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Friday, November 23 2012

  • Today's Takeaway | November 23, 2012 November 23, 2012

    Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and American: A Woman's Unlikely Background | A Pioneer in Disability Rights | Humor in Dark Places: The Comedy of Cancer | How John Manrique is Getting Rig... (episode)

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    • Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and American: A Woman's Unlikely Background November 23, 2012

      When Takeaway listener Loren Levinson heard our segment on Madeleine Albright earlier this year, in which she talked about the discovery of her Jewish identity and family members that...

    • Pioneer in Disability Rights November 23, 2012

      Listener Debra Solomon shares stories about her father Aaron who was one of the first advocates for people with disabilities. He hired more than 300 workers with disabilities at a tim...

    • Humor in Dark Places: The Comedy of Cancer November 23, 2012

      Author and designer Kaylin Andres tackles cancer as comedy in her new comic book, "Terminally 'Illin." At the age of 23, Kaylin was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of bone...

    • How John Manrique Is Getting Better November 23, 2012

      After the show reported on some disturbing trends in obesity in the United States, people were quick to respond. Listener John Manrique details his own story about how he lost over se...

    • The Power of War Letters November 23, 2012

      When Mary DeChillo heard the voice of veteran Michael Scotti reading a letter he had written to his family while on duty in Iraq, it evoked the memory of a student she had named Phil ...

    • The Hidden Power of Vulnerability November 23, 2012

      Vulnerability might be interpreted as a weakness, but Brené Brown says there can be great power in embracing that feeling. Brown is the author of "Daring Greatly: How the Courage to b...