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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.
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Scott Simon Looks for Coffee in Second Life

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Coffee is what drives any Weekend Edition interview -- even if we happen to find ourselves in Second Life. But getting a digital cup of joe turned out to be harder than we expected.
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Gospel Star Smokie Norful Sings Hope

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Gospel artist and pastor Smokie Norful is back on the gospel music circuit with his fourth album 'Smokie Norful Live.' He performs live in NPR's Washington, D.C., recording studio.
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Parrots Join Humans On The Dance Floor

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Two famous parrots and a bevy of YouTube videos have now convinced scientists that people aren't the only ones who can groove to a musical beat. Let's get this party started: If you have your own dancing animal videos, upload them with...
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The Actors Behind SpongeBob

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What do the actors who play SpongeBob, Sandy and Squidward look like without the animation? Tom Kenney and fellow voice actors take us behind the scenes.
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Episode 5: Global Warming, It's All About Carbon | Krulwich Wonders | NPR

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NPR's Robert Krulwich and Odd Todd, in partnership with Wild Chronicles, present an animated cartoon series on the atom at the heart of global warming: carbon. In episode 5: What we can do about climate change.
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Episode 4: Global Warming, It's All About Carbon | Krulwich Wonders | NPR

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NPR's Robert Krulwich and Odd Todd, in partnership with Wild Chronicles, present an animated cartoon series on the atom at the heart of global warming: carbon. In episode 4: When carbon falls in love, the whole world heats up.
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Episode 3: Global Warming, It's All About Carbon | Krulwich Wonders | NPR

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NPR's Robert Krulwich and Odd Todd, in partnership with Wild Chronicles, present an animated cartoon series on the atom at the heart of global warming: carbon. In episode 3: If you break a carbon bond -- presto! -- civilization.
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Episode 2: Global Warming, It's All About Carbon | Krulwich Wonders | NPR

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NPR's Robert Krulwich and Odd Todd, in partnership with Wild Chronicles, present an animated cartoon series on the atom at the heart of global warming: carbon. Episode 2: Carbon's special knack for bonding.
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Episode 1: Global Warming, It's All About Carbon | Krulwich Wonders | NPR

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NPR's Robert Krulwich and Odd Todd, in partnership with Wild Chronicles, present an animated cartoon series on the atom at the heart of global warming: carbon.
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Toni Morrison Discusses 'A Mercy'

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Set in the 1680s, when this country's reliance on slavery as an economic engine was just beginning, 'A Mercy' explores the repercussions of an enslaved mother's desperate act: She offers her small daughter to a stranger in payment for...
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A Civil Rights Activist Votes In Birmingham

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Civil rights activist James Armstrong reflects on the right to vote on election day in Birmingham, Ala.
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Burned in the War

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Staff Sgt. Bobby Henline and his family's world was literally flipped upside down when his Humvee was hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq. He survived burns to 38 percent of his body, including his face and left arm, though surgeries and...
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Promoting Perfume, Not Poppies, in Afghanistan

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Get the full story at npr.org: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91118514 In recent years, poppy production has skyrocketed in Afghanistan. A group of businessmen has been trying to offer an alternative, by urging...
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Quake Further Endangers China's Giant Pandas

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Get the full story at npr.org: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90258411 Found only in China, the giant panda is threatened by extinction, and researchers in southwestern China have devoted themselves to saving the...
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Crossing the Rio Grande

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Get the full story at npr.org: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88802928 Los Ebanos, Texas is home to the last hand-pulled ferry on the Rio Grande.
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The Modern American Cowboy

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Get the full story at npr.org: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18592716 Photographer Robb Kendrick takes a look at cowboys at the start of the twenty-first century.
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Floating Architecture for a Changing Climate

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Get the full story at npr.org: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89771102 Architect Koen Olthuis believes the best way to live with water is to live on water. In a Climate Connections video, Olthius explains why he...
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The Allure of Lapis Lazuli

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Get the full story at npr.org: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14239357 The search for the blue, royal gemstone in Afghanistan.
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A Journey Down the Yellow River

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Get the full story at npr.org: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17101893 The sights and sounds of China's mother river.
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Shot-Putter Changes Technique Ahead of Olympics

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Get the full story at npr.org: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90442796 U.S. shot-putter Adam Nelson is training for the upcoming U.S. Olympic trials, where he hopes to qualify for his third Olympic Games.
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Little Giants: Pandas Make You Smile

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Get the full story at npr.org: http://www.npr.org/blogs/chengdu/2008/04/panda_video_draft.html Adorable footage of cute pandas filmed by NPR videographer David Gilkey at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, China.
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Alien Hand Syndrome | Invisibilia | NPR

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When she woke up from surgery, Karen thought she was doing great. But then something very alarming started to happen and her doctors had a new diagnosis: Alien Hand Syndrome. • Listen to "The Culture Inside" at...
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The Secret Strategy of Congressional Seniority | Ron’s Office Hours | NPR

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In Congress, status and power are distributed based on how long you’ve been around relative to other members your party. NPR senior political editor and correspondent Ron Elving explains how seniority works and what it brings you. Note:...