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Less noise. More news. Every Friday night nationwide and all week long on the Web.
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English
United States
17 episodes
since May 7, 2010
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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 and…
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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 progr…
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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 thre…
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, “Writin…
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 o…
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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 (and…
(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 pra…
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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 b…
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 —…
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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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