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Puffy? Diddy? 'It's Not a Serious Thing'

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:31:39 GMT

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clipper's remarks: An interesting interview. I bet you didn't know that P. Diddy was helping his grandmother sew clothes when he was a teen.

The story between the lines is of a mother with middle class aspirations.

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Fresh Air from WHYY, June 17, 2008 - While his nicknames may be ever-changing, Sean Combs himself is immediately recognizable as one of the richest and most influential people in hip-hop.

Combs talks to Terry Gross about his almost obsessive rehearsal process for that show, about losing his father — an associate of reputed druglord Frank Lucas — in a shooting when Combs was 3 years old, and about the influence his mother and grandmother have had on his life and career.

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Summer Allergies: For Many, Nothing to Sneeze At

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:26:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Food allergies are on the rise in the developing world. There is indication that doctors have given the wrong information in recommending that the very young avoid certain foods (such as nuts and peanuts) and maybe should recommend higher than 'normal' amounts.

An interesting interview.

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Your Health

Summer Allergies: For Many, Nothing to Sneeze At

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Dr. Hugh Sampson serves as director of the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute. Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Fresh Air from WHYY, June 18, 2008 · Dr. Hugh Sampson knows just how deadly a peanut butter and jelly sandwich can be.

Sampson, an expert on food allergies, has just been elected president of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. He specializes in pediatrics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and is also the principal investigator in the Food Allergy Resource Initiative.

Sampson provides guidance to allergy sufferers during this season of barbecues and clambakes.

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After a Stroke, a Scientist Studies Herself

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:37:46 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A great interview - 5 stars (out of 5)

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Fresh Air from WHYY, June 25, 2008 · Neurological researcher Jill Bolte Taylor suffered a stroke 12 years ago. While a stroke is often devastating and sometimes fatal, Taylor was able to make a complete recovery after becoming her own experimental subject.

It was 7:00 am on December 10, 1996. I sluggishly awoke to a sharp pain piercing my brain directly behind my left eye. Squinting into the early morning light, I clicked off the impending alarm with my right hand and instinctively pressed the palm of my left hand firmly against the side of my face. Rarely ill, I thought how queer it was for me to awaken to such a striking pain. As my left eye pulsed with a slow and deliberate rhythm, I felt bewildered and irritated.

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Al Gore: 'Assault on Reason' Endangers Democracy

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:04:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A humorous and fun interview about a very serious subject.

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Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. Getty Images

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Fresh Air from WHYY, May 6, 2008 · Al Gore, who galvanized public opinion with his advocacy on global warming, sees danger in another poisoned environment, this one metaphorical: In his book The Assault on Reason, just published in paperback, he argues that what used to be called civil discourse is threatened by a combination of public apathy and political cynicism.

"I'm not pointing a finger at Bush and Cheney," Gore said when the book was published. "I am pointing to the cracks in the foundation of American democracy."

Television's quasi-hypnotic effect is one reason that the political economy supported by the television industry is as different from the vibrant politics of America's first century

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Veteran Peacemakers O'Malley, Maharaj on Iraq

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:00:18 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The show has many interesting details on conflict resolution and peace work.

Additionally...
There is not one Iraqi from any segment of society that O'Malley met that was not resentful of the American occupation. This was fueled by the unequal treatment that Iraqis receive at American checkpoints where low-level American functionaries are waved through but top Iraqi government officials wait for hours to pass.

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Fresh Air from WHYY, May 12, 2008 · Political activist Mac Maharaj fought apartheid with Nelson Mandela, and spent four months in the South African prison on Robben Island.

Padraig O'Malley is a veteran peace negotiator who wrote a book about Maharaj, and who worked to help settle the conflicts in both South Africa and Northern Ireland.

Now the two are trying to help Iraq's rival factions bridge their differences and build a future for their country.

Padraig O'Malley has aided peace negotiations in Northern Ireland, South Africa and most recently, Iraq. Getty Images

Satyandranath Ragunanan "Mac" Maharaj stepped down as South Africa's transport minister when Thabo Mbeki replaced Nelson Mandela as president. African National Congress

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Battling the Pentagon Blaze After 9/11

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:52:26 GMT

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Journalist Rick Newman (left) and firefighter Patrick Creed chronicle the efforts to save the Pentagon following 9/11 in the book, Firefight. Presidio Press

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After American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, it took firefighters three days to extinguish the flames.

Firefight tells the stories of the people inside the Pentagon when the plane hit, the rescue efforts that followed the attack and the three-day battle to extinguish the blaze. Firefighters faced unique circumstances, Creed and Newman write, because structural reinforcements built to safeguard the Pentagon against attack — like blast-proof windows and a roof covered by a foot of concrete — hampered their progress.

Creed, a volunteer firefighter, recently returned from Iraq, where he served as a civil-affairs officer with the Army's Special Operations Command.

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The Pentagon on Sept. 11: One Survivor's Account

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:49:59 GMT

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Marc Garlasco is the senior military analyst at Human Rights Watch. Courtesy of Marc Garlasco

Fresh Air from WHYY, May 22, 2008 · Now a military expert for Human Rights Watch, Marc Garlasco was a Pentagon analyst for seven years — and he was there when terrorists attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.

He tells Fresh Air about his experiences that morning.

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Interview: Robert Schimmel

Tue, 06 May 2008 23:52:16 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Despite his being an insufferable prick, the interview somehow is sufferable. A very interesting interview. He's an ass, but he doesn't hide it.

