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• Words to heal
  An award-winning poet and physician describes how words help him understand and express human suffering.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Rafael Campo: director of the Harvard Program in the Medical Humanities. He is also a practicing physician at Harvard Medical School and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. His latest collection of poetry is called "the Enemy."
  Resources
  About Campo
• Latest SXSW music news
  Current DJ Mark Wheat fills us in on the latest buzz from the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas.9:45 a.m.
  Guests
  Mark Wheat: DJ for The Current. He joins us by phone from Austin, Texas.
  More from MPR
  The value of SXSW (03/12/2008)
  Resources
  About South by Southwest festivals and conferences
• The case for settling
  In a provocative new article, journalist Lori Gottlieb argues that it's time for single women in their early 40s to stop waiting for Mr. Perfect, and accept Mr. Good Enough, if they want to get married and have families.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Lori Gottlieb: journalist and author. Her recent article "Just Marry Him: The Case for Settling" appears in the March issue of The Atlantic Monthly.
  More from MPR
  News Cut: Waiting for Mr. Good Enough
  Resources
  Lori Gottlieb's Web site
  The Atlantic Monthly: "Marry Him!"

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