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Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
One evening when my friend Winky was reading the newspaper he said to his wife, "Here's a man up in Rangeley who was shot for a moose."

  • Added: Feb 27, 2009
  • Length: :24
Caption: I photographed this out in Lake Tahoe, NV
A narration from a cooks prospective..

  • Added: Feb 25, 2009
  • Length: 04:34
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Have you noticed that all of a sudden there is a lot of opposition to the bailouts?

  • Added: Feb 24, 2009
  • Length: :16
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
In 1945 any American who had any kind of job could buy a home.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2009
  • Length: 03:19
Caption: Route One - Somewhere
The back roads and side roads often show us more about where we are than the highways

  • Added: Feb 17, 2009
  • Length: 09:25
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Almost 800,000 dog bites every year are serious enough to receive medical attention -- 30 or so people are killed by dogs in this country in any gi...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2009
  • Length: :57
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
If you are not rich, famous or handsome, you don’t need to feel that you’ve missed out on something.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2009
  • Length: :54

  • Added: Feb 14, 2009
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 1
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The recent fighting in Gaza has led to tension throughout the region. That tension inevitably affects foreigners. Reporter Will Everett was in Sy...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2009
  • Length: 03:21
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Journalists often face danger in the course of their work. Sometimes it’s from hostile governments, sometimes from warring factions, sometimes fro...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2009
  • Length: 04:22
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David suggests that we should pay more attention to Presidents' Day.

  • Added: Feb 13, 2009
  • Length: 03:43
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
People in northern Maine don't operate like the people in southern Maine

  • Added: Feb 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:12
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
You can't believe a thing Winky says.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2009
  • Length: :21
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Kellogg's pulled their support for Michael Phelps and American cannabis consumers have called for a boycott.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:21
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Marijuana has made big news again: The Michael Phelps photo and backlash against Kellogg's; The arrest of George Obama in Kenya and CNBC's Marijuan...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:33
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Radio commentators sometimes receive threatening letters.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:55
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embarrassing moment

  • Added: Feb 10, 2009
  • Length: 01:48
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Individual bank deposits are only insured by the federal government up to $100,000

  • Added: Feb 10, 2009
  • Length: 02:32
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Voting in the Israeli elections on a stormy winter morning.

  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 02:17
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Farmer Gina Parosa believes in setting good boundaries, and being flexible enough to change them.

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 2
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Environmental activist Majora Carter believes in making the old neighborhood a better place to live.

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 3
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Paul Farmer believes heath care is a human right-and he's devoted his life to making that a reality.

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 3
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Felipe Morales believes being humble keeps him connected to his roots and makes him a better person.

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 2
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Since nothing is permanent, Dalia Sofer believes happiness is found in life's more ephemeral gifts.

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 2
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Michael Gabby wasn't too optimistic going into the election. Now he's proud to believe in America.

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:14
  • Purchases: 2