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Fresh Air from WHYY

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Interviews

For Comedian, Humor Eases 'Toughest Journey'

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Comedian Robert Schimmel suffered cancer but found strength in humor. Courtesy of Da Capo Lifelong Books

Remembrances: William F. Buckley

Tue, 06 May 2008 23:48:17 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "He drove out the kooks of the movement" And as he faded and left the scene, they started to come back.

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Remembrances

William F. Buckley, Irrepressible Conservative

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Fresh Air from WHYY, February 28, 2008 · Conservative icon William F. Buckley, Jr., died Wednesday. He was 82. Fresh Air remembers the founder and longtime editor of the National Review with excerpts from a 1989 interview.

Above all, his son Christopher Buckley recalled Wednesday, William Buckley sought to make it respectable to be a conservative.

"He drove out the kooks of the movement," Christopher Buckley said.

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"The Language of God" Collins Interview

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:23:06 GMT

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Interviews

Francis Collins on 'The Language of God'

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Part I of the Discussion

March 28, 2007
Richard Dawkins Explains 'The God Delusion'

Fresh Air from WHYY, March 29, 2007 · Geneticist Francis Collins is director of the National Human Genome Research Project. He is also an evangelical Christian, and author of the book The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief.

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"The God Delusion" Dawkins Interview

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:21:48 GMT

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Interviews

Richard Dawkins Explains 'The God Delusion'

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Web Resources

The Official Richard Dawkins Web Site

Part II of the Discussion

March 29, 2007
Francis Collins on 'The Language of God'

Fresh Air from WHYY, March 28, 2007 · In his most recent book, British scientist Richard Dawkins writes about the irrationality of a belief in God, examines God in all his forms and sets down his arguments for atheism. The book is The God Delusion.

Dawkins is a professor of "the public understanding of science" at Oxford University.

The New York Times Book Review has hailed him as a writer who "understands the issues so clearly that he forces his reader to understand them too."

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"The Gospel of Judas"

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:19:08 GMT

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clipper's remarks: An extremely interesting interview with two religion scholars on this and other gospels not included in the bible with some discussion on the politics of early Christianity.

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Interviews

'The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity'

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Fresh Air from WHYY, March 14, 2007 · Religion scholars Elaine Pagels and Karen King's new book, Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity, interprets and translates the recently discovered gnostic gospel of Judas.

Pagels' previous books include, Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas and The Gnostic Gospels.

King's previous book is The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle.

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"The Jesus Machine", Dobson and power

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:12:27 GMT

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'The Jesus Machine' Tracks James Dobson's Rise

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Fresh Air from WHYY, March 5, 2007 · Journalist Dan Gilgoff is the author of the new book The Jesus Machine: How James Dobson, Focus on the Family, and Evangelical America Are Winning the Culture War.

Gilgoff — a senior writer at U.S. News & World Report — gained rare access for a reporter to the Focus on the Family organization. He writes about how Dobson's group became the most powerful group in the Christian Right.

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News War: Secrets, Spin and the Future of the News.

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:12:08 GMT

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Media

The Future of the News Media

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Fresh Air from WHYY, February 12, 2007 · Investigative reporter Lowell Bergman is the producer of the new documentary, News War: Secrets, Spin and the Future of the News. The series is about the mainstream news media and the political, legal and economic forces at play.

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Should reporters have the right to protect anonymous sources?

Where is the line between legitimate national security concerns and the public's right to know?

What will be the future business model for the news industry? How will we get news?

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Movie: The Lives of Others

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:27:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A review of the movie "The Lives of Others" a German film about the former East Germany and the Stasi (East German CIA/FBI).

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Movie Reviews

by David Edelstein

'The Lives of Others'

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Hagen Keller, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

Ulrich Muhe as Captain Gerd Wiesler

Fresh Air from WHYY, February 9, 2007 · A review of the German film The Lives of Others.

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The Lives of Others (original German: Das Leben der Anderen) is an Academy Award-winning German film, marking the feature film debut of writer and director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.

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Clipmarks | kmcolo's 'fresh air' clips

Puffy? Diddy? 'It's Not a Serious Thing'

Summer Allergies: For Many, Nothing to Sneeze At

Summer Allergies: For Many, Nothing to Sneeze At

After a Stroke, a Scientist Studies Herself

Al Gore: 'Assault on Reason' Endangers Democracy

Veteran Peacemakers O'Malley, Maharaj on Iraq

Battling the Pentagon Blaze After 9/11

The Pentagon on Sept. 11: One Survivor's Account

Interview: Robert Schimmel

Fresh Air from WHYY

Listen to Wednesday's show · March 12, 2008

For Comedian, Humor Eases 'Toughest Journey'

Related NPR Stories

Remembrances: William F. Buckley

William F. Buckley, Irrepressible Conservative

"The Language of God" Collins Interview

Francis Collins on 'The Language of God'

Part I of the Discussion

"The God Delusion" Dawkins Interview

Richard Dawkins Explains 'The God Delusion'

Web Resources

Part II of the Discussion

"The Gospel of Judas"

'The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity'

"The Jesus Machine", Dobson and power

'The Jesus Machine' Tracks James Dobson's Rise

News War: Secrets, Spin and the Future of the News.

The Future of the News Media

Movie: The Lives of Others

Movie Reviews

by David Edelstein

'The Lives of Others'