Weekend America for DECEMBER 8, 2007
Hour 1
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Electing Religion in Ohio
After playing a critical role in the 2004 presidential election, conservative and evangelical groups in Warren County, Ohio, are feeling a lot less powerful this time around.
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A Mormon Moment in Politics
Clytee Gold is the only Mormon in a family of evangelicals. She tells Bill Radke what impact Mitt Romney's candidacy has had on her life.
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- Music Bridge:
- Voodoo Love
- Artist: Waitiki
- CD: Waitiki (Waitiki)
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Immigration: One Thing
From Afghanistan to Amarillo
The Sher Ali family, a mother and nine children, was the first Afghan family to be resettled in Amarillo, Texas in 2000. They fled the Taliban in the middle of the night with only the clothes they had on.
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Weekend Soundtrack
Radio Twentysomething
Megan Chaney tells Bill Radke
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- Music Bridge:
- Barretto's Way
- Artist: Hans Glawisching
- CD: Panorama (Sunnyside)
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A Sword of Memories
Krissy Clark was 11 when she realized her dad had killed someone. She had always suspected there was a story behind the samurai sword and Japanese military helmet that hung above the mantle, but it was only later that it all came together.
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- Music Bridge:
- She Walks In A Dream
- Artist: Takeshi Nishimoto
- CD: Monologue (Buro)
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- Music Bridge:
- A Boat of Courage
- Artist: Michio Kurihara
- CD: Sunset Notes (ba da bing)
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Comedy and Race
A new documentary, "Crossing the Line, Multi-Cultural Comedians," reveals the difficulties that multi-racial comedians, and also the freedom they enjoy. Desiree Cooper talks to two of them.
Hour 2
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The Yezedi of Lincoln, Nebraska
The Yezidi are Kurds who practice an ancient and complex religion. Avishay Artsy spends time with the Hassan family, who live in Lincoln, Neb., home the largest community of Yezidis in the United States.
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Facing the Primaries without the Daily Show
The primaries are finally approaching, and TV is nowhere to be found. How might the writers' strike affect the election?
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- Music Bridge:
- Sheepcontent
- Artist: Don Shtone
- CD: Beware of the Cat (Off)
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Good News, Bad News, No News
Iran, Foreclosures, and Chimps
A stunning reversal this week from the American intelligence community. Now they say Iran stopped pursuing nuclear weapons four years ago. Is this Good News, Bad News, or No News?
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- Music Bridge:
- Off Work
- Artist: Thurston
- CD: Trees Outside The Academy (Estatic Peace)
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The Paganini of Timpanists
There aren't too many timpani soloists. We meet perhaps the only one.
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Santa on a Surfboard
An American remembers celebrating Christmas in the Panama Canal Zone when her father was stationed there as an army doctor.
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- Music Bridge:
- You Set My Face on Fire
- Artist: Global Goon
- CD: Family Glue (Audio Dregs)
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Puff, the Scary Magic Dragon
He's green and magic and lives by the sea, but for Bill Radke, Puff inspires fear and dread.
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All Tomorrow's Parties, in Houston
The downturn in the economy has hit the Houston, Texas, gala party scene hard.
