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Hour 1
Palin, Clinton

Ms. Clinton, Ms. Obama, Ms. Palin. They’ve riveted, and divided, the nation — and sparked fresh debates about gender and sexism. We’ll hear women’s views on the women of ‘08.

Hour 2
Anne Roiphe

Author Anne Roiphe lost her husband of 39 years. Now she tells the unsentimental story of life after love.

 
Recent Shows
Listening to the 20th Century
The Rest is Noise

From our archives: Stravinsky to Copland, Mahler to Cage: We’ll look at the stories behind the 20th century’s composers with New Yorker music critic Alex Ross.

(Friday, September 5, 2008)
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Week in the News
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John McCain’s moment. Sarah Palin’s national debut. The GOP’s message. Who’s got momentum now? Our news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

(Friday, September 5, 2008)
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McCain Takes the Stage
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Our live coverage continues from the GOP Convention. We’ll be there as McCain prepares to step up for his big speech to the nation.

(Thursday, September 4, 2008)
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The Life and Politics of John McCain
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Our live coverage from St. Paul continues. We’ll dig into John McCain’s biography, POW and beyond, for clues as to what kind of president he might be.

(Thursday, September 4, 2008)
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Producer's Picks
Election ‘08
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See the archive of our 2008 presidential campaign coverage, from our interview with Barack Obama in October 2006 through the historic primary season and on into the general election.

(Monday, September 1, 2008)
 
Doris Lessing
Doris Lessing

A conversation with Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing about the lives her parents might have lived, and the truth of who they became.

(Wednesday, August 20, 2008)
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Russia and the U.S.
Rice Nato

Beyond the “Russian Bear” cliches. We’ll talk with an architect of NATO’s expansion, and one of the policy’s top critics, about what Russia’s invasion of Georgia really means for the West.

(Wednesday, August 20, 2008)
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On Point in Shanghai
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See the special site we created for our week of broadcasts from Shanghai, where you’ll find all ten shows, along with links, slideshows, videos, music, and listener comments. Plus, our host Tom Ashbrook’s daily posts.

(Tuesday, July 1, 2008)
On Point Blog
Denver to St. Paul…
By Tom Ashbrook

Hurricane Gustav makes a heck of a segue from Democratic to Republican conventions, but even through the roar of the storm the shift in political cultures hits you like a balloon drop…

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The real story
By Karen Shiffman

I expected to work hard at the conventions. I didn’t expect to be so moved on a personal level. While the focus of attention was on the big-name politicians, I couldn’t take my eyes off of the delegates…

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The scene at Invesco…
By John Wihbey

Clear skies over Invesco. The press was allowed in this morning, with “real people” being let in around 1 p.m. An army of cameras already set up by 11 a.m. A Greek temple — or is it a Federal building? — has been constructed as the backdrop for tonight’s festivities…

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Celebrity Watch
By John Wihbey

After 4 p.m. Mountain time, the hallways at Denver’s Pepsi Center become like tropical ocean reefs, with a million vibrant fish swimming in every direction — and some really big fish paddling through…

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