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FMA Free Song of the Day: “The Exhibition Never Happened,” by The Brians

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FMA Free Song of the Day: “Shipwreck”, by Don Trust

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 11/2/12: “Storm” by Noise Problems Selections

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 10/23/12: “A President A Pacifist An Auto Restorer” by Finn Riggins

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 10/22/12: “The US Government Song” by Goodbye the Band

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 10/18/12: “Rock N’ Roll Halloween (Live @ KEXP)” by Bobby Bare, Jr

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 10/17/12: “September Gurls (Big Star cover)” by Green Like July

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 10/16/12: “Big Accumulator” by Deniz Tek

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 10/15/12: “Youth” by Machine, Dear

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 10/4/12: “Satellite of Love” by Color of Clouds

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 10/2/12: “Bone Knife” by El Jesus de Magico

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 10/1/12: “Escape to Aspen” by Jeremy Jay

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 9/28/12: “Farm” by Souvenir Driver

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 9/27/12: “The Flood” by The Womb

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 9/24/12: “La Princesa Perdida” by Laguna

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 9/21/12: “Disappearing” by Dora Bleu

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 9/20/12: “Don’t Be Afraid To Ask” by The Black Hollies

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 11/30/11: “Season in Hell” by Marine Dreams

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FMA Free Song of the Day 9/17/12: “Nova Era” by Lívia

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 9/14/12: “High School Hell” by Waylon Thornton

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 9/13/12: “Last Long Winter’s Night” by Christopher Elam

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 9/12/12: “Easy for You to Say” by The Sponsors

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FMA Free Song of the Day, 9/11/12: “Windings” by Plusplus

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Fruit Recall Hits Trader Joe’s, Costco, Wal-Mart Stores
July 22, 2014 | NPR · The recall applies to “certain lots of whole peaches (white and yellow), nectarines (white and yellow), plums and pluots” from a California packing company, the FDA says.
 

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Flight MH17: U.S. Builds Its Case; Plane Wreckage Reportedly Cut Apart
July 22, 2014 | NPR · A U.S. spy satellite detected a surface-to-air missile in the area just before the plane went down. Detailed forensic analysis on the wreckage may be complicated; it’s reportedly been cut apart.
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Maine City Council Votes To Keep Tar Sands Out Of Its Port
July 22, 2014 | MPBN · South Portland, Maine, has blocked crude oil from being loaded onto ships at its port. Environmentalists are cheering, but the Portland Montreal Pipeline Corp. says the ban won’t hold up in court.
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Book Review: ‘Angels Make Their Hope Here’
July 22, 2014 | NPR · Alan Cheuse reviews Angels Make Their Hope Here, by Breena Clarke.
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How Scientists Created A Typhus Vaccine In A ‘Fantastic Laboratory’
July 22, 2014 | NPR · Arthur Allen’s new book, The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl, describes how a WWII scientist in Poland smuggled the typhus vaccine to Jews — while his team made a weakened version for the Nazis.
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‘Audience Measurement’: How Networks And Critics Are Wrestling With Numbers
July 22, 2014 | NPR · This year’s Television Critics Association press tour found networks pitching hard for the view beyond overnight ratings. But getting the right number isn’t the end of the issue.
 

Music

D.C. Washington’s Voice Shines On The Diamond In Nation’s Capital
July 22, 2014 | NPR · On a visit to a Washington Nationals game, Robert Siegel was struck by the singer of the national anthem — by his baritone and his apt name: D.C. Washington. So, he invited Washington to the studio.
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Tree Planted To Honor Beatle Is Killed By Beetles
July 22, 2014 | NPR · A pine tree planted in Los Angeles in memory of George Harrison is one of several brought down in Griffith Park by an infestation.
 

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Inside The Sun Records Sound, A Marvel Even Today
July 22, 2014 | NPR · The “boom-chicka-boom” of Johnny Cash’s guitar. The ghostly echo on Elvis Presley’s voice. More than 60 years after these early recordings, the studio is still making music the old-fashioned way.
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