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Kojo also hosts The Politics Hour Fridays Noon - 1 p.m. (ET)

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Thursday, Jan 26, 2012

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Does D.C. Relocate Its Rats To Virginia?

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 at 12:06 p.m.

in Animals, DC, Environment, Virginia

Kojo chats to D.C. Council Member Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) about wildlife protection legislation she authored that has become the subject of a national controversy.

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"We're All Austrians Now:" Economics on the Campaign Trail

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 at 12:25 p.m.

Kojo talks with economist Russ Roberts about the uses (and abuses) of economics on the campaign trail.

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Cultural Deja Vu with Kurt Andersen

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 at 1:06 p.m.

in Architecture, Arts & Culture, Leisure & Lifestyle, Media, Movies, Music, Opinion, Society, Technology

Kurt Andersen of Studio 360 fame joins Kojo to talk about the stagnant state of popular culture.

Friday, Jan 27, 2012

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The Politics Hour

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 at 12:06 p.m.

in DC, Maryland, Politics, The Politics Hour, Virginia

Kojo and Tom Sherwood talk with a pair of D.C. activists who want to ban corporate donations to local campaigns.

Monday, Jan 30, 2012

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"Plan Maryland"

Monday, Jan 30, 2012 at 12:06 p.m.

in Environment, Maryland, Politics

Kojo chats with Maryland Planning Secretary Richard Hall.

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Liberation Square: A Street Level View of Egypt's Revolution

Monday, Jan 30, 2012 at 1:06 p.m.

in Conflict, International

The revolution was televised. But the images and language of the uprising looked different from the ground-up...

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Past Shows

Economy

Shaping the City: (Re)Building Sustainable Infrastructure

We talk with architect Roger Lewis and George Hawkins of DC Water about the design and price-tag of green infrastructure.

Society

Cultural Deja Vu with Kurt Andersen

Kurt Andersen of Studio 360 fame joins Kojo to talk about the stagnant state of popular culture.

Producer's Picks

Musical Artifacts of The Civil War

We explore what we can learn about the Civil War from the melodies it left behind.

Listener Favorites

Combating Hunger: International vs. Domestic Debates

More than a billion people worldwide have inadequate access to food. And a new report indicates a disturbing uptick in hunger within the U.S. We explore the challenge of combating hunger from a local and global perspective.

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Wish I could have gotten home in time to dial in and comment. Near the end of the show the guests were speculating about why there was so much adult interest in teen material. Speaking as a middle-aged mom of two teen boys, I find that the teen lit can have good stories, good writing, and hard topics can be addressed in a gentler way than adult fiction. I read fiction to escape and non-fiction to learn things. When I am in escape mode, I want something that takes me AWAY FROM the edginess, squalor, fear, and bloodshed of real life. I don't need any more of that -- there's plenty on the news. The teen and young adult material fills that need in many cases. "Tangerine" is a great book that I swiped from my kids and read one summer when they were in middle school. I don't feel this way about all teen material, but that is one reason that I read it (that, and nostalgia) which I didn't hear mentioned by the panel.

-- tracey on Children's and Young Adult Winter Reading

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