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July 2005
07/03 07/10 07/17 07/24 07/31

07/03/2005 Program # TITLE (click for program detail)
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05-07-03-A

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VIOLENCE & MORALITY
Morality of Violence - William Vollman
Violent Entertainment - Harold Schechter
Lincoln Assassination - Sarah Vowell
Gilgamesh - Stephen Mitchell

Hour 2

 

05-07-03-B
(was 04-07-04-A)

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THE FOUNDERS
The Founders - Gore Vidal
Jefferson the "Negro President" - Gary Wills
Age of Homespun - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
History of America - Reduced Shakespeare Company

 

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05-07-10-A
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OUR DAILY BREAD
Spirit of Bread - Peter Reinhart
The Bialy Eaters - Mimi Sheraton
French Bread Critic - Steven Kaplan
Southern Bread - Lorraine Johnson Coleman
Cornbread Essay - Anne Strainchamps

Essay - Francine Segan
Wonder Bread - Carolyn Wyman

Hour 2

 

05-07-10-B
(was 04-03-14-B)

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THE PIANO
Blues Piano - Marcia Ball
Dr. Seuss' Piano Story - Philip Nel
The Piano Tuner - Daniel Mason
Playing Radiohead - Christopher O'Riley

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05-07-17-A
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SLOW FOOD NATION
Bio-regional in Winter - Odessa Piper
Super Size Me! - Morgan Spurlock
Slow Cooking - Paula Wolfert
Divinity - Anne Shaffer
French Garage Wine - Peter Mayle
Farmer's Market - Deborah Madison
Norwegian Cooking - Andreas Viestad

Hour 2

 

05-07-17-B
was (04-05-16-A)

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THE NEW THIRTYSOMETHINGS
Thirtieth Birthday Bashes - Vanessa Grigoriadis
Avenue Q - Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx, John Tartaglia
Urban Tribes - Ethan Watters
Urban Commentary - Amanda Henry
Becoming a Buddhist Nun - Faith Adiele

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05-07-24-A
(was 04-11-28-B)

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MEAT AND POTATOES
How to Judge a Burger Contest - James McNair
Winner of a Burger Contest - Susan Mello
Eating Out - Anthony Bourdain
Seven Deadly Sins Meal - Stewart Lee Allen
Art of the French Fry - Russ Parsons
Celebrating Meat - Mr. Cutlets
Vegetarian Chef - Celia Brown

Hour 2

 

05-07-24-B

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STAYING POWER
The Simpsons - Chris Turner
Merchants of Immortality - Stephen S. Hall
New Rhythm & Blues Quartet Profile - Doug Gordon
How Societies Fail & Succeed - Jared Diamond

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05-07-31-A
(was 04-12-05-B)

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SPICE, SPICE BABY
Salsa - Aaron Sanchez
Spice Trader - Bill Penzey
History of Salt - Mark Kurlansky
Gourmet Salt - Corby Kummer
Philosophy of Spices - Jack Turner
Saffron - Pat Willard

Hour 2

 

05-07-31-B
(was 04-07-25-A)

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UNIVERSAL THOUGHT
Astrobiology - David Grinspoon
Founder of SETI - Frank Drake
Comet Hunter - Chiori Miyagawa & Jim Lattis
A Physicist Looks at Time - Brian Greene

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05-08-07-A
(was 04-12-12-B)

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THE JAVA JIVE
A Perfect Cup of Coffee - Timothy James Castle
A Cafecito Story - Julia Alvarez
Cultural History of Coffee - Mark Pendergrast
Coffee Divination - Barbara Moran
Science of Caffeine - Bennett Alan Weinberg

Hour 2

 

05-08-07-B
(was 04-09-19-B)

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THE ART OF ACTING
The Lunts - Margot Peters
Ten Chimneys - Sean Malone
John Barrymore - Lee Ernst
What Made Shakespeare - Stephen Greenblatt
Shakespeare the Man - Grace Tiffany

