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Since World War II, as many as 100,000 service members have been “less than honorably discharged” for being gay. Now, four years after the repeal of…
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America's first blockbuster: a depiction of the Civil War and early Reconstruction that featured white actors in blackface, portraying feeble-minded or…
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Rumor has it, they once asked a bass player to leave because he was too good. The Mekons have been called many things: sonic adventurers, exuberant…
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It’s presented as the be-all end- all metric by economists, politicians, and newscasters, but what exactly is GDP? On today’s show, the surprisingly…
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Miranda July. Maybe you know her from her quirky and charming 2005 film “Me And You And Everyone We Know,” which won the special jury prize at Sundance –…
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Diamonds are forever. Or so we thought. Turns out that global sales of diamonds and fine jewelry have been sluggish since the global recession. On today’s…
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The Golden Globes are coming up, the event that will spark moviegoers to re-watch their favorite – now award-winning – films of 2014. But what about the…
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Last month’s announcement that the U.S. and Cuba will restore diplomatic relations sparked waves of speculation about what the thaw means for diplomacy,…
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A marathon, of course, is 26.2 miles long. Elite runners can complete these races in just over three hours. Ultra-running events can be one hundred miles…
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When it comes to rigid safeguards against the Ebola virus, New York’s governor says “Better safe than sorry”. But what happens when panic inflates the…