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January 9, 2007

U.S. Strikes Somalia Targets

Mike Pfanz reports on the U.S. bombing of alleged terrorist cells in Somalia.

The Technology of the Future

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Susan Hassler, editor of IEEE Spectrum Magazine tells us what is and what’s still far away in the world of technology.

Two Years Later

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Boston Globe reporter Bryan Bender takes us through what’s on the table two years after the 9/11 Commission report and recommendations.

Funding & Findings

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Health Reporter Allan Coukell talks about research connecting on juice and drinks being funded by the soft drink industry.

Carpenter Poets

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A group of tradesmen take a page from Walt Whitman and the Cowboy Poets; reflecting on their trade in verse. Reported by Andrea Shea

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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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