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11:51 am
Tue February 26, 2013

The Tobolowsky Files: A Special Four Week Series

Actor and Writer Stephen Tobolowsky, host of "The Tobolowsky Files", the Documentary of the Week in March

Fridays at 8pm; and Thursday at Noon on 89.5-1

This month, the Documentary of the Week will present "The Tobolowsky Files", a series of specials 

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1:57 pm
Tue February 19, 2013

Now 74, NPR’s Susan Stamberg talks about the ups and downs of aging

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Our Grand Dame of Public Radio talks about her years of being associated with public radio since its beginning. She shares her take on technologies, hobbies, dating, and the peak age for working in radio.
When Susan Stamberg started anchoring "All Things Considered" on what was then known as National Public Radio in 1972, she was the only woman broadcasting nightly news on nationwide radio or television. She modeled herself after her male colleagues, "because I thought that's what you do," she said.
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4:31 pm
Wed February 13, 2013

Winterbound on A Prairie Home Companion

Credit William Wesen / Wikimedia Commons
Fitzgerald Theater, Saint Paul

Coming to you live this week from The Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, it's A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor.

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4:23 pm
Wed February 13, 2013

With Love From NPR

Originally published on Fri February 15, 2013 7:57 am

Love NPR? Love someone who loves NPR? Share that feeling in the language of public radio with one of our new NPR Valentine cards. From syncing lips at the Tiny Desk to a Science Friday kind of chemistry, here are six designs that will appeal to your public radio sweetheart.

Got an idea for more NPR-inspired love notes? Email us at ThisisNPR@npr.org.

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4:23 pm
Wed February 13, 2013

Saving The Sounds Of America

Originally published on Wed February 13, 2013 8:44 pm

We've been able to record sound for over 125 years, but many of the recordings that have been made in that time are in terrible shape. Many more, even recordings made in the past 10 years, are in danger because rapid technological changes have rendered their software obsolete. So Wednesday, the Library of Congress unveiled a plan to help preserve this country's audio archives.

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3:29 pm
Wed February 13, 2013

How Do I Love Thee? Japanese Husbands Shout The Ways

Originally published on Wed February 13, 2013 8:44 pm

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2:09 pm
Tue February 12, 2013

This App Uses The Power Of You To Report The Weather

Originally published on Mon February 25, 2013 12:19 pm

If you love to talk about the weather — or want to help collect information about it — a new smartphone app may be for you.

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