Friday, April 23, 2004
Summary Judgment: Man on Fire, 13 Going on 30
Going to the movies this weekend? First check what the critics are saying about the new releases. Slate contributor Ben Williams has a summary of reviews for Man on Fire and 13 Going on 30. Listen to the segment.
Thursday, April 22, 2004
Shopping: Gourmet Potato Chips
NPR’s Madeleine Brand and Slate contributor Ben Wasserstein taste-test and rate popular gourmet potato chip brands. Listen to the segment.
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Kausfiles: Kerry’s Purposeful Pronunciations
Mickey Kaus leaves another overnight voice mail—this time, speculating on the motives behind Sen. John Kerry’s consistent mispronunciation of the name of a Bush administration official. Listen to the segment.
Brave New World: Political Brain Scans
NPR’s Alex Chadwick talks with Slate contributor Steven Johnson about new research at UCLA that suggests a person’s political party affiliation can make a difference in how their brain reacts to political messages. Listen to the segment.
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Jurisprudence: Detaining Suspects at Gitmo
NPR’s Alex Chadwick talks to Dahlia Lithwick, who is attending arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court about whether the indefinite detention of hundreds of terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay is lawful. Listen to the segment.
Monday, April 19, 2004
Commentary: Woodward’s Plan of Attack
NPR’s Alex Chadwick speaks with Jacob Weisberg about Bob Woodward’s new book, Plan of Attack—an account of the Bush administration’s planning for the Iraq war—and how the book is being received in the nation’s capital. Listen to the segment.
