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  • It hardly needs saying that women's anger (more from one political party) has been roiling since the 2016 election. Rebecca Traister's new book explores the history and politics involved.
  • Mike Mills' chicken wings have been named the best in the country. He is even in the Barbecue Hall of Fame. His new book with daughter Amy Mills shares the gospel of barbecue with home cooks.
  • Out on the farm and in town, rural Americans disproportionately depend on individual insurance plans, which cost more and provide less coverage. Some farmers and ranchers have off-farm jobs that provide insurance, but those jobs are harder to come by in the sluggish economy.
  • Following week-long clashes between Tibetan protesters and Chinese authorities, Tibet's governor has promised leniency to anti-Chinese demonstrators who turn themselves in before the end of the day — and harsh consequences for those who do not.
  • News that JP Morgan Chase would buy troubled Bear Stearns for a basement price stunned Wall Street. But many Americans were also stunned that the U.S. Federal Reserve took other steps to prevent more damage to the struggling financial institution. Finance expert Alvin Hall updates listeners on the latest financial news, and what it means for consumers.
  • The Marvelettes, three powerful political insiders in Orangeburg, S.C. — Labrena Aiken-Furtick, Gilda Cobb-Hunter and Baraka Cheeseboro — talk with Michele Norris about negative reaction to the injection of race into Democratic primary politics.
  • What's normally a bipartisan piece of legislation has turned into a culture war battleground.
  • The Pentagon said suicides by U.S. soldiers rose sharply in January 2009. Last year, we talked to Chris Scheuerman's about the issue of soldiers taking their lives. Scheuerman's son, Private First Class Jason Scheuerman, committed suicide while serving in Iraq in 2005. In this archived interview, Scheuerman talks about his son's death. Psychiatrist Colonel Elspeth Ritchie discusses how the Army is helping soldiers cope with stress on the battlefield.
  • The new restaurant runs on star power from the streaming giant's unscripted programs. Dining there feels surreal, as striking writers and actors have brought the movie and TV industry to a standstill.
  • Wisconsin voters took in the barbs, slams and jabs at a GOP debate watch party in downtown Milwaukee Wednesday night. But they were left with major policy questions.
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