NPR: Talk of the Nation Podcast: Episodes
Story: In May, Science Friday visited Wisconsin and rounded up the region's best brewmasters. They shared their beer-making secrets and explained why Wisconsin's resources and heritage make it a brewing hotspot. Show originally broadcast May 16, 2008.
Story: What do studies on potato chips, puzzle-solving slime mold and jumping fleas have in common? Each was awarded an Ig Nobel prize by the editors of the humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research. Annals editor Marc Abrahams is emcee of this broadcast of the awards ceremony.
Story: Today is a day to give thanks, and a lot of people are returning to their home state to meet with family and friends. Matt Wieland, the co-editor of a new book entitled State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America talks about the project, along with contributors Susan Orlean and Randall Kenan ...
Stories: 1) Ask Amy: Advice From Amy Dickinson 2) Mumbai Attack Update 3) Reporter's Notebook: Life In Congo
Stories: 1) Thanksgiving Travelers Brave Holiday 'Traffic' 2) 'Twilight' Brings Vampires Back To Life
Stories: 1) Political Junkie: Obama Selects His Team 2) Do You Have A Favorite Road Trip Rest Stop?
Stories: 1) Elderly Scammed By 'Relatives' Seeking Aid 2) Photoshopping Your Problems Out Of The Picture
Story: President-elect Barack Obama said repeatedly during the campaign that he would seek engagement with Iran without preconditions. After Obama was elected, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent him a congratulatory letter. How is the U.S. relationship with Iran changing?
Stories: 1) Obama Introduces Economic Leadership Team 2) Retired Officers Seek To End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Stories: 1) Ancient Mystery: How The Great Pyramid Was Built 2) The Human Gut Is A Real Melting Pot 3) Atlantis To Antarctica: Tales Of Extreme Research
Stories: 1) Can Plug-in Cars Energize The Auto Industry? 2) Take A Ride In A Car Of The Future
Stories: 1) Security Contractors Play By 'Big Boy Rules' In Iraq 2) Listeners Share Memories Of The Great Depression
Stories: 1) Michelle Obama: More Than 'Mom-In-Chief'? 2) A Call For Calm, On Both Sides, After Prop. 8
Stories: 1) How To Have Festive (Yet Frugal) Holidays 2) Pirate Attacks On The Rise Off East African Coast
Stories: 1) Political Junkie: Clinton, Lieberman and Holder 2) Obama, Unplugged: Why Presidents Can't E-mail
Stories: 1) Diagnosis Can Miss ADHD Symptoms In Girls 2) Lieberman Keeps Homeland Security Chairmanship
Stories: 1) Keep Your Friends Close And Your Frenemies Closer 2) Mark Cuban: The Man Behind The Mavericks
Stories: 1) The 'Unholy Business' Of Biblical Forgeries 2) Obama's Debt To The 'Moses Generation'
Stories: 1) 'Big Three' U.S. Automakers: Bailout Or Bankruptcy? 2) Op-Ed: 'Lobbyists Are Good People, Too'
Stories: 1) Happy Tunes May Make For Healthier Hearts 2) Goodall Reflects On A Lifetime Of Chimp Research