American Mosaic
Text & MP3 Files

There are 333 fifteen-minute programs.  That is about 83 hours of listening.
Each program usually has one report, an answer to a veiwer's question and a featured musician.

• 2012-02-23 - Building Begins on African-American Museum in Washington
• 2012-02-16 - Looking Back on the Life and Music of Whitney Houston
• 2012-02-09 - Remembering Don Cornelius and His ‘Soul Train’
• 2012-02-03 - Giants, Patriots: Rematch at the Super Bowl
• 2012-01-26 - For Some, Religion Is Part of the College Experience
• 2012-01-20 - Ani DiFranco Is Back With 'Which Side Are You On'
• 2012-01-12 - For Seniors, When Home Becomes a 'Virtual Village'
• 2012-01-05 - Prisons as Art Studios
• 2011-12-29 - Critics' Picks for Best Books and Movies of the Year
• 2011-12-23 - Christmas Mix: What's New in Seasonal Songs
• 2011-12-15 - Critics Picks: The Top Music of 2011
• 2011-12-08 - Hey, Buddy, Wanna Buy a Piece of the Empire State Building?
• 2011-12-01 - Muppets, Penguins and Vampires Take a Big Bite of Movie Sales
• 2011-11-24 - Black Friday, MREs and Rihanna's 'Talk That Talk'
• 2011-11-17 - A Novel Set in Hurricane Katrina Wins National Book Award
• 2011-11-10 - 'J. Edgar': Eastwood, DiCaprio Aim to Capture Life of First FBI Director
• 2011-11-03 - New Galleries for Islamic Art Open in New York
• 2011-10-27 - Oldest US Planetarium Honors Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
• 2011-10-20 - In Domestic Violence, Children Are Often the Forgotten Victims
• 2011-10-13 - 'Ghost on the Canvas' Final Album for Country Star Glen Campbell
• 2011-10-06 - New York Exhibit Shows Great Artists as Jewelers
• 2011-09-29 - Animal Safety on Movie Sets Still a Concern
• 2011-09-22 - Chicago Architect Jeanne Gang Named MacArthur Fellow for her ‘Striking Structures’
• 2011-09-15 - Disabled Surfers Ride the Waves
• 2011-09-08 'The Art of Fielding': a Novel About Baseball, and Much More
• 2011-09-01 Americans and their Pampered Pets
• 2011-08-25 A Memorial Fit for a King Opens in Washington
• 2011-08-18 Science on View and Behind the Scenes at the Museum of Natural History in Washington
• 2011-08-11 Smithsonian Exhibit Looks Back at Rescue of Chilean Miners
• 2011-08-05 The Jeep - One of the Most Famous Vehicles in the World – is Celebrated at its Birthplace
• 2011-07-28 What Binge Drinking Can Do to a Student's Brain
• 2011-07-21 Chopsticks For China, Made in America
• 2011-07-14 New Music from Beyonce, and an Exhibit on 'Perfect Girls'
• 2011-07-07 The Green Movement at US Universities
• 2011-06-30 Young Navajos Leave Reservation Life Behind to Seek Jobs
• 2011-06-23 Michelle Obama Calls African Youth to Action
• 2011-06-16 Enjoying Outdoor Cooking, Without the Unwanted Visitors
• 2011-06-09 Author Lisa See and the 'Dreams of Joy'
• 2011-06-02 An Art Show in Washington That’s Out of This World
• 2011-05-26 Scholastic Awards Honor Young Artists and Writers
• 2011-05-19 Bicycling Brothers Search America for Community Spirit
• 2011-05-12 Sculptures by Detained Chinese Artist Ai Wei Wei Shown in New York
• 2011-05-05 Tony Nominations Honor Plays about Love Past, Present and Distant
• 2011-04-28 Community Gardens Grow Green Space in New York City
• 2011-04-21 Dolls Made to Look Like the American Melting Pot
• 2011-04-14 Movie, Museum Exhibits Shine New Light on US Civil War
• 2011-04-07 Disaster Gives Real-Life Meaning to Japanese Art Show in New York
• 2011-03-31 Compare This High School Chorus to the Singers on 'Glee'
• 2011-03-25 Remembering Hollywood Legend Elizabeth Taylor
• 2011-03-18 Writer Deborah Eisenberg Wins PEN/Faulkner Fiction Award
• 2011-03-10 British Singer Adele Is Number One in US
• 2011-03-04 100 Years Later, Triangle Factory Fire Still Burns in Memory of New York City
• 2011-02-24 A Newspaper With a Business Model to Help the Homeless
• 2011-02-18 After the Grammys, Some Ask: Who Is Esperanza Spalding?
