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Gibson's "Kalamazoo Gals"
The women who made Gibson guitars during World War II.
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May 15, 2012
Quinnipiac University law professor John Thomas teaches health and intellectual property law during the day. When he's not doing that though, he's a guitar geek. He collects, studies and writes about guitars and his latest venture has him looking at World War II-era Gibson Guitars. Thomas sai... read more
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May 10, 2012
The director of the Yale Center for Sleep Medicine offers tips on problem sleep. How to build the inside of your house if someone else has completed the outside framing. And inspiring stories from young people with plans for innovative start-ups. ... read more
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May 10, 2012
So many books, so little time. Get lost in a great story and learn new things as Faith and the gang recommend great reads in all categories. And Fa... read more
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May 10, 2012
Three stars in their fields sit down for interesting conversation—interior designer Bunny Williams, sports essayist Frank Deford, and flutist Ranso... read more
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May 8, 2012
Somewhere in the United States today, an envelope will arrive at a university math or science department, and in it will be some person's paradigm-... read more
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May 8, 2012
Children's book author and Connecticut resident Maurice Sendak died this morning at the age of 83 in Danbury.  Sendak moved to Ridgefield, Conn... read more
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May 8, 2012
The “age of exploration” is long past. We’ve charted most every inch of the planet, So what’s left to explore? It seems we’re no longer sendin... read more
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May 7, 2012
Why are we doing a show about spoons? There are two ways to answer that question. Our basic philosophy is that anything can be made interesting... read more
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May 4, 2012
When Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others were shot by a gunman in Tuscon, Arizona 16 months ago, it set off a national conversation about guns, politi... read more
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May 3, 2012
Lately I've been trying to get to the gym more often, but of course the gym is full of people transferring germs onto equipment and, if I get sick,... read more
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May 2, 2012
Why wouldn't we be pressured in such a fast-paced world? And if there are life events added in… well, that's why we're featuring the new book, Free... read more
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May 2, 2012
Don't miss The Food Schmooze, featuring mental health code violations in restaurants, a restaurant discovery, and how easy it is to make crêpes for... read more
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May 1, 2012
Right now, you don't have to go more than a few days without Sherlock Holmes. I caught the second Robert Downey Jr. version on a plane a couple of... read more
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May 1, 2012
The Long Run: A New York City Firefighter's Triumphant Comeback from Crash Victim to Elite Athlete A New York City firefighter’s emotional and... read more
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Apr 30, 2012
Master any task by developing a love of the practicing mind. New Haven psychologist Nancy Horn on how to acknowledge another person's feelings even... read more
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Apr 30, 2012
The great Sara Moulton has a new cookbook, inspired by the best of Gourmet Magazine, where she was executive chef. It's all about making mouth-wate... read more
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Apr 27, 2012
Why do we have such terrible political arguments? Are we really so divided? Topics like abortion, the death penalty, gun control, drug policy,... read more
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Apr 26, 2012
If you wander around New York City for long enough, you'll probably run into the National Debt Clock. It shows what the national debt is at and wha... read more
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Apr 25, 2012
Set it and forget it. One of the best cookbook authors in America has a new book, The French Slow Cooker. She went to France and adapted the countr... read more
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Apr 23, 2012
We know that music, pets, and exercise make us feel good - but did you know they can also make our aging brains stronger? It used to be that g... read more
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