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• Radiohead ushers in a new era of music distribution
  The recording industry may have won a victory when a Duluth woman was found guilty of illegally downloading music, but critics say the record companies are clueless when it comes to the future of music distribution. Radiohead's new album may be a sign of things to come.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  John Logie: Associate professor in the department of writing studies at the University of Minnesota, and author of "Peers, Pirates, and Persuasion: Rhetoric in the Peer-to-Peer Debates."
  Jim DeRogatis: Pop music critic at the Chicago Sun Times and co-host of Sound Opinions.
  Cara Duckworth: Director of communications at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
  More from MPR
  The day the music (industry) died? (10/10/2007)
  Radiohead pricetag is up to you (10/04/2007)
  Resources
  About John Logie
  About Jim DeRogatis
  Recording Industry Association of America
  Radiohead: In Rainbows
• The forgotten war?
  Afghanistan recently reported a huge poppy crop, one of the largest harvests ever. And that's despite U.S. pressure on Afghan president Hamid Karzai to reduce the dependence on growing poppies for opium. An authority on Afghanistan, and a friend to Karzai, says the U.S. has to offer more to turn Afghans away from a crop that's so easy to grow and so lucrative.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Thomas Gouttierre: Dean of international studies, and director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
  Resources
  Center for Afghanistan Studies
• The Friday Follow: The Walter Reed scandal
  A recent report from the Government Accounting Office says the response to problems with outpatient treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center has been inadequate, and a growing number of veterans are criticizing Congress for not passing the Veterans Affairs budget. Midmorning talks with an outspoken veteran of the Iraq War about the nation's failure to meet the needs of its veterans.10:45 a.m.
  Guests
  Paul Rieckhoff: Executive director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
  More from MPR
  Beyond Walter Reed (03/09/2007)
  A soldier's story (05/16/2006)
  Resources
  Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

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