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• Summer expedition over ice
  Explorers Lonnie Dupre and Eric Larsen succeeded on their second try to reach the North Pole over ice and water. They recount their adventures on Midmorning.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Lonnie Dupre: Explorer and the author of "Greenland Expedition: Where Ice is Born (2000)."
  Eric Larsen: Dog musher and guide in Grand Marais.
  Resources
  One World Expedition
  About the Arctic Circle
  NOAA's Arctic Web site
  About Lonnie Dupre
• Return of the good old days
  A recent study shows Americans earn more, spend less on necessities, and have a much higher standard of living than they did 100 years ago. So why do people tend to view the past as a simpler, easier time?10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Meg Jacobs: Associate professor of history at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the author of "Pocketbook Politics: Economic Citizenship in Twentieth Century America."
  Michael Dolfman: Regional commissioner for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, based in New York. He's one of the authors of the BLS study "100 Years of Consumer Spending: Data for the Nation, New York City, and Boston."
  Sean Scanlan: Instructor in the English department at the University of Iowa.
  Resources
  100 Years of Consumer Spending: Data for the Nation, New York City, and Boston
  About Meg Jacobs

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