Oct 6th, 2008 · After 30 years, cartoonist Berkeley Breathed is bidding adieu to his charming, politically astute penguin of Bloom County and Opus. His new project is Pete & Pickles, a children's book about a very sad pig.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · The vice presidential candidates are intensely preparing to debate each other Thursday night. Republican Sarah Palin has been practicing at John McCain's retreat in Arizona. Democrat Joe Biden is prepping near his home in Delaware.
Sep 17th, 2008 · A new study shows about 20 percent of patients checking out of hospital intensive care units suffer post traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Sydney Spiesel — a practicing pediatrician and professor at Yale Medical School — talks to Madeleine Brand about why this happens and what hospitals can do.
Sep 13th, 2008 · The government stepped in to help Bear Stearns and recently orchestrated a takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. How far will the government go to rescue other firms like Lehman Brothers? Business journalist Joe Nocera talks with host Scott Simon about the moral and practical hazards.
Sep 2nd, 2008 · When Hurricane Katrina hit, Tulane University's football team ended up sleeping on the floor of a gym in Mississippi, with no power and 90-degree heat. Gustav forced the team to flee again, but its enjoying an upgrade: hotel rooms in Birmingham, Ala., with TV, DVDs and air conditioning. It's even practicing for its weekend game against Alabama.
Aug 5th, 2008 · All four members of the U.S. Table Tennis team are Chinese. One of the players spends 11 months of the year practicing in China because she says pingpong in the U.S. "is really no good."
Jul 31st, 2008 · It's the middle of summer vacation. But Washington D.C.'s Eastern High School Marching Band is practicing like crazy. Band members hope to play at next week's Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival in Canton, Ohio. Sadly, the band still doesn't have enough money for bus fare.
Jul 23rd, 2008 · Leaders of the world's Anglicans are meeting in London amid speculation that the church might split. Conservatives argue that there is no place for practicing homosexuals in the church.