• 2011-08-25 A Memorial Fit for a King Opens in Washington
• 2011-02-10 Art and History Meet in African-American Exhibit at Museum
• 2011-02-03 'Cheeseheads' Face 'Terrible Towels' in Super Bowl
• 2011-01-06 For Sale: John Lennon’s Car
• 2011-01-20 Virginia Ages Into a Fine Winemaking State
• 2011-01-13 The Art of Wood Turning, and the Music of 'Classic Americana'
• 2011-01-06 The People's Choices? 'Twilight,' Depp, Swift and More

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• 2010-12-30 In Case You Missed It: Books, Music of 2010
  New Year's in Times Square
  Music We Missed
• 2010-12-23 The Sounds of Christmas
  We play holiday music released this year.
• 2010-12-16 O. Henry's Surprising Life Before He Was a Famous Writer
  The Great Houdini
  Big Money Music
• 2010-12-09 Maira Kalman and Her New book, "And the Pursuit of Happiness."
  Music Stars Present Grammy Nominations at a Live Concert
• 2010-12-02 The High Museum in Atlanta Revisits the Later Works of Painter Salvador Dali
  Bill Graham and the Fillmore Music Halls
• 2010-11-25 Toys That Make Music Are Hot This Year for Christmas Gifts
  The History of Mobile Telephones
  Kanye West
• 2010-11-18 On Stage: The Great American Novel, All of It, In 'Gatz'
  West Point
  CMA Awards
• 2010-11-11 The Cullinan Diamond Necklace
  Men on the Money
  T-Bone Burnett
• 2010-11-04 Online Tools Let Playground Builder KaBOOM! Reach Overseas
  Veterans Day
  Taylor Swift
• 2010-10-28 Now Showing: a Few Frightening Films for Halloween
  Kennedy Center
  Bruno Mars
• 2010-10-21 The Story of a Life in Writer Margaret Mitchell's Atlanta Home
  The Smithsonian Institution
  Shakira: "Sale el Sol"
• 2010-10-14 Jimmy Carter's Activism
  About the Name of Our Show
  Raul Malo
• 2010-10-07 The Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center
  Key West
  Selena Gomez
• 2010-09-30 23 Win MacArthur 'Genius' Grants
  National Arboretum
  Vijay Iyer
• 2010-09-24 'YouTube Play' Creative Video Competition Gets 23,000 Entries
  A Streetcar Named Desire
  Wake Up
• 2010-09-16 A Visit to Poet Robert Frost's Farm in Derry, New Hampshire
  Lady Liberty
  Sahara Smith
• 2010-09-09 Congresswomen at Home
  Igor Sikorsky
  Two New Recordings Celebrate Music by John Prine
• 2010-09-02 A Visit to Several Unusual Museums in the United States
  Interracial Marriages
  Kenna
• 2010-08-26 On Television: A Preview of the Primetime Emmys
  Isadora Duncan
  Pop Singer Katy Perry
• 2010-08-19 With Elena Kagan, Supreme Court Has 3 Women for First Time
  How to Working for NASA
  Bluegrass Academy
• 2010-08-12 A Forest of Art That Grows on Museum Visitors in New York
  Mall of America
  The Band Arcade Fire
• 2010-08-05 Boy Scout Jamboree Celebrates 100 Years of Scouting
  Basketball Dtar LeBron James
  Pop Start Miley Cyrus
• 2010-07-29 Some of World's Most Famous Buildings, All in One Museum
  British music invasion in the 1960s.
• 2010-07-22 A Story of Chinese immigrants in the Old American West
  Golden Gate Bridge
  West Coast Band Wavves
• 2010-07-15 Volunteer Programs Offer Seniors a Way to Spend Their Time Helping Others
  Vocational education in the US
  Christina Aguilera.
• 2010-07-08 An Art Exhibit Wants Visitors to Be Mindful of Senses Not Everyone Shares
  The oldest museum in the United States.
