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Ferrie's tale of near escapes and phantom files - Jun 21/12

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Day 6 - Michael Shermer on Boston, Waco and Conspiracy TheoriesApr 20, 2013 | 10:43Day 6 Michael Shermer on Boston, Waco and Conspiracy Theories Audio
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Day 6 - What the West gets wrong on North KoreaApr 5, 2013 | 7:17Day 6 What the West gets wrong on North Korea Audio
Day 6 What the West gets wrong on North Korea Apr 5, 2013 | 7:17B. R. Meyers is author of "The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves, and Why it Matters". He specializes in monitoring North Korea's internal propaganda. He says almost everything the west assumes about North Korean ideology is wrong.
Day 6 - Steubenville and the ethics of rape reportingMar 23, 2013 | 10:38Day 6 Steubenville and the ethics of rape reporting Audio
Day 6 Steubenville and the ethics of rape reporting Mar 23, 2013 | 10:38Ma'lik Richmond and Trent Mays of Steubenville, Ohio were convicted of raping a 16-year-old-girl this week. But media ethics expert Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute says "railing against CNN for the Steubenville coverage is a waste of time".
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Day 6 Art and the Holocaust Mar 23, 2013 | 10:32Brent talks to artist Alan Schechner, whose own Holocaust-related pieces have sparked controversy, about Charles Krafft and the particular responsibility that comes with making art out of this emotionally charged moment in history.
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Day 6 Should the Berlin Wall be preserved? Mar 9, 2013 | 7:52East German ex-soldier Thomas Cramer never thought the Berlin Wall would come down during his lifetime. And now, over 20 years after the night it did, a plan is in place to dismantle the longest remaining stretch of the Wall which still stands in Germany. As protesters rally against the plan, author Brian Ladd reflects on Berlin's complicated relationship with its war-time past.
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