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The Pest Parade, and How to Stop It

In-house pests are a fact of life in the city. Here’s a primer to getting rid of everything from cockroaches to mice.

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NPR: On Science Podcast

Eclipse-Chaser Shares Thrill Of The Hunt

Out West Sunday, it will start getting dark earlier than normal, but just for a little while. A major solar eclipse, although not quite total, will spread across the skies in a...

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Slate Magazine

Iran Requires Diplomacy First

A senior Russian diplomat, in contrasting North Korea and Iran, once said to me: “The North Koreans are like neighborhood children with matches. The Iranians are who we really...

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NPR Topics: Technology

Journey Through Musical Time With This App

The "Radio Time Machine" is an online application that has collected the top 20 Billboard hits back to 1940. Some transcend their time period, while the appeal of others may be...

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NPR Topics: Food

Sacrifice Calories, Not Taste, With Skinnier Summer Cocktails

Restaurant drinks may contain as many calories as the meals, and they may not be included in the new menu labeling law. Here's our much lighter, 150-calorie cocktail alternatives.

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NPR Topics: Religion

Grad. Speaker A Political Choice At Catholic Schools

The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., is up in arms over Georgetown University's invitation to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to speak during...

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NPR Topics: Environment

Pennsylvania Doctors Worry Over Fracking 'Gag Rule'

A new law grants doctors access to information about trade-secret chemicals used in natural gas drilling. Doctors say they need the information to treat patients who may have been...

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NPR: Fresh Air

Fresh Air Weekend: Audra McDonald, 'Weight Of The Nation'

Actress Audra McDonald talks about her Tony-nominated role in the Broadway musical Porgy and Bess. And obesity expert Kelly Brownell weighs in on a new HBO documentary series, The...

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NPR Topics: Business Story of the Day

Did Bank's Culture Lead To JPMorgan's Big Loss?

David Greene talks to financial writer William Cohan about Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase. Before he was an award-winning journalist, Cohan was a banker at JPMorgan. The...

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Bigg Success

The People Who Hate the Janitor

Today we want to talk about an incredibly inspiring success story. More importantly, we want to talk about the people who hate the janitor. Graduation season is always full of...

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BBC News

Smoke alarms unsettle New York Amish

In New York state, David Belton meets a man from a deeply conservative Amish sect who is taking on the building inspectors.

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Brand Fast-Trackers

‘Everybody has a voice’ – Mark Schaefer’s Return on Influence – Episode #126

We’ve all heard the word influencers, but they seem to be coming together in what is being called influencer marketing platforms. It’s a new category and some brands...

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Litopia Writers' Podcast - Litopia After Dark

Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

How do you feel about the future? Fifty years ago, most views would probably have been rosily optimistic: our faith in science to solve the most pressing problems was mostly...

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NPR Series: StoryCorps: Recording America

Love At First Punch: Still Going Strong After 75 Years

Van Harris and his wife, Shirley, grew up in the same Brooklyn neighborhood, about a block from each other. During a visit to StoryCorps, Van recalled the day he first noticed...

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Books On The Nightstand

BOTNS #180: Revisiting Re-reading

The Concord Free Press and their wonderful publishing program; Re-reading, do you do it? Do you have time to do it?; Michael sheepishly admits that he still hasn’t read...

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