Mark Anderson

McCain, Obama address economic crisis

Global Politics

With the financial crisis reverberating globally, what the presidential candidates are saying to Americans and the world.

Mind Games: Designing with EEG

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Observing the Transit of Venus: Past and Present

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Shakespeare by Anonymous

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The Afterlife of Sum

Lifestyle & Belief
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Knuffle Bunny

Arts, Culture & Media

Bus-driving pigeons and missing stuffed animals made children’s author and illustrator Mo Willems a hit among the playground set. Now a musical based on his book, Knuffle Bunny, is set to open at the Kennedy Center in May. Produced by Mark Anderson.

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Design for the Real World: Air Force One

Global Politics

Air Force One, the Presidential 747, is designed to be a White House in the sky. But it wasn’t always so deluxe. Historian Gene Eisman explains how Air Force One evolved from a bare-metal military jet into its current hi-tech luxury incarnation. Produced by Mark Anderson.

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A Picnic for the Ages

Arts, Culture & Media

Is that Harriet Tubman by the nachos? Every summer, people who make their living re-enacting historical characters gather for dinner. Paul Revere gets into an argument with his mother-in-law, while Abraham Lincoln cracks wise about broccoli. They don’t come in costume, but for these performers, it’s hard to stay out of character. We sent producer […]

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