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NPR - The Way We Work - Domonique Taylor

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Domonique Taylor works at Target on the overnight shift, unloading trucks and stocking shelves. After serving a seven-year prison sentence for drug trafficking, he's glad to be working. View the full series on NPR.org -...
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NPR - The Way We Work - Lisa Uncles

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At the Family Health and Birth Center in Washington, D.C., Lisa Uncles provides care to a population with some of the highest infant mortality rates in the country. She's proving that even the poorest of patients can do better. View the...
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NPR - The Way We Work - Derek Hopkins

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Derek Hopkins first heard the rhythmic chant of the auctioneer when his grandfather took him to a 4-H livestock sale in rural Maryland. Today, he's a freelance auctioneer -- what he calls a hired gun. View the full series on NPR.org -...
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Ninja Miners of Mongolia

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A 21st-century gold rush is taking place in Mongolia. Its huge gold reserves were only discovered after the former Soviet satellite started democratic reforms in 1990. Now, gold fever has gripped the country, with an estimated 100,000...
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Wrestlers Compete In Naadam

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Mongolia's Naadam is an 8-centuries-old celebration of heroism and masculinity. The annual festival is devoted to the three "manly sports" — horse racing, wrestling and archery. Find out more about Naadam and Mongolia on NPR.org.
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Mongolia's Horse Race Evokes Genghis Khan

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Described as the Kentucky Derby, the Olympics and Christmas rolled into one, Mongolia's Naadam is an 8-centuries-old celebration of heroism and masculinity. The annual festival is devoted to the three "manly sports" — horse racing,...
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NPR Listener Pizza Recipes Get Put to the Test in a New York City Taxi

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NPR's Weekend Edition asked listeners for their pizza recipes. The staff scoured through them all and picked three promising recipe creations. The pizza chef at Keste Pizzeria -- recently ranked the #1 pizza spot in Manhattan by New York...
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The Flaming Lips' Steven Drozd Gives A Drum Lesson to NPR's David Greene

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Steven Drozd (guitar and synthesizer master for the Flaming Lips) is teaching a few college seminar classes about how to be a rock star. NPR's David Greene wants to be a drummer. So he asked Steven Drozd for a quick lesson.
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NPR: All interns Considered

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The 2009 summer interns for NPR show off their personalities in short video clips. http://www.npr.org/internedition/sum09
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On Patrol with "America's Battalion"

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U.S. Marines with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment; on foot and under fire in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Members of Golf Company pushed deep into the heart of the Helmand River Valley in an attempt to secure this part of the country...
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NPR Science: The Crow Paradox | Krulwich Wonders | NPR

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Here's a surprise: Wild crows can recognize individual people ... especially those they don't like. They can pick a person out of crowd, follow them, and remember them for years. Here, NPR Science Correspondent Robert Krulwich and...
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Iran's National Poet Speaks Out On Recent Events In Her Country

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Simin Behbahani, Iran's national poet, spoke with NPR's Davar Iran Ardalan from Tehran on Friday June 26th. She recites two poems inspired by the protests -- one dedicated to the people of Iran and the other dedicated to Neda...
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NPR's Calling All Chefs: Grilled Dessert

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If you're looking for something new -- and sweet -- to throw on the grill tonight, you're in luck. We asked for your grilled dessert recipes, and Susan Lindeborg, a pastry chef, picked her favorite three. Now our panel of judges -- NPR...
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NPR Science: How Much Heat Can You Take? | Krulwich Wonders | NPR

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Some 230 years ago, three curious London gentlemen walked into a room with a few eggs, a steak and a dog — with exactly that question. NPR's Robert Krulwich and animator Lev Yilmaz recreated the science experiment (and added a bit of...
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Jazz Pianist Eric Lewis

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Eric Lewis (aka Elew) performs his original tune "Thanksgiving" without a piano bench in NPR's Studio 4a.
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NPR - Marines Preparing for battle in Southern Afghanistan

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"America's Battalion", the Marines of 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; train for combat in Afghanistan's Helmand province.
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Dan Schorr Welcomes Liane Hansen to the Twitterverse

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NPR's Liane Hansen is new to twitter. But Dan Schorr's not. So he took some time away from his Week in Review preparation to give a little advice.
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On the Origin of Species: Spell Check

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NPR's Liane Hansen gets to check out a first edition of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of the Species. But wait, how do you spell species?!
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NPR's Garlic Contest: Carla Hall, Rock Harper, & Bonny Wolf

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Weekend Edition asked listeners for their favorite garlic recipes. Garlic farmer Chester Aaron picked the top three. And our esteemed judges (NPR food essayist Bonny Wolf, Top Chef's Carla Hall, and Hell's Kitchen's Rock Harper) pick the...
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Emotional Goodbye For Afghanistan-Bound Marines

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The Marines known as "America's Battalion" are heading to Afghanistan out of Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. They are part of the 21,000 additional forces President Obama is deploying in the administration's new strategy for the war...
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Roxana Saberi Opens Up to NPR

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Freelance Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi was imprisoned in Iran for 100 days. In her first major interview since her release, she tells NPRs Melissa Block about the ordeal.
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NPR's Scott Simon: How to Tell a Story

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This video is a part of the YouTube Reporters' Center. See more videos on how to report the news -- and share your ideas -- at http://www.youtube.com/reporterscenter. Find more videos from NPR's Weekend Edition on our blog,...
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Iowa Hog Heaven

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Spend a day with Dan Wilson's pigs, hogs and sows on his family's organic farm in Paullina, Iowa. (Stills and video by John W. Poole / NPR, Audio by Howard Berkes / NPR)
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Naturally 7 Gives NPR A Lesson In Vocal Play

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Before leaving the NPR studio, vocal group Naturally 7 demonstrated some of the instruments they often imitate in their songs.