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April 2003
04/06 04/13 04/20 04/27

04/06/2003

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POETRY OF WAR
Poetry of War - Alice Walker
Books for the Troops - Andrew Caroll
Vietnamese Folk Poetry - John Balaban
Poets of WWII - Harvey Shapiro
Iraqi Poetry Today - Saadi Simawe

Hour 2

03-04-06-B
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SEVEN DEADLY SINS
Heaven and Hell - Joe Jackson
In Defense of Sin - John Portmann
"Angry" Comedy - Lewis Black
The Devil's Garden - Steward Lee Allen

04/13/2003

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THE AMERICAN DREAM
Arab-Americans since 9/11 - Sarah Eltantawi
History of the American Dream - Jim Cullen
Jewish Contribution to American Music - Ben Sidran
Living the American Dream - Mawi Asgedom

Hour 2

03-04-13-B
(was 02-05-05-A)

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SALT OF THE EARTH
History of Salt - Mark Kurlansky
Gourmet Salt - Corby Kummer
Chemistry of Salt - Pierre Laszlo
Lot's Wife - Jo Ann Brant
Journey in Burma - Alan Rabinowitz

04/20/2003

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NOW WHAT?
Al-Jazeera - Mohammed El-Nawawy
A Muslim Heart - Yossi Halevi
What's Next for the Peace Movement - Eli Pariser
We Love the Iraqi Foreign Minister - Kieran Mulvaney
The Good German - Joseph Kanon

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03-04-20-B
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A GIRL'S LIFE
Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azar Nafisi
Belfast Blues - Geraldine Hughes
Single Women in America - Betsy Israel
Classical Guitarist - Sharon Isbin

04/27/2003

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FLOWER POWER
Perfumes - Chandler Burr
Flower Portraits - Joyce Tenneson
Springtime - Thomas Moore
Fresh Flowers - Barbara Fischer
Gardening Tricks - Sharon Lovejoy

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03-04-27-B
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BOXING
Women and Boxing - Kate Sekules
Professional Boxer - Eric Morel
Guilty Pleasure - Jack Newfield
Boxing Language - Leonard Zwilling

May 2003
05/04 05/11 05/18 05/25

05/04/2003

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SIGN LANGUAGE
Route 66 Highway Signs - Lisa Mahar
Burma-Shave Signs - Bill Vossler
Deaf Cultural History - Susan Burch
Jesus Fish/Darwin Fish - Tom Lessl
Hitler as Artist - Frederic Spotts

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03-05-04-B

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EXTREME CUISINE
Raw Food Movement - Peggy Orenstein
Anthropology of Cooking - Richard Wrangham
Edible Art - Clare Crespo
Kosher Food - Joe Regenstein
Eels - Richard Schweid

05/11/2003

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MOUNTAIN SPLENDOR
Mt Everest - Peter Hillary & Jamling Norgay
Krakatoa - Simon Winchester
Mt. Rushmore - John Taliaferro
Growing Up With Horses - Mark Spragg

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03-05-11-B

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THE GAME SHOW
World Series of Poker - James McManus
Enter the Matrix - Dave Perry
Ping-Pong - Jerome Charyn
The Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart

05/18/2003

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BOYS TO MEN
Guys Read - Jon Scieskza
Boyhood without adults or girls - David Benjamin
"Little Brother" film - Steve James
Friendship in Adolescence - Rich CohenMiddlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides

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COFFEE
The Perfect Cup - Timothy James Castle
Cultural History of Coffee - Mark Pendergrast
Starbucks and Flagstaff - Ann Hepperman
I hate Coffee - Emebet Vandervort/Urban Shocker
Science of Caffeine - Bennett Alan Weinberg
Coffee Divination - Barbara Moran

05/25/2003

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HIP HOP
Hip Hop Replaces Civil Rights - Todd Boyd
What Makes a "Dee Jay"?
- Veronica Rueckert
- Jason Connelly (DJ Puzzle)
- Stephen Webber
Tupac Shakur - Craig Werner
Godfather of Hip Hop - Russell Simmons

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03-05-25-B

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STUPID & STUPIDER
Film on Stupidity - Albert Nerenberg
Ethics of Stupidity - Avital Ronell
Academic Bloopers - Anders Henriksson
Encyclopedia of Stupidity - Matthijs van Boxsel

June 2003
06/01 06/08 06/15 06/22 06/29

06/01/2003

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PHILOSOPHY FROM SOCRATES TO SEINFELD
Seinfeld & The Simpsons - William Irwin
Wittgenstein vs. Popper - David Edmonds
Socrates Cafe - Christopher Phillips
Sexual Violence & Philosophy - Susan Brison
Consciousness - John Searle

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03-06-01-B
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HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW
300 Barber Shops - Vince Staten
Coen Brothers' Barber Film
Mme. C.J. Walker - A'Lelia Bundles
1000 Beards - Allen Peterkin
Baldness in History - Gersh Kuntzman

06/08/2003

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CUBA
Cuban-U.S. Relations - Ann Louise Bardach
Steve Paulson's Visit to Cuba
Cuban Music - Ry Cooder
Havana Childhood - Carlos Eire
Cuban Baseball - Steve Paulson & Raul Gavan

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03-06-08-B
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THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC
Langley Schools Music Project - Hans Fenger
Theramin - Albert Glinsky
Gadfly Records - Mitch Cantor
Williams Syndrome & Music - Howard Lenhoff

06/15/2003

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SONGS
Country's Greatest Singles
- David Cantwell & Bill Friskics-Warren
Dave Edmunds - Doug Gordon
Song Reader - Lisa Tucker
Stagolee - Cecil Brown

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03-06-15-A
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THE CULTURE OF CONTROL
Active Denial Technology - Colonel George Fenton
Culture of Surveillance - William Staples
Control and Your Dog - Patricia McConnell
Guarding Sing Sing - Ted Conover
View from Behind Bars - Chris Rodriguez

06/22/2003

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THE SCIENCE OF DISCOVERY
Great Discoveries - Bill Bryson
the Play Oxygen - Carl Djerassi
Ig-Nobel Prize - Marc Abrahams
Variable Speed of Light Theory - Joao Magueijo
Discovering Beauty in Math - Robert & Ellen Kaplan

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03-06-22-B

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OCEANS
Oceans Demise - Daniel Pauly
Seaweed Cuisine - Jill Gusman
Dr. Hammerhead - Dr. Peter Klimley
Environmental Soundscapes - Jim Cummings
The Shell Collector - Anthony Doerr

06/29/2003

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REVENGE
Revenge & Hope - Laura Blumenfeld
Ending Cycles of Revenge - William Ury
Cultural Revenge - Peter French
RevengeLady.com - Christine Gallagher
A Night in Ireland - James Ridge

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03-06-29-B
(was 02-06-09-B)

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TREASURE HUNTING
Hunting Antiques - Leigh and Leslie Keno
Armchair Treasure Hunting - Shaun Whitehead
Diamond Hunting - Kevin Krajick
Dinosaur Hunting - Michael Novacek
Spiritual Treasure - Thomas Moore

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