  The latest songs added to the National Recording Registry
• 2010-07-01 Celebrating Independence Day on July 4th
  Douglas MacArthur
  The Poem "Ragged Old Flag" by Johnny Cash
• 2010-06-24 The Los Angeles Lakers' 2010 Victory Over the Boston Celtics
  Cobi Jones
  Music from Eclipse
• 2010-06-17 Baseball's Bright New Star, Stephen Strasburg
  Summer for College Students
  Music by Paul McCartney
• 2010-06-10 The Story of 'Moby Dick' Moves from the Page to the Stage
  Nuclear-powered Submarine
  Music from Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Alan Jackson
• 2010-06-03 Admongo Website Gives Kids An 'Ad-ucation' About Marketing Aimed at Them
  Dinosaurs
  Shel Silverstein
• 2010-05-26 Speeches That Sent Off the Graduates of 2010
  Turkeys
  Mary Chapin Carpenter
• 2010-05-20 Women in the US Navy to Serve on Submarines
  Jack London
  The Deftones
• 2010-05-13 Science Cafes
  Alexander Graham Bell
  Lena Horne
• 2010-05-06 Hispanics and the Census
  Art on the Street in Washington
  Music by She & Him
• 2010-04-29 Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
  National Teacher Day in America.
  Music from Justin Bieber's latest album, "My World 2.0."
• 2010-04-22 Mompreneurs - Stay-at-Home Mothers Who Are Entrepreneurs
  Also we read listeners' comments
  and listen to music by Sade
• 2010-04-15 Exhibit Recalls Different Struggles for Justice
  Oprah Winfrey
  Music from MGMT
• 2010-04-08 Remembering Cherokee Nation Chief Wilma Mankiller
  American Writer Ernest Hemingway
  Jazz Musician Esperanza Spalding
• 2010-04-02 Elvis Presley Rocks the Newseum in Washington
  South by Southwest, music conference in Austin, Texas.
  The meaning of the stars on America's flag.
• 2010-03-25 Washington's Environmental Film Festival Celebrates its 18th Year
  Abigail Breslin
  Singer-Songwriters: Holly Miranda, Allison Moorer and Joanna Newsom
• 2010-03-18 Aniekan Udofia Makes Art With a Social Message
  And we report on new members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and play some of their music.
• 2010-03-11 New Staging of Arthur Miller's Play 'A View from the Bridge'
  Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer
  Muisc from jazz artist Pat Metheny
• 2010-03-04 Tim Burton's Art Exhibit in New York
  Religion in America
  Muisc from Vampire Weekend
• 2010-02-25 Americans Set Record at Winter Olympics
  Music from Justin Bieber
• 2010-02-18 In America, the New Economics of Marriage
  WWE Professional Wrestling
  Music from Lyle Lovett
• 2010-02-04 US Groups Working to Help Earthquake Victims in Haiti
  Super Bowl 44 (American Football Championship)
  Music of Grammy Award Winners
• 2010-01-28 The International Civil Rights Center and Museum
  Americans' favorite winter sports
  Music from singer/songwriter Jason Mraz
• 2010-01-20 New Orleans Still Struggles to Recover from Hurricane Katrina of 2005
  Also, music from several of the city's many jazz bands.
• 2010-01-14 Katherine Paterson Becomes the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
  About the Old Believers religious group
  And Music from superstar Whitney Houston
• 2010-01-07 Americans Sing the Praises of TV's 'Glee'
  Music by Glee's stars
  The strange American use of the number eighty-six.
• 2009-12-31 The Best Movies and Books of 2009
  And we play some great music we did not have a chance to play last year.
• 2009-12-25 Making Merry With This Year's Holiday Music
  As always, music makers released lots of new holiday albums this year. There are country, jazz, gospel and other kinds of holiday songs.
