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Weekdays 4:00-6:00 PM
Robert Seigel & Melissa Block

Live news from National Public Radio.

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3:12 pm
Sat July 28, 2012

Across Latin America, Making Cumbia Modern

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Uruguayan musician and producer Juan Campodónico records as Campo.
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Originally published on Sun July 29, 2012 8:21 am

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The Torch
2:13 pm
Sat July 28, 2012

Making The Olympics Sound Right, From A 'Swoosh' To A 'Splash'

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Inspired by the movie Robin Hood, Olympic sound man Dennis Baxter places microphones along the path to the target to capture the sound of arrows in flight.
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Romanian Olympic gymnastics champion Nadia Comaneci celebrates a perfect score during the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
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Originally published on Sat July 28, 2012 6:05 pm

The Olympic Games are officially under way, and we're watching sports many of us glimpse only every four years: gymnastics; track; judo. But we're willing to bet that the sports' sounds are just as memorable: the clanking of foils, the tick-tock of table tennis, the robotic "Take your mark!" before swimmers launch.

Those unique sounds are part of the Olympic experience. And it's one man's job to make sure we hear them clearly: Dennis Baxter, the official sound engineer for the Olympics. He's been at it since 1996.

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Movies I've Seen A Million Times
2:12 pm
Sat July 28, 2012

The Movie Kasi Lemmons Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova in Once.
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Writer-director Kasi Lemmons poses with her Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture award for Talk to Me at the 39th NAACP Image Awards.
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Originally published on Sat July 28, 2012 6:05 pm

The weekends on All Things Considered series Movies I've Seen A Million Times features filmmakers, actors, writers and directors talking about the movies that they never get tired of watching.

For writer-director Kasi Lemmons, whose credits include Eve's Bayou, The Caveman's Valentine and Talk to Me, the movie she could watch a million times is John Carney's musical Once. "I was so taken by the filmmaking," Lemmons says.

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U.S.
4:26 pm
Fri July 27, 2012

Chick-Fil-A Gay Flap A 'Wakeup Call' For Companies

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Protesters from the Human Rights Campaign chant against Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy's anti-gay marriage stance in front of a Chick-fil-A food truck in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
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Originally published on Fri July 27, 2012 5:02 pm

Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A has long stood by its Bible-based roots, keeping stores closed on Sundays and donating millions to Christian causes. But when its president, Dan Cathy, went public to defend his company's stance against gay marriage, he set off a considerable controversy that has everyone from politicians to puppets weighing in.

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Election 2012
4:26 pm
Fri July 27, 2012

Eyeing Jewish Vote In U.S., Romney Goes To Israel

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Mitt Romney meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Jan. 13, 2011.
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Originally published on Sun July 29, 2012 8:20 am

Mitt Romney flies to Israel this weekend on the second leg of his overseas tour. He'll meet with top Israeli officials as well as the Palestinian prime minister.

Romney's supporters in Israel say the Republican presidential candidate is using the trip to court the Jewish vote, which went overwhelmingly for Barack Obama in 2008.

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