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All Things Considered

Monday through Friday, 3pm - 7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 4pm - 5pm
Melissa Block, Robert Siegel, Audie Cornish

Since its debut in 1971, All Things Considered has delivered in-depth reporting and transformed the way listeners understand current events and view the world.  Every weekday afternoon, hosts Robert Siegel, Melissa Block, and Audie Cornish bring listeners breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special - sometimes quirky - features.  WNIJ airs a one-hour edition of the program at 4pm on Saturday and Sunday.

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Music Interviews
3:58 pm
Wed July 25, 2012

The Practical Side Of The Great American Jam Band

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The Grateful Dead circa 1970. The band's members were quintessential rock hippies — but, a new exhibit reveals, savvy businessmen as well.
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A promotional poster for The Grateful Dead's 1970 album American Beauty.
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One of many pieces of elaborately decorated fan mail in the Grateful Dead Archive at Santa Cruz.
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Originally published on Wed July 25, 2012 6:29 pm

The Grateful Dead's eponymous live album started it all for Nicholas Meriwether.

It was 1985. He was studying history at Princeton and got hooked by psychedelic jams like "Wharf Rat." After his first concert, he knew: "I will spend the rest of my life thinking and studying this."

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Shots - Health Blog
2:58 pm
Wed July 25, 2012

As Pain Pills Change, Abusers Move To New Drugs

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Opana is the latest painkiller that's become popular with drug abusers.
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Originally published on Wed July 25, 2012 6:29 pm

To the uninitiated, Austin, Ind., doesn't look like a town under siege.

In the maze of back roads off the city's main drag, the houses are close together. Some look rundown; others are well-kept.

For Jeremy Stevens, these are his former drug haunts. Steven says many of the homes are inhabited by people who abuse and deal prescription painkillers.

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The Salt
2:52 pm
Wed July 25, 2012

New Pizza Museum Offers A Slice Of American Food And Culture

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Brian Dwyer owns the world's largest collection of pizza-related items. He plans to display some of his memorabilia, including pizza-themed music records, in a new museum-restaurant in Philadelphia.
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Dwyer branded himself with a tattoo of himself holding a slice.
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Originally published on Mon October 15, 2012 10:23 am

Many foods have their own dedicated museums — like burnt food and mustard — so why not pizza? That's what Brian Dwyer, the owner of the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia, has wondered for a long time.

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Movie Interviews
2:42 pm
Wed July 25, 2012

For Ai Weiwei, Politics And Arts Always Mix

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The famous Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is also a prominent dissident in his home country. His political side is the focus of Alison Klayman's documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry.
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Alison Klayman at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. For Ai Weiwei, her first film, Klayman got incredible access to the artist both abroad and in China.
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Originally published on Wed July 25, 2012 7:49 pm

Last week, a Chinese court rejected artist Ai Weiwei's lawsuit against the tax bureau that had imposed a massive fine on his company. Ai was fined more than $2 million after being detained for three months last year.

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Business
6:24 pm
Tue July 24, 2012

Ford's Little Engine That Could Challenge Hybrids

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The 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany featured Ford Motor Co.'s new three-cylinder EcoBoost engine, which will hit the U.S. market next year.
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Originally published on Wed July 25, 2012 8:37 am

Ford Motor Co. intends to prove that good things come in small packages — really small packages. The company has taken engine downsizing to a new level with its new three-cylinder EcoBoost engine, which has been introduced in Europe and is set to hit the U.S. market next year.

The EcoBoost offers more power than many conventional four-cylinder engines, with fuel economy numbers a hybrid could envy. Early fans are calling it a modern "little engine that could," and Ford is betting that American customers are ready to embrace a three-cylinder engine.

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