American Routes

American Routes is a two-hour weekly excursion into American music, spanning eras and genres—roots rock and soul, blues and country, jazz, gospel and beyond.    American Routes.

 

8:59am

Tue November 29, 2011
World Cafe

Sense Of Place: Hunting For Live Music In Dublin

Originally published on Mon September 10, 2012 12:55 pm

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Throughout the week, World Cafe travels to Dublin, Ireland — the first stop in a quarterly series called Sense of Place. We hope to give you an idea of the past and present of the city's local music scene and provide tips from musicians and music lovers for those hoping to visit this culturally rich town.

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Women In Music

A weekly, one-hour radio series with an eclectic mix of the best music of female artists from around the world. Women in Music.

8:17am

Tue November 29, 2011
The Two-Way

Home Prices 'Drifted Lower' In Recent Months

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Home prices across the U.S. are still only "back to their first quarter of 2003 levels" and "drifted lower in September and the third quarter," according to the widely watched S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, which were just released.

As The Associated Press says, the news is "the latest evidence that the troubled housing market won't recover any time soon."

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8:02am

Tue November 29, 2011
The Two-Way

Norway's Mass Murderer Declared Insane, May Not Go To Prison

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Anders Behring Breivik had been delusional for a long time and was insane on July 22 when he killed 77 people during two horrific attacks in Norway, two psychiatrists reported today. He should be put in a psychiatric ward, not a prison, they conclude.

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7:47am

Tue November 29, 2011
Shots - Health Blog

Test Results: Too Important To Wait For A Doctor's Call

Credit CWO4 Seth Rossman / U.S. Navy

Diagnostic errors account for as much as 40 percent of medical malpractice claims. And communication lapses, including failing to pass along test results, make up a growing proportion of those claims, according to a recent study.

The work, published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, shows that malpractice payouts due to communication failures more than quadrupled between 1991 and 2010, to $91 million annually.

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7:35am

Tue November 29, 2011
Commentary

History Matters: A "Hell-roarin' Rose" profile

Commentator Gary Joiner explores how William Pickney Rose lived up to his nicknames, "Hell-roarin' Rose" and "Lion of the Lakes."

7:30am

Tue November 29, 2011
The Two-Way

Top Stories: American Airlines' Bankruptcy, Facebook's Huge IPO Plan

Good morning.

Things have already been a bit busy, with some breaking news. Here are our early headlines:

-- American Airlines Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection.

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7:10am

Tue November 29, 2011
The Two-Way

British Embassy In Iran Attacked

Protesters described by state media as "students" have broken into the British embassy in Tehran and there are reports of stones and "petrol bombs" being thrown.

This follows the vote by Iran's parliament on Sunday to further reduce ties with the U.K. because of Britain's support for tighter sanctions on Iran due to its suspected pursuit of nuclear weapons.

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6:38am

Tue November 29, 2011
Business

American Airlines Files For Bankruptcy Protection

The parent company of one of the nation's largest airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday morning. AMR Corporation, which runs American Airlines and American Eagle, said that bankruptcy is in the best interest of the companies and its stakeholders. The companies say the Chapter 11 process will enable them to continue conducting normal business operations while they restructure their debts.

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