The Two-Way
1:53 pm
Fri November 11, 2011

The Story Of A Guy And His Pet Buffalo

Shots - Health Blog
1:36 pm
Fri November 11, 2011

This Is A Spinal Tap

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The fictitious band from This Is Spinal Tap performs live at CBGB's in New York in 1984. Nigel Tufnel, the guitarist played by Christopher Guest, favored amplifiers whose volume could be cranked up to 11.

Today is special.

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Shots - Health Blog
1:30 pm
Fri November 11, 2011

Now Children Need Cholesterol Tests, Too

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Next: "Test Me?"

Children today are growing up fast — so fast that they're now being told to have their cholesterol tested before they hit puberty.

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From Our Listeners
1:00 pm
Fri November 11, 2011

Letters: Ninja Librarians; Master Of Library Science

Robert Siegel and Guy Raz revisit arguably one of the program's most memorable phrases this week: ninja librarians. Also, they address one listener's email about the degree of Master of Library Science.

Commentary
1:00 pm
Fri November 11, 2011

Week In Politics: Republican Presidential Field; This Week's Elections

Originally published on Fri November 11, 2011 3:25 pm

Transcript

GUY RAZ, HOST:

And for more on Newt Gingrich, the Republican field and the rest of the week in news and politics, we're joined by our regular Friday observers, David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution. Welcome to you both.

E.J. DIONNE: Good to be here.

DAVID BROOKS: Good to be here.

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The Two-Way
1:00 pm
Fri November 11, 2011

No Firings At SEC For Missing Madoff's Massive Ponzi Scheme

Seven employees of the Securities and Exchange Commission have been disciplined, but no one has been fired, after investigations into how the agency failed to stop Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme despite repeated warnings that he was stealing billions of dollars from investors, The Washington Post reports.

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Newt Gingrich
12:57 pm
Fri November 11, 2011

For Gingrich, A Slow And Steady Climb To The Top

As the Republican presidential candidates prepare for another debate, this one Saturday night in South Carolina, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has been campaigning in New Hampshire.

He opened up his state headquarters Friday, buoyed by some recent polls that show his support increasing among Republican voters. A new CBS poll has him tied for second place with Mitt Romney, behind Herman Cain.

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The Two-Way
12:20 pm
Fri November 11, 2011

'Blue Out' Planned At Penn State Game To Focus Attention On Victims

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The "stop child abuse" blue ribbon.

Originally published on Fri November 11, 2011 12:23 pm

All the attention this week on the firing of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, the protests afterward by many of the school's students and the actions or inaction of school officials when they learned that a former assistant football coach might have been sexually abusing young boy

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Music Interviews
12:19 pm
Fri November 11, 2011

The Subspecies Of Pianists, Or, What Jerry Lee Lewis And Beethoven Share

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Jerry Lee Lewis, a pianist Isacoff classifies as a 'combustible,' performs at the Rainbow in London in 1972.

The art of the piano is a study in evolution — of both an instrument and of human talent. Among us there have been a rare few whose gifts included the physical dexterity, the innate musicality and the creativity to make the instrument sound brilliant.

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Music News
12:15 pm
Fri November 11, 2011

Vets Write Music To Heal The Wounds Of War

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In front of the Texas flag: Iraq vet and aspiring songwriter Buddy Lee Dobberteen.

Veteran's Day is the day when Americans remember and thank members of the armed forces who fought in foreign wars. Nearly 1.4 million men and women have left the service since serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. A group of musicians in San Marcos, Tex., just down the highway from Austin, has started a songwriting workshop especially for returning veterans, believing that composing music can help a person heal from the wounds of war.

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