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Democratic Midterm Strategy And Kavanaugh

By editor • Oct 7, 2018

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And for a view from the Democrats, we're joined now from California by Charles Chamberlain, executive director of the liberal PAC Democracy for America. Welcome to the program.

CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN: Thanks for having me.

Navy Ends Combat Camera Units

By editor • Oct 7, 2018

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Survivors Recall Deadly Earthquake And Tsunami In Indonesia

By Julie McCarthy • Oct 7, 2018

For thousands of Indonesians traumatized by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the Sulawesi island city of Palu, there are signs of recovery. International aid has begun arriving, power has been restored, and banks are re-opening. Long lines at gas stations have thinned.

But more than a week after the Sept. 28 dual disasters, the death toll continues to steadily rise. Indonesia's disaster management officials put the number of dead at 1,763, and their excavation has been slow, especially in areas where the quake buried whole blocks of houses.

Trump Rallies In Kansas

By Tamara Keith • Oct 7, 2018

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New Music From Alt.Latino

By Felix Contreras • Sep 30, 2018

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It's been quite the week. Many people have taken to social media to express not only their opinions of recent political news but also a sense of emotional exhaustion. Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras joins me now. Felix, welcome. And are you feeling exhausted?

Molly Ringwald On '80s Movies And Sexual Assault

By editor • Sep 30, 2018

Last Thursday's hearings on the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh brought up, among other things, the high school party scene in the 1980s and the films that glorified it. Kavanaugh mentioned those movies when he defended some of the crude references in his high school yearbook.

Holly Ridings On Breaking A Glass Ceiling At NASA

By editor • Sep 30, 2018

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This is Lulu's Log, stardate September 30, 2018, where we consider matters of space, the stars and the universe.

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'There Will Be No Miracles Here' And The American Dream

By editor • Sep 30, 2018

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Why Thomas Confirmation Hearings Resonate Now More Than Ever

By Ron Elving • Sep 23, 2018

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While In Las Vegas, Trump Reaches Out To Latino Voters

By Lourdes Garcia-Navarro • Sep 23, 2018

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And to Lulu in Nevada now because it is election year, and politics isn't contained to Capitol Hill. Right, Lulu?

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Private D.C. School Talks To Students About Healthy Relationships

By editor • Sep 23, 2018

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Alternative Influence: Broadcasting The Reactionary Right On YouTube

By editor • Sep 23, 2018

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After Hurricane Florence, Animal Shelters Are Inundated With Lost Pets

By editor • Sep 23, 2018

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There's No Stopping Toronto's 'Uber-Raccoon'

By James Doubek • Sep 16, 2018

Toronto has been called the "raccoon capital of the world."

Midterm Elections Preview

By Domenico Montanaro • Sep 16, 2018

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North Carolina Firefighter On Responding To Storm

By editor • Sep 16, 2018

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Florence Update From Wilmington

By Greg Allen • Sep 16, 2018

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Education Department Wades Into Rutgers Case Involving Critics Of Israel

By editor • Sep 16, 2018

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Broadway Is About To 'Be More Chill'

By Jeff Lunden • Sep 11, 2018

When the sci-fi teen musical Be More Chill opened in New Jersey a few years ago, it got a ho-hum critical response. But then something surprising happened.

The cast recording and some YouTube videos went viral. Then came fan art, fan fiction and fan covers of the songs on social media.

When the show opened off-Broadway last month, it sold out entirely. In February, Be More Chill will move to Broadway.

The Lore Of Bigfoot Lives On At North Carolina Bigfoot Festival

By editor • Sep 9, 2018

People from across the country gathered this weekend in a small Carolina manufacturing town to celebrate Bigfoot.

The first annual Bigfoot Festival in Marion, N.C. brought together the entire range of participants from sasquatch skeptics and complete nonbelievers to Bigfoot explorers quick to share tales of sightings and howls.

McDowell County Chamber of Commerce director Steve Bush is ambivalent when it comes to Bigfoot.

"I'm going to say that until I see him — I want to believe, but until I physically see him — I'm going to say no at this point," says Bush.

Female Breakout 'Captain Marvel' Screenwriter Is Disrupting The Superheroine Trope

By Emma Bowman • Sep 9, 2018

In a male-dominated industry, Geneva Robertson-Dworet is as rare as the female superhero characters she helps craft. The breakout action-genre screenwriter will be adding a historic project to her resume with Captain Marvel, Marvel's first female-led movie, due out next year.

Robertson-Dworet, who penned the Tomb Raider blockbuster reboot, has also been tapped to work on Sherlock Holmes 3, Gotham City Sirens and the new Dungeons & Dragons adaptation.