January 2009
The Takeaway for January 1, 2009
- A speculative look at what's ahead in the year in sports in 2009
- Viva la musical revolution!
- A new year marks a new chapter for Iraq
- Arab League meets, skips the unity
- The science behind keeping (and breaking) New Year's resolutions
- New markets open for carbon emissions, but are people buying it?
- Turmoil in Gaza continues
- The Takeaway for Thursday, January 1, 2009 (Early Edition)
- Call away to The Takeaway
- Pull out the cigars (or not): It's the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution
- New Year's Day food traditions with the Lee Brothers
- Helen Suzman, anti-apartheid campaigner, passes away
- The long history of the White House in the Middle East
The Takeaway for January 2, 2009
- What we can learn from Bernie Madoff (aside from how to illegally bilk billions)
- The Takeaway for Friday, January 2, 2009 (Early Edition)
- A look ahead to the Senate confirmation hearings
- Returning vets and violent crimes
- Carnegie Hall: 2009 is the year of the multimedia opera
- Where in the world is Waziristan?
- The recession hits professional sports (despite what the Yankees may think)
- A snowball's chance in this economy: How one bad economic decision can lead to others
- Rockin' the recession in style
- The ripple effect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- NASA's future under the Obama administration
The Takeaway for January 5, 2009
- The New MBA
- The Takeaway for Monday, January 5, 2009 (Early Edition)
- Franken wins? Not so fast.
- Washington continues to support Israel
- Virginia governor to head the DNC
- The Obama family goes to Washington
- Congress is back and ready for a fight
- On the road to Gaza with a flat tire
- Obama cuts us all a big break. $300 billion big.
- Richardson withdraws his name from consideration for administration post
- It IS about the bike: Ryan Bowen's cross-country journey to the inauguration
- Spike in civilian casualties as Israel launches ground offensive
- Macworld opens without Steve Jobs
Listen
- All I want for Christmas (12/24/2008)
- New Year's Day food traditions with the Lee Brothers (01/01/2009)
- 10 Tips: How to recover from holiday clutter (12/29/2008)
- A speculative look at what's ahead in the year in sports in 2009 (01/01/2009)
- Shop(lift)ing for the holidays (12/23/2008)
- Yes, Virginia (and the rest of the world), there is a Santa Claus (12/25/2008)
- Fifth graders suggest books for President-elect Barack Obama's reading list (11/14/2008)
- Carnegie Hall: 2009 is the year of the multimedia opera (01/02/2009)
- The science of gift giving (12/25/2008)
- NASA's future under the Obama administration (01/02/2009)
The show is a co-production of WNYC Radio and Public Radio International,
in collaboration with The BBC World Service, New York Times Radio and WGBH Boston.