• 2009-12-17 Virgin Galactic Plans Passenger Space Travel
  History of Blue Jeans
  Young Jazz Saxophonist, Hailey Niswanger
• 2009-12-10 Pets2Vets Tries to Help Soldiers With Stress Disorder
  Funeral Traditions in the US
  Animal Collective
• 2009-12-03 Pedal People - Transporting Goods and Services Without Creating Pollution
  Pig Latin
  Rosanne Cash
• 2009-11-26 'Sesame Street' Turns 40 Years Old
  "Sesame Street" was first broadcast on November 10, 1969. It was produced by a non-profit group called The Children's Television Workshop
• 2009-11-19 The 21st Century Family of Man
  Kobe Bryant
  Weezer and "Raditude"
• 2009-11-12 Brian Jungen Makes Art Influenced by His American Indian Ancestry
  Talk about President Obama's recent meeting with tribal nations
  Cherokee National Youth Choir
• 2009-11-06 150 Years Later, Remembering John Brown's Raid
  A competition to find a spokesmodel for Mother Earth
  Kurt Cobain and the band that he led, Nirvana
• 2009-10-29 Golden Orb Spiders Help Produce a Work of Art
  We answer a question about New York City's Central Park
  The jazz-influenced singer Melody Gardot
• 2009-10-22 Seeing the Hope Diamond in All Its Natural Beauty
  Why Some American Cities and States Have the Same Name
  Singer and Songwriter Mike Doughty
• 2009-10-15 VOA Special English Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
  Audrey Hepburn
  Singer and Songwriter Anjulie
• 2009-10-09 The Mystery Novel, "The Lost Symbol"
  General Motors
  Johansson Trades Film for Song on Pete Yorn's 'Break Up'
• 2009-10-01 A Contest to Capture Democracy on Video
  This Year's Winners of the MacArthur Fellowships
  Jazz Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington
• 2009-09-24 And the Winner Is: Netflix Awards $1 Million for Best Software Program
  Answers to Questions about the United States
  Music by Several Bluegrass Award Nominees
• 2009-09-17 National Hispanic Heritage Month
  Georgia Aquarium
  The Beatles' New CD
• 2009-09-10 Tony Hawk Brings Skating to Inner Cities
  About Social Parties in the United States
  A Country Band Called Love and Theft
• 2009-09-03 Diane Birch's Youthful Voice Echoes the Soul and Pop of the '70s
  This week on our program, we play some new music by Diane Birch … And answer a question about a well known children's doctor .. But first, we report about how young people across the United States are going green.
• 2009-08-27 ArtBabble Shows Viewers the World of Museums
  This week on our program, we play some new music from the Dave Matthews Band ... And answer a question about the term "yellow journalism" ... But first, we report on a Web site for art lovers.
• 2009-08-20 Under the Sea With SpongeBob SquarePants
  This week on our program, we dive into the popularity of SpongeBob SquarePants. We also answer a question about soul singer Wilson Pickett. And here in Washington, we visit the city's oldest public market, which has been rebuilt after a fire.
• 2009-08-13 Rocking Out at the Air Guitar Championships
  Today, we answer a listener question from China about American lawmakers … And we play music from singer Regina Spektor's latest album ... But first, we visit the national air guitar championship competition in Washington, D.C.
• 2009-08-06 Movie Strings Together Three Guitar Greats
  Today, we play music from the new band the Dead Weather … And we tell you about a film featuring three greats of the guitar. But first, we answer a question about college life in the United States.
• 2009-07-30 Little Kids Making a Big Difference Through Community Service
  Today, we play music from a CD that brings together more than one hundred musicians from around the world. But first, we report about some special young people who have taken on some big causes.
