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All Things Considered on 89.5-1

Weekdays 4-7 pm & Weekends 4-5 pm
Melissa Block and Robert Siegel

In-depth reporting and transformed the way listeners understand current events and view the world. Every weekday, hear two hours of breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special - sometimes quirky - features. To hear the most recent broadcast, or search the All Things Considered archives, click here.

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World
3:50 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

On Pakistan's 'Sesame Street,' Everything's Not A-OK

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Baily the donkey (right) and Munna, characters from the Pakistani version of Sesame Street, perform at the launch ceremony for the show, Sim Sim Hamara, at Rafi Peer Theater Workshop in Lahore, Nov. 26, 2011.
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A Pakistani artist in Lahore touches up puppets from Pakistan's Sesame Street. The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan says it has terminated funding for a $20 million project to develop a local version of Sesame Street amid reports of corruption.
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Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 6:53 pm

The U.S. is withdrawing millions of dollars in funding for the Pakistani version of Sesame Street. Officials say the decision stems from serious allegations of fraud directed at the Pakistani theater company that's producing the children's TV program.

Sim Sim Hamara, the Pakistani version of Sesame Street, is set in a mock-up of a typical Pakistani town. There's a school, the ubiquitous Banyan tree, a restaurant and a colorful cast of characters centered on a 6-year-old girl named Rani who loves the sport of cricket.

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Mom And Dad's Record Collection
3:44 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

Mike Huckabee's Musical Education

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Mike Huckabee sits in on bass with the Tonight Show band in 2008.
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Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 6:53 pm

All Things Considered continues its "Mom and Dad's Record Collection" series with former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. The politician currently hosts a TV show on Fox News and plays bass guitar in his rock band, Capitol Offense. His musical tastes are similarly multifaceted: Huckabee says he grew up listening to big-band jazz.

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It's All Politics
3:32 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

How Accurate Is Obama's Attack On Romney's Jobs Record?

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Mitt Romney talks about his plan for creating jobs at a 2011 campaign speech in Las Vegas.
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Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 6:53 pm

A new Obama campaign ad says the Massachusetts economy actually fared poorly during Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's four years as governor, challenging the notion that Romney knows how to fix the nation's ailing economy.

The ad says that between 2003 and 2007, Massachusetts had one of the worst economic records in the country, lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs at "a rate twice the national average, and fell to 47th in job creation."

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Monkey See
3:13 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

Home Video Picks: 'The Sting'

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Paul Newman and Robert Redford in The Sting.
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Monkey See
2:14 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

Aubrey Plaza Takes Quite A Trip In 'Safety Not Guaranteed'

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Aubrey Plaza in Safety Not Guaranteed.
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Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 6:53 pm

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The Two-Way
11:50 am
Tue June 5, 2012

Disney To Put Limits On Food Ads In Bid To Nudge Kids To Eat Healthier

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Mickey thinks kids should eat better.
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Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 6:53 pm

With an endorsement from first lady Michelle Obama for its effort, Walt Disney Co. confirmed this morning that it is going to apply new standards to food ads aimed at children and their families during programming for kids. The entertainment giant says it will try "to inspire kids to lead healthier lifestyles."

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The Two-Way
5:15 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

It's Not Your Imagination: Americans Are More Polarized, Says Pew

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Linda Door of Laguna Beach, Calif. protests against the health care reform law as supporters file past the Supreme Court in Washington, last March.
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Originally published on Mon June 4, 2012 6:44 pm

It's not just our politicians who are divided. According to a new report (pdf) from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, Americans' values and "basic beliefs are more polarized along partisan lines than at any point in the past 25 years."

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The Record
4:45 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

There's No Such Thing As A Sold Out Concert (Even For Justin Bieber)

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Over the weekend, Justin Bieber's 45-city fall tour sold out in an hour.
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Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 6:44 pm

This weekend, as Billboard has reported, tickets for Justin Bieber's tour of the United States and Canada sold out in an hour. Not just one venue. The whole tour. All of the tickets. Completely.

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Author Interviews
4:16 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

The 'Truth' About Why We Lie, Cheat And Steal

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Originally published on Mon June 4, 2012 7:49 pm

Chances are, you're a liar. Maybe not a big liar — but a liar nonetheless. That's the finding of Dan Ariely, a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University. He's run experiments with some 30,000 people and found that very few people lie a lot, but almost everyone lies a little.

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Middle East
4:08 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

Israel Presents Itself As Haven For Gay Community

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Israel is now marketing itself internationally as welcoming to the gay community. Participants in the annual gay pride parade in Jerusalem are shown here on July 29, 2010.
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Thousands of members of Israel's gay community and its supporters marched on June 11, 2010, in the annual gay pride parade in Tel Aviv. The parade began in central Tel Aviv and ended at the city's beachfront.
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Originally published on Sun June 10, 2012 7:56 am

The sun is setting, gay pride flags wave next to the water, same-sex couples kiss and cuddle on the beach. This is Tel Aviv — which the government of Israel is now pushing as one of the most gay-friendly cities in the world — and gay tourism is booming.

"It's a place you have to go, good parties, nice people, beautiful people and just different from all the other tourist destinations you can go to," says Jorg Grosskopf, a German tourist who, together with his partner, Peter, is on his seventh vacation in Israel.

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