Episodes (51)
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Ep 1
Foster Care, A ‘Lost Boy’ of Sudan
2011-01-07•N/A
On the eve of Sudan’s historic elections, we profile a “lost boy” who returned to aid his hometown. Plus: medicating foster kids, more “fixing America” and advice from Peter Sagal.
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Gun Control, Haiti, High-Speed Rail
2011-01-14•N/A
In light of the Arizona shooting, we revisit a story on gun rights. Also: Two Haitian children treated in Boston after the earthquake, a look at high speed rail and author Peter Bergen on al Qaeda.
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Care for Disabled Adults, Michael Vick’s Dogs, China
2011-01-21•N/A
This week, we visit with parents struggling to maintain care for their developmentally disabled adult children in the face of budget cuts. Plus: where are Michael Vick’s dogs now? And: the Amy Chua phenomenon.
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Aging in the Car-Happy Suburbs, Congo, A New 'New Deal'?
2011-01-28•N/A
Getting older in the car-dependent suburbs, the State of the Union and the state of the Congo. Plus: an animated editorial by Steve Brodner.
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Egypt, End-of-Life Care, Alzheimer’s
2011-02-04•N/A
Amid the upheaval in Egypt, we turn our attention to the political tension between Egypt and the U.S. Also, the defunct “death panel” provision, a new scan for Alzheimer’s, and “Reagan.”
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Ep 6
Ahead of the Class
2011-02-11•N/A
As the nation debates how to get the best performance out of students and teachers, Need to Know presents an hour devoted to success stories in teaching.
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Ep 7
The Universe(s), Egypt’s Future, and Fracking
2011-02-18•N/A
How many universes are there? Author Brian Greene explains. Plus: A fracking update, a look at what’s next in Egypt and an interview author Parag Khanna.
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Ep 8
Sea level rise, National Guard bonuses, Somali pirates
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Ep 9
Libya’s uprising, the high cost of college sports, Wisconsin’s unions
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Ep 10
Public unions and state budgets, blood transfusions
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Ep 11
Crisis in Japan, stories of academic transformation
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Ep 12
Wounded in war, Arne Duncan, breast cancer research
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Ep 13
Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Medicare, Edwidge Danticat
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Ep 14
The BP oil spill and the Grand Isle one year later, fixing American education
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Ep 15
Chinese drywall, ‘Capitalism 4.0,’ right-sizing Detroit
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Ep 16
Joe Nocera on the Charlie Engle story, Tavis Smiley, free music education in Chicago
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Ep 17
Adoptions in Nepal, Bin Laden economics, the united states of women
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Ep 18
Detainee abuse, broadband in Europe, crisis mappers
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Ep 19
Climate change and tropical disease, Upper Big Branch mine disaster, Stuxnet
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Ep 20
Political storm over tornadoes, Paralympics, shrinking Youngstown
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Ep 21
Paying for war, medicating foster children, childhood obesity
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Ep 22
Clinical trials overseas, legacy of nuclear waste, Brian Greene and the multiverse
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Ep 23
New voter laws, the anti-abortion movement, therapy for Tourette’s syndrome
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Ep 24
Combating IEDs, the ramifications of the Wal-Mart case, the science of happy marriages
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Ep 25
Greece’s debt crisis, congressional redistricting, ‘Page One’ and the New York Times
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Ep 26
Congo’s orchestra, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Sudan, workplace safety
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Ep 27
California nuclear safety, population control, Gloria Steinem
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Ep 28
Famine in Somalia, nuclear waste storage, Eric Cantor and the debt ceiling
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Ep 29
Adult autism, food safety, wealth inequality
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Ep 30
Breast cancer trials, Rick Perry’s ambitions, cyberweapons
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Ep 31
The history of debt, detainee abuse, living with Chinese drywall
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Ep 32
Urban farming in Detroit, consumer finance protection, gold mining in the Amazon
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Ep 33
Texas textbooks, wild horses, hurricanes and climate change
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Ep 34
Water contamination at Camp Lejeune, polls and markets, crisis-mapping
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Ep 35
9-11, Ten Years Later
2011-09-09•N/A
A special edition on the ten-year anniversary of 9/11. We visit three military families to see how the nation’s longest war effort has affected military children. Also: Six-word memoirs on 9/11, and an “In Perspective” essay from Jon Meacham.
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Ep 36
Privatizing infrastructure, government and the private sector
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Ep 37
Creating ‘green jobs,’ the American garage sale
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Ep 38
Chemical pollution and the EPA
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Ep 39
Help wanted
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Ep 40
The politics of resentment
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Ep 41
The nuclear question
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Ep 42
Jobs in the balance
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Ep 43
Creating opportunity
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Ep 44
Coming home: The enduring sacrifice
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Ep 45
The Pentagon: Hard times, hard choices
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Ep 46
Resisting Alabama’s immigration crackdown
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Ep 47
Help wanted: Revisiting Ohio
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Ep 48
Making Congress work
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Ep 49
Mayor under siege
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Ep 50
Christian-Muslim relations in Iraq
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Ep 51
Eye on Iowa
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