• 2009-07-23 A New Look at Abraham Lincoln's Life, and Death, in Washington
• 2009-07-16 Jean Shin Makes Art From Everyday Objects
• 2009-07-09 How Did He Do It? Lakers Coach Phil Jackson and His 10 NBA Titles
• 2009-07-01 Folklife Festival Takes Visitors to the Ancient Country of Wales
• 2009-05-28 Map Whizzes Test Their Skills at the National Geographic Bee
• 2009-05-25 The Ocean Spirit Mami Wata Takes Many Faces
• 2009-05-21 The Empire State Building Goes Green
• 2009-05-18 Energy Chief Says Green Homes Need White Roofs
• 2009-05-13 A Colorful Exhibit Tells About Amish Traditions
• 2009-05-11 Action, Drama, Terror and Comedy at Theaters This Summer Film Season
• 2009-05-07 Star Humanitarians Use Their Fame to Bring Attention to Causes
• 2009-05-04 Speeches That Sent Off '09 College Graduates
• 2009-04-30 NFL Broadcaster John Madden Retires
• 2009-04-23 At the FIRST Championship, Kids and Robots Compete
• 2009-04-16 A Busy Month for Poetry Slams and Jazz Jams
• 2009-04-09 Washington Restaurant Sets an Example as a 'Green' Business
• 2009-04-02 Unemployment Leads to Increased Volunteerism in the United States
• 2009-03-26 SpeakeasyDC Celebrates the Art of Storytelling
• 2009-03-19 Coach Pat Summitt Reaches the Top in College Basketball
• 2009-03-12 National Women's Hall of Fame Gains Members From Today and Yesterday
• 2009-03-05 USS Lexington; Felix the Cat; Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel
• 2009-02-26 A New Picture Book Shows 'What Darwin Saw'
• 2009-02-19 Road to Hollywood Gold: The Oscar Choices
• 2009-02-12 Recession Cuts Into Valentine's Day, but Drives Demand for Love
• 2009-02-05 The Raconteurs Skillfully Tell Stories in Song
• 2009-01-30 The Rise of a Folk Hero Who Landed on a River
• 2009-01-22 A History of Creole and Cajun Food in Louisiana
• 2009-01-15 Getting to Know the New First Family
• 2009-01-08 US Congress Gets First Member From Vietnam, Anh 'Joseph' Cao
• 2009-01-01 Rhythm and Blues Singer Jazmine Sullivan Is Getting Noticed for Her Edgy, Emotional Music
• 2008-12-24 Read All About It! Some of the Best Books of 2008
• 2008-12-18 Leo Villareal's Art Brightens Washington's Season of Lights
• 2008-12-11 Oh, Say, You Can See the Star-Spangled Banner Again in Washington
• 2008-12-04 More and More Bloggers Are Expressing Their Thoughts and Opinions on the Internet
• 2008-11-27 More and More Americans Bike Their Way to Work
• 2008-11-20 Economy May Be Weak, but Thanksgiving Traditions Hold Strong
• 2008-11-13 Michael Crichton Wrote About the Scarier Side of Science and Technology
• 2008-11-06 Rangers at Saguaro National Park Work to Outsmart Cactus Robbers
• 2008-10-30 Web Sites That Make It Easy for Everyday People to Perform Weddings
• 2008-10-23 'The Simpsons' Turn 20, Though in TV Land They Haven't Aged a Day
• 2008-10-16 Is Time Running Out for the National Debt Clock in New York City?
• 2008-10-09 Young American Voters Could Decide This Year's Presidential Election
• 2008-10-02 Infectious Disease Expert, Sax Player Are Among MacArthur Winners
• 2008-09-25 For Kay Ryan, Poetry Is 'the Most Private Form of Communication'
• 2008-09-18 'Wizard of Oz' Fans Follow the Yellow Brick Road -- to Indiana
• 2008-09-11 Willie and Wynton Have the Blues -- and a Hit Album | Questions: Ramadan in America, How US Bought Alaska From Russia
• 2008-09-04 Serious Songs Give Bite to Death Cab for Cutie's Sixth Album
• 2008-08-28 In New York City, Waterfalls as Public Art (and a Plumber's Dream)
• 2008-08-21 Ballroom Dancer Julianne Hough Shows Her Moves in Country Music
• 2008-08-14 Americans Keep Close to Home for 'Staycations'
• 2008-08-07 Scientist Randy Pausch Gives His 'Last Lecture' on Reaching Childhood Dreams
• 2008-07-31 Meet Raheem DeVaughn, an 'R&B, Hippie, Neo-Soul, Rock Star'
• 2008-07-24 Batman Stars, but the Joker Steals the Show in 'The Dark Knight'
• 2008-07-17 How Lil Wayne Became a Big Name in Rap With a Voice All His Own
• 2008-07-10 Young Keyshia Cole Turns the Pain of Love Into Music of the Soul
• 2008-07-03 Culture and Science Mix at This Year's Folklife Festival in Washington
• 2008-05-29 Strange and Creative? Must Have Been a Film by Johnny Depp, Tim Burton
• 2008-05-26 What Is the Best Place to Visit in the United States? A Few Opinions
  Also: The song, Take Me Out to the Ballgame & The JVC Jazz Fest
