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The Latest on the Presidential Campaign | Could Sandy Swing the Election? | Recovering from Sandy in New Jersey and New York | Fire During Hurricane Sandy Destroys Dozens of Homes in ... (episode)
The 2012 election is just six days away, and voters in swing states like Virginia and Ohio are still reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. How might Hurricane Sandy impact af...
New York and New Jersey are still reeling from Hurricane Sandy. J. David Goodman, reporter for our partner, The New York Times, and freelance reporter Scott Gurian explain the latest ...
As of yesterday morning, 2.6 million households in New Jersey were still without power. New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is surveying the damage with Governor Chris Christie and Presid...
For the past two days, a battery-powered radio has been the only connection to the outside world for many New Yorkers. And for many of them, music, particularly classical music, offer...
American exceptionalism resounds through both the Republican and Democratic campaigns this year, and Americans are unique...in that only about half of us vote in presidential electi...
Far Rockaway, Queens, one of New York's most treasured beach communities, was also one of the most devastated areas of New York City in Hurricane Sandy. Phillip Goldfeder is the New...
In the Path of Sandy: Checking in on Massachusetts, Delaware, and New Jersey | Hurricane Sandy Leaves Millions Without Power | A Two-Mile Island in the Wake of Sandy (episode)
<p><strong>David Goodman</strong>, a reporter for our partner The New York Times, explains what happened at a hospital in New York after it lost primary and backup power.</p>
<p>Freelance reporter <strong>Scott Gurian</strong> is in New Jersey, where’s he’s been giving updates since yesterday morning. <strong>Bob Hennely</strong> is a reporter for WNYC.</p>
Before moving to Red Hook in Brooklyn, John Hockenberry had only evacuated twice: once from Iran and another time from Zaire. But then Hurricane Irene came along, and now, Hurricane S...
<p>Hurricane Sandy has devastated New Jersey, particularly areas along the coast.<strong> Congressman Frank Pallone</strong> explains how his district, on the Jersey Shore, is faring.</p>
Only on rare occasions do the inhabitants of New York touch the water, and usually, it’s because the water is being brought to them through a strange meteorological event like a hurri...
Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc overnight, leaving xx people without power. How have utility companies responded, and how are residents managing without electricity? Patrick McGeehan, r...
Hurricane Sandy had plenty of opportunity to demonstrate its destruction as it traced its windy path to our shores, leaving 60 dead in the Caribbean. Haiti was hit particularly hard. ...
As millions on the East Coast — from Maine to the Carolinas — face flooding, wind damage, dangerous debris, and power outages, West Virginia and neighboring Appalachian states are als...
The backup generator at Langone NYU Medical Center unexpectedly failed last night and hundreds of critical care patients needed to be moved fast. The transfers were among the most dra...
What Makes Hurricane Sandy a 'Perfect Storm'? | Should the Electoral College Be Abolished? | Frontline's 'Big Sky, Big Money' Looks at Campaign Finance | When Disaster Strikes: In Fil... (episode)
Some meteorologists are calling Hurricane Sandy a "the perfect storm." But what, exactly, is a perfect storm? And is Sandy fitting of the moniker? Dr. Jeff Masters, meteorology direct...
Could Sandy be this year's October surprise for the presidential election? Todd Zwillich, The Takeaway's Washington correspondent, describes the storm's impact on the campaigns of Pr...
With the presidential race as tight as it is, it could turn out that the winner of the popular vote will still lose the election. And it's all because of an old American tradition: th...
<p>Hurricane Sandy-related flooding has already been reported as far north as New Jersey. <strong>Scott Gurian</strong>, freelance reporter in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey describes the view from the beach.</p>
<p>It's almost too late for real storm preparation in much of the east coast as Hurricane Sandy approaches. <strong>Brian Stelter</strong>, reporter for our partner The New York Times is in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.</p>
To find out just how the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision has transformed political races in America, Frontline teamed up with Marketplace to look at the role of campaign fi...
From King Kong’s climb up the Empire State Building to the aliens dedicated to the city’s destruction in Independence Day, action films never hesitate to take on the Big Apple. But ho...
Lt. General Russel Honoré knows a thing or two about hurricanes. Honere was commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, where he was responsible for coordinating military relief efforts fo...
Hurricane Sandy is being called one of the buggest storms ever, and up and down the East Coast cities and states are planning for the worst. Delaware Governor Jack Markell is putting ...
New Jersey is facing the brunt of Hurricane Sandy, and while cities and towns all along the Jersey shore are feeling the affects of the storm, so are the residents of northern New Jer...
Political Advertising Breaks Records | The Real Sex Surrogate Behind 'The Sessions' Tells All | New Movie Releases: 'The Sessions,' 'Cloud Atlas,' 'Chasing Mavericks' | Why Slang Is G... (episode)
Ohio is on the economic mend — the Lordstown GM plant is humming, along with a brand new billion-dollar steel plant and the discovery of shale natural gas — but can Obama claim credit...
If you're a voter in Ohio, Colorado, or Virginia, it probably won't surprise you to learn that a recent study found that 2012 has been a record-breaking year for political advertising...
The new film “The Sessions” is based on the real experiences and writings of Mark O’Brien, a severely disabled survivor of childhood polio who cannot move his body, but has full sensa...
