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October 7, 2005

Nuclear Watchdog Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Director General Mohamed ElBaradei and the nuclear watchdog agency he heads were announced as the winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

Church at a Crossroads

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As bishops in Rome are speaking out on issues that were once considered off-limits by the Vatican, the American Church seem to be cracking down on outspoken priests.

President Asks Nation to Conserve

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A professor of history at Boston University compares Bush’s call to conserve with that of a previous president.

The Whirling Dervishes of Istanbul

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We speak to one of the dervishes.

Memoir Writing’s Rough Edges

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Writer Mary Karr joins us on some of the challenges posed by writing memoirs.

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Friday, May 18, 2012
The Appian Road, in the Monti Aurunci area of Italy. (Robert Kaster/University of Chicago Press)

For many people, this time of year is an occasion for road trips — up and down the coasts, across the U.S., through Europe. For Robert Kaster, it was a time to venture along the most ancient roads of all time: the Appian Way in Italy.

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Friday, May 18, 2012
(Michael M. Phillips/Wall Street Journal)

It was supposed to be a calm ride for marines travelling in Zaranj, along Afghanistan’s border with Iran, but a suicide bomb changed that. Photographer Michael Phillips witnessed the scene unfold and joins us.

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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Musician John Fullbright at Here & Now studios at WBUR in Boston. (Jesse Costa/Here & Now)

Okemah, Okla., is the birthplace of folk legend Woody Guthrie. It’s also the hometown of singer-songwriter John Fullbright, who at just 24, is already being compared with folk great Townes Van Zandt.

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