• 2008-05-22 Country Music: Chesney Sees 'Complete Disrespect' in Web Voting
• 2008-05-19 Each Year, a Million People Escape to Alcatraz Island
• 2008-05-15 Young@Heart Brings Wisdom of Ages to Rock
• 2008-05-12 A 'Volunteer Vacation' at a Habitat for Humanity Building Project
• 2008-05-08 For Jenna Bush, a Texas Wedding Beats a White House Ceremony
• 2008-05-05 Remembering the Man Who Gave Rock 'n' Roll the 'Bo Diddley Beat'
• 2008-05-01 Greg Mortenson Builds Schools, and Hope, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
• 2008-04-24 This Dengue Fever Is a California Band Influenced by Cambodian Rock
• 2008-04-17 The Music of Jack Johnson: Deeply Personal, and Powered by the Sun
• 2008-04-10 Scorsese Brings Stones, and Mick Jagger's Every Facial Move, to Film
• 2008-04-03 A Dreamy Exhibit of Video Art at the Hirshhorn Museum
• 2008-03-27 Wyclef Jean Mixes Hip-Hop, Reggae and World Music in New 'Carnival'
• 2008-03-20 Jumping, Climbing and Running: Nothing Stands in the Way of Parkour
• 2008-03-13 Small-Town Georgia Influences Singer Lizz Wright's Latest Effort
• 2008-03-06 Exploring Hip Hop Art at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington
• 2008-02-28 A Rare Disease Can't Stop Will Downing From Making His Romantic Music
• 2008-02-21 There Will Be Stars on Sunday at the Academy Awards in Hollywood
• 2008-02-14 Devendra Banhart Makes Imaginative Folk Music With a 1960s Sound
• 2008-02-07 Predicting This Year's Grammy Winners, and Remembering Some of the Very First
• 2008-01-31 Independent Films Look for a Place in the Sun at Sundance Festival
• 2008-01-24 Hip-Hop, Jazz Meet in the Music of Chrisette Michele
• 2008-01-17 Bob Dylan Is Everywhere and Nowhere in the Film 'I'm Not There'
• 2008-01-10 Singer Alice Smith Brings Pure Emotion and Honesty to Her Music
• 2008-01-02 Remembering Oscar Peterson, One of Jazz's Greatest Musicians
• 2007-12-27 Movies, Music and Much More: A Look Back at 2007
• 2007-12-20 The Washington Crafts Show Brings Together Artists Using Many Different Materials
• 2007-12-13 A First for Girls in This Year's Siemens Math and Science Competition
• 2007-12-06 A Museum in Pittsburgh Gives Its Dinosaurs a Timely Makeover
• 2007-11-29 Smith, Say Hi to Garcia: Two Hispanic Names Now in Top 10 in US
• 2007-11-22 How Green Day Has Redefined Punk Rock for a Wider Audience
• 2007-11-15 Looking High and Low for Meaning of 'Pop Culture'
• 2007-11-08 Names Are Read to Mark 25th Anniversary of Vietnam Veterans Wall
• 2007-11-01 Rufus Wainwright Aims High With New Album, 'Release the Stars'
• 2007-10-25 Day of the Dead Honors Loved Ones Who Died, and Celebrates the Living
• 2007-10-18 A Record Company Gives Listeners a World of Different Musical Traditions
• 2007-10-11 The Making of Hollywood's Motion Picture Rating System
• 2007-10-04 American Indians Are Still Poorer Than the US Average but Making Gains
• 2007-09-27 Rides, Animals, Presidential Hopefuls and Deep-Fried Everything -- It's All at the Fair
• 2007-09-20 Where Talib Kweli Learned the Power of Language: Mom the Prof
• 2007-09-13 Luciano Pavarotti: A Beautiful Voice Is Silenced
• 2007-09-06 Little League World Series Brings a World of Fun Each Year to Williamsport
• 2007-08-29 Looking for the Best in a Fresh Crop of Graduates From Art School
• 2007-08-23 For Linda Blair, Life After 'The Exorcist' Includes Animal Rights Activism
• 2007-08-16 The Pierces: Two Sisters Who Put Their Imaginations Into Their Music
• 2007-08-09 Barry Bonds Breaks Home Run Record Under a Cloud of Suspicion
• 2007-08-02 Are We Alone? Why Scientists Think We Should Widen the Search for 'Weird Life'
• 2007-07-26 Sandra Bullock: Film Star, Producer, Wife
• 2007-07-19 Kids Love Shoes on Wheels, but Adults Turn Against 'Heelys'
• 2007-07-12 Pull of the 'Big Draw' Brings Drawing and Architecture Alive
• 2007-07-05 Live Earth Concerts Aim to Raise the Heat on Issue of Climate Change
• 2007-05-31 The Gentle Barn: A Place Where Animals, and People, Can Find Healing
• 2007-05-28 Exploring the Meeting Point Between Natural and Mechanical Forms: The Art of Graham Caldwell
• 2007-05-24 Mason Bates Creates a 'Liquid Interface' Between Electronica and Classical Music
• 2007-05-21 'Titanic' Was a Movie Record Breaker. But How True to History Is It?