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05-08-14-A
(was 04-12-19-B)

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SWEET TOOTH
Chocolate & Chilies - Chris Kilham
History of Candy - Tim Richardson
Candy Freak - Steve Almond
Cake - Jeanne Ray
Chef of the Kings - Ian Kelly
Paris Sweets - Dorie Greenspan

Hour 2

 

05-08-14-B

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CHANGING CHINA
China Tomorrow - Edward Friedman
Big Breasts & Wide Hips - Mo Yan
Rock & Roll in China - Matthew Corbin Clark
Godfather of Chinese Rock & Roll - Cui Jian
The Lady & the Panda - Vicki Croke
A Portrait of Change - Ian Johnson

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05-08-21-A

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CAN WHITE GUYS BE HIP?
Hip & Race - John Leland
Bing Crosby - Gary Giddins
Rent-a-negro - Nick Hornby & Damali Ayo
Being Cool - Chuck E. Weiss
Race & Authenticity - Greil Marcus & Stanley Crouch

Hour 2

 

05-08-21-B

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THE NEW TOONS!
Japanese Manga & Anime - Peter Carey
New Yorker Cartoons - Robert Mankoff & Roz Chast
Iranian Graphic Novelist - Marjane Satrapi
Political Cartoons - Steve Brodner

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05-08-28-A
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EDUCATION
Know-it-All - A.J. Jacobs
America as Others See Us - Dana Lindaman
Classic Filmstrips - Danny Gregory
A Teacher's Story - Brendan Halpin

Hour 2

 

05-08-28-B
(was 04-09-26-A)

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PERCHANCE TO DREAM
Science of Dreams - Andrea Rock
Somniloquist Dion McGregor - Steve Venwright
Lucid Dreaming - Stphen LaBerge
Dream Telling Novel - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Science of Sleep - Paul Martin

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05-09-04-A

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LET'S GET LOST
Edible Journeys - Linda Ellerbee
Surviving the Sahara - Dean King
Field Guide to Getting Lost - Rebecca Solnit
Losing Yourself in Music - Colin Meloy

Hour 2

 

05-09-04-B
(was 04-08-08-A)

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GREECE
Ancient Greece - Thomas Cahill
Archaeology of Troy - William Aylward
Greek Gods - Mary Lefkowitz
Modern Athens - George Sarrinikolaou
Crete - Barry Unsworth
Greek Cooking - Francine Segan

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05-09-11-A

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AMERICAN LIVES, AMERICAN PROMISE
Thomas Paine - Harvey Kaye
American Dream - Neko Case
Mark Twain - Ron Powers
Power of Music - Studs Terkel

Hour 2

 

05-09-11-B

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NEW ORLEANS
James Nolan
Kalamu ya Salaam
Walter Williams
Roy Blount, Jr.
Chuck Taggart

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05-09-18-A

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BORN AGAIN GOSPEL
Women & Gospel - Cheryl Gilkes
American Soul Music - Craig Werner
Jefferson County, AL - David Isay
Gospel Today - Tonex

Hour 2

 

05-09-18-B
(was 04-10-17-B)

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THE WEST AND THE REST
Less Foreign News - Susan Douglas
Married to a Frenchman - Amanda Henry
Captive in Africa - Paul Theroux
Why Botswana Works - Alexander McCall Smith
Real Italian Food - Marcella Hazan

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05-09-25-A

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ELEMENTARY HOLMES
Beekeeper Holmes Novel - Mitch Cullen
Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes - Laurie King
New Annotated Holmes - Leslie Klinger
Writing Mysteries - P.D. James
Psychic Detective - Victoria Laurie

Hour 2

 

05-09-25-B
(was 04-11-21-A)

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LIFE BY THE NUMBERS
Primer - Shane Carruth
Riemann Hypothesis - Marcus du Sautoy
Math and Sex - Clio Cresswell
History of 13 - Nathaniel Lachenmeyer

 

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