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All Things Considered

Weekdays, 3pm - 5:30pm
Michele Norris, Robert Siegel and Melissa Block

NPR's All Things Considered paints the bigger picture with reports on the day's news, analysis of world events, and thoughtful commentary.

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Sports
3:13 pm
Fri October 19, 2012

Pitching Puts Tigers In World Series

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Originally published on Fri October 19, 2012 6:12 pm

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

And I'm Robert Siegel.

The Detroit Tigers are in the World Series. The St. Louis Cardinals are close. And sportswriter Stefan Fatsis is with us to discuss baseball's playoff season. Hiya, Stefan.

STEFAN FATSIS: Hey, Robert.

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Food
3:13 pm
Fri October 19, 2012

Record-Breaking Bratwurst Story Has A Twist

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Originally published on Fri October 19, 2012 6:12 pm

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

We'd like to take a moment now to recognize greatness. Earlier this month in a grocery store parking lot in Prescott, Wisconsin, the world's largest bratwurst was cooked.

PATRICK PTACEK: Fifty-two feet and two inches.

(APPLAUSE)

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

The brat was grilled in honor of the 100th anniversary of Ptacek's IGA. Patrick Ptacek co-owns the store. He and his family paid for the massive brat and made it in the store.

SIEGEL: Actually, we should say brats. They made two.

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Law
2:54 pm
Fri October 19, 2012

Marriage Law Likely Headed To Supreme Court

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A New York case in which a same-sex couple was denied a tax benefit is likely headed to the Supreme Court.
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Edith Windsor, whose case led to an appeals court in Manhattan striking down the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Originally published on Fri October 19, 2012 6:12 pm

A federal appeals court ruling on Thursday has catapulted a New York case to the head of the line, as the Supreme Court considers which of many cases it should use to decide whether the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is constitutional.

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Music Reviews
2:13 pm
Fri October 19, 2012

Elina Duni: Love, Lust And Albanian Folk Songs

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On Matane Malit, the Elina Duni Quartet lays expansive instrumentation over traditional Albanian folk melodies.
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Originally published on Fri October 19, 2012 6:12 pm

The spread of formal jazz education has created a new breed of global musician: one who uses improvisation, and other devices associated with jazz, to transform folk and traditional music. The Albanian singer Elina Duni is part of this rising class. Her latest release, Matane Malit ("Beyond the Mountain"), offers a transfixing balance of old and new.

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Planet Money
11:50 am
Fri October 19, 2012

Watch Our Fake Presidential Candidate's First Real Ad

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The fake candidate.
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Around the Nation
4:10 pm
Thu October 18, 2012

To Shrink Rents, SF Considers Shrinking Apartments

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The development firm Panoramic Interests is building about two dozen "micro-apartments" in San Francisco. The company is poised to offer even smaller units if the city approves a proposed new minimum size of 220 square feet.
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Spaces must serve double duty in micro-units — like the dining table above that converts into a Murphy bed.
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Spaces must serve double duty in micro-units — like the dining table above that converts into a Murphy bed.
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Originally published on Thu October 18, 2012 7:32 pm

In many large cities, like Dallas, Phoenix and even parts of Chicago, $800 a month is enough for a clean one-bedroom apartment, decked out with a living room, washer and dryer — and maybe even a pool, in a larger complex.

But if you want to live alone in San Francisco, getting those amenities at that price is practically a pipe dream. With the region's resurgent high-tech industries luring many well-educated, well-paid workers to the Bay Area, the average rent for a studio apartment in the city now runs around $2,000.

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Media
3:59 pm
Thu October 18, 2012

After 80 Years In Print, Newsweek Goes All Digital

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Tina Brown, editor-in-chief of Newsweek, announced Thursday that the 80-year-old newsmagazine will publish its final print edition on Dec. 31 and shift to an all-digital format in early 2013.
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Originally published on Thu October 18, 2012 7:00 pm

Newsweek editor Tina Brown announced Thursday she would embrace a fully digital future as she revealed that the magazine's final print edition would be published at the end of the year.

Her announcement was a bow to gravity, as her unique blend of buzz and brio proved incapable of counteracting Newsweek's plummeting circulation and advertising amid an accelerating news cycle. Brown said there would be an unspecified number of layoffs as well.

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Sports
3:40 pm
Thu October 18, 2012

NHL Season On Thin Ice With Labor Dispute

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Originally published on Thu October 18, 2012 7:00 pm

Thursday in Toronto, the National Hockey League owners and the players union are meeting to try and get the season back on track. The first two weeks of the season were cancelled after the owners locked out the players over labor disputes. Melissa Block checks in with Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports' Puck Daddy blog about the current status of the negotiations and the chances of having a full season.

It's All Politics
3:16 pm
Thu October 18, 2012

Swing-State Billboards Warning Against Voter Fraud Stir Backlash

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An anonymous "family foundation" is paying for billboards warning against voter fraud, like this one in a minority neighborhood on the east side of Cleveland. Clear Channel, which owns the space, says the anonymity violates its policies but it will not take the ads down.
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Originally published on Thu October 18, 2012 7:00 pm

Dozens of anonymous billboards have popped up in urban areas in the crucial battleground states of Ohio and Wisconsin. The signs note that voter fraud is a felony, punishable by up to 3 1/2 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Civil rights groups and Democrats complain that the billboards are meant to intimidate voters.

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Solve This
3:16 pm
Thu October 18, 2012

Romney's Defense Plans Call For Higher Spending

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U.S. Marines drive amphibious armored personnel carriers in the Philippines on Oct. 9, as part of the annual joint exercises with Philippine counterparts.
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Originally published on Thu October 18, 2012 7:00 pm

One area where President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney clearly disagree is defense spending. The president wants less, Romney wants more. But the difference in their approaches is about more than money.

When Romney looks at the future, he sees a series of threats: from unrest in the Middle East to a nuclear North Korea to what he sees as a defiant Russia.

Speaking to veterans in Virginia's Fairfax County last month, Romney blamed the Obama administration for cuts that will go into effect unless Congress and the president act.

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