• 2007-05-17 In Virginia, Six Indian Tribes Still Wait for Federal Recognition
• 2007-05-14 No More 'Star Wars' Movies, but Makers Try to Keep Force With Them
• 2007-05-10 Cortney Tidwell's Music: Moonlit Laughter, in the Shadow of Emotions
• 2007-05-07 At This Year's National Spelling Bee, 'Serrefine' Spells Champion
• 2007-05-03 Mix Caribbean, West African, Pop and Hip-Hop, What Do You Get? Akon
• 2007-04-26 Not Enough Room for a Tiger in Your Home? A Toyger May Be Answer
• 2007-04-19 Awards Recognize Young People Trying to Make the World a Better Place
• 2007-04-12 YouTube Awards Honor a World Where Anyone Can Make a Movie
• 2007-04-05 A Small Horse and a Big Goal: Raising $1 Million for Groups That Aid Children
• 2007-03-29 College Basketball's March Madness | Question From Nigeria About MP3 Files | Folk-Influenced Music by Elvis Perkins
• 2007-03-22 'A Diamond Is Forever': How Four Words Changed an Industry
• 2007-03-15 St. Patrick's Day in US | Question From Brazil: Difference Between Advertising and Propaganda? | Music by Thievery Corporation
• 2007-03-08 A River Runs Through It. No, Wait, Make That 250,000 Rivers
• 2007-03-01 'Everything Is Big in Texas.' Building a Case for an Expression
• 2007-02-22 Making Art Out of Common Materials: The Boxes of Joseph Cornell
• 2007-02-15 On '24,' TV Hero Jack Bauer Fights Terrorists, One Hour at a Time
• 2007-02-08 Guantanamo Bay: How the US Came to Have a Naval Base in Cuba
• 2007-02-01 Lemonade Stands Carry on Girl's Effort to Raise Money to Fight Cancer
• 2007-01-25 Cesar Millan: Famous Dog Trainer, but Not All Experts Follow His Lead
• 2007-01-18 Baseball Writers Honor the Iron Man, Mr. Padre for a Job Well Done
• 2007-01-11 A Day to Dream: Remembering Martin Luther King and His Work
• 2007-01-05 Looking Back at Shining Examples of Movies, Books and Music in '06
• 2006-12-29 2006: Expanding Ways to Communicate and Have Fun on the Net
• 2006-12-21 Not Celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa? Try Festivus
• 2006-12-14 Monopoly Holiday: New Version of Popular Board Game Hits Stores
• 2006-12-07 Millions Turn Fantasy Sports Leagues Into a Real Industry in US
• 2006-11-30 Nellie McKay's 'Pretty Little Head' | A Question From Vietnam About Murphy's Law | A Visit to the National Museum of the Marine Corps
• 2006-11-22 Mall of America Mixes Shopping With Everything Else Under the Sun
• 2006-11-16 Women on Wheels: Driving Change in Motorcycling
• 2006-11-09 Veterans Day: Honoring Those Who Served, and Sacrificed
• 2006-11-02 A Million People Get a Life -- a Second Life, in a World Like No Other
• 2006-10-26 Poet Jack Prelutsky: Writing About the Little Things in Life
• 2006-10-19 'Nine Parts of Desire': Actress Brings to Life Stories of Iraqi Women
• 2006-10-12 'For Dummies' Books Are Popular Learning Aids
• 2006-10-05 Walks Raise Money, and Hopes, in Fight Against Breast Cancer
• 2006-09-28 Making Memories for Orphaned Children Around the World
• 2006-09-21 For Americans, New Passports Hold Memories of the Electronic Kind
• 2006-09-14 'Modern Times': Bob Dylan Returns to the Top of the Music World
• 2006-09-07 Not Satisfied with Video Games on the Market? Design Your Own
• 2006-08-31 A Music Camp Where Grown-Ups Learn the Art of Bluegrass
• 2006-08-24 'Grandmother to the Nation' Celebrated in Traveling Art Show
• 2006-08-17 Flip-Flops Gains More Footing | Presidential Retirement | Tom Petty
• 2006-08-10 Is the Segway the Answer to City Traffic and Pollution?
