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Iowa Hog Heaven
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
Before leaving the NPR studio, vocal group Naturally 7 demonstrated some of the instruments they often imitate in their songs.
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Gospel Star Smokie Norful Sings Hope
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Journey Of A Specialty Coffee Bean: From Cherry To Cup
That tasty cup of java from your favorite gourmet coffee shop began life on a farm thousands of miles away. Farmers who cater to the specialty coffee market compete on quality. And some use the higher prices their beans fetch to reinvest...
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Coffee Is The New Wine. Here's How You Taste It
Specialty roasters increasingly are working directly with coffee growers around the world to produce coffees as varied in taste as wines. At Artifact Coffee in Baltimore they're teaching their clientele to appreciate the subtle...