says the ruling has big implications for online privacy.
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8:59
Classics From Hawaii, Japan Collide In Spam Sushi
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Hawaiians consume more Spam than any other people in the United States. Cookbook author Muriel Miura explains why and shares one of her favorite Spam recipes.
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5:00
The Real Shakespeare? Evidence Points To Earl
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In the final part of Morning Edition's series about Shakespeare, co-host Renee Montagne examines the theory that the Earl of Oxford — not the man from Stratford — is actually the bard and author of the world's most famous plays.
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