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Audio: Building for health

Photo: Flickr/Phillip Barron An emerging school of thought among urban planners suggests that our decisions about infrastructure have a direct impact on our health. For example, Americans spend an average of 46 minutes a day commuting to and from work by car. The Centers for Disease Control an‮…

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Audio: Leaning toward fat

Photo: Flickr/TheDeliciousLife This week on our Karr on Culture podcast: Former Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman discussed the tug-of-war between good nutrition and good farm policy. On the most recent Need to Know, we followed up on a New York Times report on agricultural promotion prog‮…

Audio: Too early, too often

Photo: Rochelle Hartman We’ve been hearing for a decade about problems with voting machines nationwide — it’s an issue that Karr on Culture tackled in May and that we address on this week’s Need to Know. But progressive blogger Matthew Yglesias says there are at least thr‮…
This week on our Karr on Culture podcast: An NPR librarian considers all facts Kee Malesky has spent more than 20 years answering questions for the talking heads at National Public Radio: How much junk is there in space? Which Congress had the most appointed Senators? Who first said, “Writi‮…

Audio: A new number one

The student center at the University of California, San Diego. Photo: Flickr/V.A.P. Photography This week on our Karr on Culture podcast: What does it take to be the best university in the country — advantages or merit? Last month, Washington Monthly magazine published its annual ranking ‮…
Flickr/LupineHorror This week on our Karr on Culture podcast: Will steep cuts to arts funding leave British culture reeling — or help usher in a new age of creativity? Britain’s creative class has had it pretty good over the past few decades: government arts subsidies have built (an‮…

Audio: Clandestine cuisine

(http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/files/2010/05/karronculture-badge.gif)This week on our Karr on Culture podcast: A look at "pop-up" restaurants, supper clubs, and other unusual ways of dining out in London The economic slump hit the restaurant business hard: diners cut back, and investors pr‮…
Photo: Flickr/cláudia gabriela marques vieira This week on our Karr on Culture podcast: An insider’s guide to the world’s largest collection of arts festival, which kicks off this week in Scotland’s capital Edinburgh is a beautiful, if reserved city — it’s one of the ‮…

Audio: Denied!

Referee Howard Webb of England, center, speaks with Spain's Sergio Ramos, left, and Netherlands' Robin van Persie, right, during the World Cup final soccer match. (Photo: AP Photo/Luca Bruno) This week on our Karr on Culture podcast: A followup on the World Cup’s lousy officiating ‮…
Model of London 2012 Olympic site. Photo: Flickr/RachelH This week on our Karr on Culture podcast: Will the 2012 Olympic Games improve life in London’s down-at-heel East End — or will the International Olympic Committee pocket the profits after Britain pays the bills? Two years from‮…
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