Friday, Sept. 12, 2003

Chatterbox: K Street Blues
Timothy Noah, "Chatterbox" political columnist for Slate, voices his concerns over the new HBO political series K Street, a drama series about a lobbyist firm in Washington, D.C. Listen to the segment.

Commentary: California Recall Accents
Slate writer Eric Liu says the different accents among the field of leading politicians is actually one of the most encouraging things about California's pending recall vote. Listen to the segment.

Summary Judgment: Cabin Fever, Matchstick Men, Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Mark Jordan Legan has another roundup of reviews of this weekend's newest movies: CabinFever, Matchstick Men, and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Listen to the segment.

Thursday, Sept. 11, 2003

Hey, Wait a Minute: 9/11 Myths
Slate's Washington editor, David Plotz, helps separate the rumors from the facts about what really happened during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Listen to the segment.

Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003

Culturebox: Against Love
Slate senior editor Meghan O'Rourke reviews the new book Against Love. Author Laura Kipnis argues that the institution of marriage is unfair, unworkable, and obsolete. Listen to the segment.

The Gist: T-Shirts and Mourning
NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates talks with Jen Shreve, an author and essayist who's writing a book about how modern society copes with death. Shreve says the memorial T-shirt—worn across the country after the Sept. 11 tragedy—is beginning to replace traditional black mourning attire. Listen to the segment.

Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003