Friday is movie day on the Takeaway. Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer weigh in, as usual. In addition to hosting the podcast, Rafer is film critic for Newsday and Kristen is culture p...
Michael Adams is an associate Professor of English at Indiana University who studies one important intersection of language and identity: slang. He says slang keeps us sharp — and tha...
After Ann Coulter tweeted, “I highly approve of Romney’s decision to be kind and gentle to the retard," Special Olympics athlete and global messenger John Franklin Stephens published ...
When it comes to presidential politics, the campaign season is often the comedy gift that keeps on giving. From The Daily Show to The Colbert Report to Saturday Night Live, the electi...
The phrase “climate change” was not used once in the three presidential debates. Four years ago, both presidential candidates agreed that climate change was a critical issue demandin... (article)
Author Jonathan Fenby on the impending leadership change in the country of China and what it means for America | Is America losing its edge in global competitiveness? Author Vivek Wad... (episode)
On November 8, just two days after Election Day in the United States, the Chinese Community Party will undergo its own leadership transition, at the 2012 Party Congress. China has fig...
During the presidential debates both President Obama and Mitt Romney have spoken about global competitiveness and America's resurgence in producing goods. But Vivek Wadhwa says it wil...
Everyone knows the UK loves their Football. But what about our Football: The American Version? The NFL returns to London this weekend for it's annual showcase game, and we want to fin...
Bank of America is in trouble again for its mortgage practices during the financial crisis. Yesterday, federal prosecutors in New York accused the company of selling defective mortgag...
Though President Obama and Mitt Romney are neck-and-neck in the polls at home, a recent BBC poll showed that Obama remains the clear favorite abroad. How does the president remain so ...
Still, a closer look at the Showtime series "Homeland" has some social critics wondering: is the show really so nuanced and layered? Or is it yet another show that relies on the short...
Times Correspondent CJ Chivers on Reporting from Inside Syria | Reflections on the Hajj and Modern Day Mecca | Detroit Prepares for their Twelfth World Series | Do Democrats and Repub... (episode)
C.J. Chivers, correspondent for our partner The New York Times, has just returned from a reporting trip in Syria. He followed a group of Syrian rebels and the development of military ...
<p>It seems like déjà vu: a U.S. Senate candidate in a tight race makes a controversial statement about rape, setting off an awkward need for a response from the Republican presidential nominee.</p>
The World Series kicks off tonight, and Detroit is hoping their Tigers will do them proud. But do they have what it takes to beat the San Francisco Giants? Quinn Klinefelter, a Detroi...
Although you may not realize it, depending on whether you lean Republican or Democrat, you might be more inclined to buy certain products. Ted Marzilli collects and analyzes that data.
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, doctoral candidate in economics at Harvard, says that if you really want to know what the average American is thinking about when it comes politics, don’t...
Every year between two and three million Muslims converge on the city of Mecca for the hajj. The annual religious pilgrimage is one of the pillars of Islam. The hajj begins this week ...
Obama and Romney Debate Foreign Policy | Advocacy Group Fights Voter Suppression | Meningitis Outbreak Kills 23, Sickens 282 So Far | How Much Do Our Genes Influence Our Votes? | An E... (episode)
In a recent poll in three battleground states, foreign policy was only the fourth most important factor for voters, ranked below the economy, the deficit, and health care. So did last...
As election day nears there are almost always reports of voter suppression and intimidation. The tactics vary from election to election, making them difficult to predict or counteract...
A meningitis outbreak has sickened nearly 300 people and killed 23, but it turns out that this isn't the first time that this kind of outbreak has happened. Dr. John Perfect treated p...
It is two weeks until election day and the presidential candidates, their campaigns, and their supporters have invested huge amounts of time and money to win our votes, but what ultim...
Over three hundred people were killed in a 2009 earthquake in Italy. In the aftermath, many Italians focused their blame on the region's earthquake scientists, claiming that the scien...
In 2008, foreign policy was widely considered then-Senator Barack Obama weakness, but, by 2012, the death of Osama bin Laden and the end of the Iraq War had turned the tied. So how di...
Obama and Romney Prepare for Debate in Boca Raton, Epicenter of Financial Crisis | How International Students are Recruited and Tracked | A Climate of Doubt Continues to Surround Glob... (episode)
In 1994, a group of young J.P. Morgan bankers met for a weekend retreat in the South Florida city of Boca Raton, a fateful trip during which the bankers first conceived of credit deri...
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has used the consulate attack in Libya question President Obama's experience and action in terms of foreign policy. Eric Schmitt, terrori...
In Monday night's third and final presidential debate, which is focused on foreign policy, the escalating crisis in the Middle East will be sure to dominate. The violence in Syria, an...
<p>Former U.S. Senator George McGovern, and the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee in 1972 died this weekend in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was 90. How have listener's been reacting to MocGovern's death?</p>
The International Cycling Union has announced this morning that it will strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France wins. We talk to a former teammate of Armstrong's, next. Paul...
Just a few years ago, climate change was widely considered an inconvenient truth — something that would likely be expensive and difficult to fix, but an issue that nearly all politici...
Last week, a 21-year-old Bangladeshi student named Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis tried to blow up the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Up until his arrest, Nafis was a student at ...
In this week's Movie Date podcast, Kristen finds one new movie comparable to "Scooby Doo" and another to be comparable to the tea cup ride at Disneyland. Meanwhile, Rafer confesses to... (article)