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Huntington's disease

Who benefits from international medical research

Health & Medicine

A small town in northwest Venezuela was instrumental in the creation of a genetic test for Huntington’s disease. That test remains out-of-reach for the town’s residents.

Country Music Reflects America’s Struggles

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Country music reflects America’s struggles

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Tea Party Troubadours

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This Land Is Your Land

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Reggie Watts & Woody Guthrie

Studio 360’s series American Icons continues with a look at Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land.” Kurt Andersen speaks with Pete Seeger and others about how the song found its place in American culture. Later in the hour, Kurt talks with sci-fi writer William Gibson, who chose not to set his new book Zero […]

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