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Recent Episodes (Hour 1)

U.S. unemployment rate rises above 10 percent
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National unemployment has reached 10.2%, a high not seen since 1983. Economists worry that consumer spending may continue to be weak, slowing the rest of the economy. (Broadcast 11/06/2009) (11/06/2009)

John Hope Bryant on leading with love
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John Hope Bryant rose from a childhood of poverty to become a social entrepreneur and an advocate for financial literacy. In a new book, he argues that the best type of leadership is based not on fear, but on love. (Broadcast 11/05/2009) (11/05/2009)

GOP and what the off-year election says about the future
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This year's off-year elections are taking on more significance than usual, revealing a split in the Republican Party that could have repercussions in 2010 and 2012. Analysts talk about what the wins in governors' races in Virginia and New Jersey and a loss in a New York state Congressional race mean to the future of the Republican party. (Broadcast 11/04/2009) (11/04/2009)

Tim Flannery on stopping climate change
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Scientist Tim Flannery talks about what new data says about the warming climate. He maintains there are practical ways to address climate change, despite the huge problem he sees looming. He talked with Kerri Miller before an audience at the UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio on October 19. (Broadcast 11/03/2009) (11/03/2009)

The fight against H1N1
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Flu vaccines against H1N1 are hard to come by unless you're in one of the priority groups. It may be until end of November until there's enough for wide distribution. The top infectious disease official at the National Institutes of Health talks about the strategy for fighting H1N1, and how vaccines might be produced faster in the future. (Broadcast 11/02/2009) (11/02/2009)

Recent Episodes (Hour 2)

America's premature birth problem
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Infant mortality rates in the U.S. are high relative to other industrialized countries. But one hospital in Texas may have figured out how to reduce infant deaths, in part by putting more clinics closer to the women who need prenatal care. A look at the factors that may lead to better births. (Broadcast 11/06/2009) (11/06/2009)

Kaiser Permanente CEO on the flaws in health care
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One of the most influential people in the health care business says medical care in the U.S is inefficient, wasteful and even dangerous. (Broadcast 11/05/2009) (11/05/2009)

Concordia's annual salute to top writers
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Kerri Miller talked with authors Maxine Hong Kingston and Annette Gordon-Reed, the featured speakers at the National Book Awards at Concordia College in Moorhead. Kingston is the author of "The Woman Warrior." And Gordon-Reed is the author of "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family." The event was recorded Friday, Oct. 30. (Broadcast 11/04/2009) (11/04/2009)

'The Man Who Loved Books Too Much'
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A journalist tracks the mind and motivation of a notorious book thief who regularly eludes capture, one of many thieves making rare books the art form most sought after by criminals. (Broadcast 11/03/2009) (11/03/2009)

Joe Dowling returns to stage with Faith Healer
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Guthrie Theater artistic director Joe Dowling makes his American acting debut in a play he has directed in the past and by a playwright he knows well. Dowling talks about the challenge of both directing and acting in a play that has tested previous actors and directors. (Broadcast 11/02/2009) (11/02/2009)