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  • On this Memorial Day, 2014, America will honor those who lost their lives, serving the country.For some, Memorial Day means remembering a loved one or a…
  • What can eccentric young New York singer-songwriter Nellie McKay have in common with notoriously normal Hollywood icon Doris Day? The comparison only begins with McKay's new album, Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day.
  • Meet the Expert is Ask Me Another's new segment! Executive producer of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Amy Kule, joins us onstage to lead a game based on this iconic holiday event.
  • In his book, 31 Days: The Crisis That Gave Us the Government We Have Today, Journalist Barry Werth chronicles the days following Richard Nixon's resignation and leading to Gerald Ford's swearing-in as President of the United States. Werth's articles have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine and Outside. This interview originally aired on Apr. 13, 2006.
  • Decades ago, Randy Gardner stayed awake for 11 days. He broke a record in the process, but the teenage stunt has come back to haunt him. At 71, he offers wisdom about staying up past your bedtime.
  • Our rock critic reviews Another Fine Day by the band Golden Smog, a band made of veteran rockers from such bands as Wilco, the Jayhawks, and Soul Asylum.
  • Principal Bob Sampson at Bellingham Christian School in Washington state canceled school on Friday to celebrate an exceptionally nice day. The forecast there: 68 and sunny.
  • On this day in 1904, Leopold Bloom wandered Dublin's streets in Joyce's novel Ulysses. Fans celebrate Bloomsday by walking in Bloom's footsteps. Because of COVID-19, the celebration is online.
  • What is the Six Day War and what does it mean for relations in the Middle East today?
  • In 1964, Robert Ostertag attended his first of 50 straight New York Mets home openers. That same day, Luke Gasparre began his job as an usher. The New York Times captured quite a moment Monday: Gasparre showed Ostertag to his seat in section 310.
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