• 2006-08-03 YouTube Finds Success | Pets in America | R&B Music Awards
• 2006-07-27 Four Internet Magazines Connect Young Professionals Near and Far
• 2006-07-20 Empowered Women International: An American Group Using Art and Business to Help Women Refugees
• 2006-07-13 After Almost 20 Years, Superman Returns to Movie Theaters
• 2006-07-07 The Story of How a 1907 Painting by Klimt Just Sold for a Record $135 Million
• 2006-05-29 Poet Laureate Donald Hall | 'Da Vinci Code' | Anthony Hamilton's Music
• 2006-05-25 Springsteen Sings the Songs of Seeger
• 2006-05-22 Thanks in Part to 'Soccer Moms,' Game Grows in the U.S.
• 2006-05-18 Music Mash-Ups | Mashed-Up Data | Train Travel in U.S.
• 2006-05-16 StoryCorps in Action | Naming American Kids | Remembering Soraya
• 2006-05-11 America Remembers Its Space Travelers at Astronaut Hall of Fame
• 2006-05-08 Under P-r-e-s-s-u-r-e: National Spelling Bee Goes Big Time on TV
• 2006-05-04 A Night Out at the Movies in Washington
• 2006-05-01 A Traditional Life: The Amish of Pennsylvania Dutch Country
• 2006-04-27 Investigating Crimes the Scientific Way: Secrets of Forensic Medicine
• 2006-04-21 Is It Reggae? Is It Hip-Hop? Reggaeton From Puerto Rico Is Both
• 2006-04-14 Population Growth of the United States Leads Industrial Nations
• 2006-04-07 Native Americans Explore the Life and Art of Their Ancestors
• 2006-03-31 Not Just a Man's Game: The First Woman in Baseball's Hall of Fame
• 2006-03-23 The Internet Gets Younger as More Teens Turn to Blogging
• 2006-03-16 Baseball Hits the Road for the World Baseball Classic
• 2006-03-09 Golden Gate Bridge: The Story of a 'Mighty Task'
• 2006-03-03 New Program Will Soon Make It Easier to Travel to U.S.
• 2006-02-23 Are You Ready for Gyrotonics?
• 2006-02-17 Figure Skating: Now It Is Little Sister Emily's Turn on Olympic Ice
• 2006-02-10 Black History Month: Remembering Coretta Scott King
• 2006-02-03 NFL: Pittsburgh Defeats Seattle, 21-10, in Super Bowl
• 2006-01-26 Geena Davis Is Not Really a President, but She Plays One on TV
• 2006-01-19 Born of the 9/11 Attacks in New York, a Weekend of World Music
• 2006-01-13 Lou Rawls: Remembering a Voice 'Soft as Velvet, Strong as Steel'
• 2006-01-05 R.C. Gorman: Remembering the 'Picasso of American Painters'
• 2005-12-30 The Best of 2005 in Music, Books and Movies
• 2005-12-23 Holiday Gifts: So What Have Americans Been Buying This Year?
• 2005-12-16 When It Ain't Right to Use 'Ain't' in English, and When It Is
• 2005-12-08 Sam Gilliam: A Painter Who Always Tries Something New
• 2005-12-02 Women's Hall of Fame Adds New Members, Including Hillary Clinton
• 2005-11-23 Country Music: Lee Ann Womack Is the Big Winner at CMA Awards
• 2005-11-17 Abigail Washburn: American Bluegrass Music, by Way of China
• 2005-11-10 The Marine Corps Celebrates Its 230th Birthday
• 2005-11-04 Shirley Horn Remembered | Baseball: Story of White Sox Victory
• 2005-10-28 Sacred Harp: One of America's Oldest and Purest Musical Traditions
• 2005-10-21 'Souls Alike': Bonnie Raitt's 18th Album Is First She Produced Herself

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