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Hiking the World

Monday, Mar 14, 2005 at 1:40 p.m.
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Peter Potterfield has hiked the world -- from New Hampshire to Nepal, Southern Utah to the South Island of New Zealand. He even helped organize the Himalayan expedition that located George Mallory's body on the north face of Mount...

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Life of Jack Johnson (Rebroadcast)

Monday, Jan 17, 2005 at 1:06 p.m.
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He's legendary to some, unknown to others. It was 1908 when Jack Johnson became the first African-American to win a heavyweight boxing championship. In a Jim Crow era, Johnson's win was controversial, as was his interracial dating and...

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Basketball's Unknown History

Thursday, Jan 6, 2005 at 1:33 p.m.
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Can a Harvard-educated African-American teacher named Edwin Henderson be credited with giving birth to modern basketball? Yes, according to author Bob Kuska. In 1907, Henderson introduced the sport as a public-health and civil rights...

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Sporting Views

Wednesday, Dec 22, 2004 at 12:06 p.m.
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It’s bowl game time for college football, playoff time for national football and showdown time in the NBA. So make time for Sporting Views, the thinking man’s sports show.

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DC Baseball Stadium Financing

Wednesday, Dec 15, 2004 at 1:06 p.m.
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Last night the D.C. city council threw Major League Baseball a curveball by requiring half the cost of a new ballpark to be financed by private sources. We talk with some of the councilmembers about this controversial vote.

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Baseball Update

Tuesday, Dec 14, 2004 at 1:52 p.m.
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The DC Council is scheduled for a final vote on baseball stadium financing. Get the latest update on this important decision.

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Michael Leahy on Michael Jordan

Monday, Nov 29, 2004 at 1:06 p.m.
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Washington Post reporter Michael Leahy shadowed Michael Jordan during his final two years in management with the Washington Wizards. Leahy joins us to discuss what he learned about Jordan and his impact on the team and our city.

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Sporting Views

Thursday, Nov 18, 2004 at 1:06 p.m.
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Find out which baseball teams are swinging for the fences during the free agency period. And whether it's time for some old NFL coaches to hang up the whistle. It's Sporting Views, the thinking person's sports show.

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DC Politics Hour with Kojo and Jonetta

Friday, Nov 12, 2004 at 12:00 p.m.
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Just as Mayor Williams and D.C. baseball supporters were about to break out the champagne, the stadium financing plan is put on ice for another two weeks. Hear about this latest curveball, on The DC Politics Hour with Kojo and Jonetta.

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Red Auerbach

Thursday, Nov 11, 2004 at 12:06 p.m.
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He began coaching in 1946 and led our local basketball team "The Washington Capitals" to two division titles in his first three years. But it was Red Auerbach's tenure with the Boston Celtics that made him "the greatest coach...

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Life of Jack Johnson

Tuesday, Nov 9, 2004 at 1:25 p.m.
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He's legendary to some, unknown to others. It was 1908 when Jack Johnson became the first African-American to win a heavyweight boxing championship. In a Jim Crow era, Johnson's win was controversial, as was his interracial dating and...

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Vote on D.C. Baseball Financing

Tuesday, Nov 9, 2004 at 1:06 p.m.
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Only recently, the location - and even the financing plan - for a Major League Baseball stadium in D.C. was widely considered to be set in stone. Now the future of baseball hangs in the balance, as the D.C. Council votes on competing...

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Sporting Views

Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 12:06 p.m.
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Will the Red Sox finally win the World Series? Could a Redskins win mean George Bush will win the Presidential election? Should Kojo renew his Wizards Season Tickets? Explore these issues and more, on Sporting Views, the thinking persons...

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Baseball in DC

Wednesday, Sep 29, 2004 at 1:06 p.m.
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It looks like it is happening. Baseball in DC. Now we can all get ready for the political battle over the fiscal package. We hear from some of the

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Sporting Views

Thursday, Sep 23, 2004 at 12:06 p.m.
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Sports is supposed to uplift us. But recent disappointments by the Redskins, the U.S. Ryder Cup team, and boxing's Oscar de la Hoya, have left many fans wondering -- is the only bright spot the possible return of Major League Baseball to...

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