February 2012
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Feb 24th
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January 2012
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My father e-mails me jokes:
I’m sure he didn’t come up with this, but still…. C, E-flat, and G go into a bar. The bartender says, “Sorry, but we don’t serve minors.” So E-flat leaves, and C and G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished, and G is out flat. F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough. D comes in and heads for...
Jan 31st
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WatchWatch
christopherpeters: 2011 Extended Video Reel Christopher A. Peters - editor/graphic designer thechrispeters@gmail.com 302.242.7904 * Higher Ground - hgvets.org - Editor * Deltones: The Documentary - deltones.com - Producer, Director, Videographer, Editor *Project Unify - sode.org - Videographer - Editor *Higher Ground (HG) is a nationally recognized veteran rehabilitation program that combines...
Jan 4th
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Jan 2nd
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#420: Neighborhood Watch →
This American Life It’s amazing just how much drama can take place in the mini-universe of a neighborhood. This week we bring you stories of neighbors watching out for each other, for better and worse, including a story from CBC’s WireTap.
Jan 2nd
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December 2011
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Dec 31st
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#47: Christmas and Commerce →
This American Life Stories about the intersection of Christmas and retail, including David Sedaris’s story “Santaland Diaries,” which was first broadcast on NPR’sMorning Edition many years ago in a much shorter version.
Dec 27th
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Dec 22nd
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“My god, what is this world coming to?!”
– Old lady, upon finding out that cell-phones are allowed in the library. Also, I got a library card today!
Dec 21st
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#453: Nemeses →
This American Life This week, stories where a longtime standoff keeps both sides coming back for more. Including a story about the time in Poland’s recent history where the country’s two political blocks came together and believed, however briefly, they’d be able to set aside their differences. And another story about a college rivalry gone viral, and personal.
Dec 19th
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Dec 11th
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Amon v. MTA - PART II
So. remember this? Well, I finally had my court date today.  And I WON!  The hearing officer said that “he didn’t believe the police officer’s testimony and that I actually wasn’t breaking any law in the first place.” I WIN.
Dec 7th
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November 2011
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#166: Nobody's Family Is Going to Change →
This American Life Three stories that consider the question: Does anyone’s family ever change?
Nov 28th
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Nov 25th
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Nov 24th
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#451: Back to Penn State →
This American Life In the wake of the recent news, listeners have contacted us and tweeted about the show we did two years ago at Penn State, #1 Party School. We listen again to some of those stories, with new interviews recorded this past week, as Penn State fans and loyalists try to make sense of the actions of Coach Joe Paterno and school officials.
Nov 21st
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Nov 21st
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#450: So Crazy It Just Might Work →
This American Life A few years ago a cancer researcher named Jonathan Brody gave a speech at his alma mater saying that people in his field really needed to think outside the box to find a cure.
Nov 14th
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Nov 11th
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#419: Petty Tyrant →
This American Life In Schenectady, NY, a school maintenance man named Steve Raucci works his way up the ranks for 30 years, until finally he’s in charge of the maintenance department. That’s when he starts messing with his employees. Teasing them at meetings. Punishing them with crummy work assignments. Or worse things, like secretly slashing their tires in the middle of the...
Nov 7th
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October 2011
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#449: Middle School →
This American Life This week, at the suggestion of a 14-year-old listener, we bring you stories from the awkward, confusing, hormonally charged world of middle school. Including a teacher who transforms peer pressure into a force for good, and reports from the frontlines of the middle school dance.
Oct 31st
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#414: Right to Remain Silent →
This American Life Stories about people who have the right to remain silent… but choose not to exercise that right—including police officer Adrian Schoolcraft, who secretly recorded his supervisors telling officers to manipulate crime statistics and make illegal arrests. The Village Voice series that broke Schoolcraft’s story, written by Graham Rayman, is here. Schoolcraft’s...
Oct 24th
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Amon v. MTA
It begins. So I’ve decided to fight the ticket I got late last Friday night (read the story here).  Here is the law I’ve allegedly violated: SECTION 1050.7 - No person on or in any facility or conveyance shall: (1) occupy more than one seat on a station, platform or conveyance when to do so would interfere or tend to interfere with the operation of the Authority’s transit...
Oct 19th
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Oct 18th
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Deltones' Sing-Off Elimination →
From my talented friend, Jess: Thank you EVERYONE for all of the support you’ve given to me and to the Deltones these past few weeks for “The Sing-Off.” We had an incredible time on the show and despite its competitive nature, we made a lot of unforgettable friends and learned many, oh sooo many lessons.  Though I’m back here singing and writing in NYC, most of the Deltones will...
Oct 18th