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Meet Glee’s First Transgender Contestant

When we’re born, we have no choice as to our families, our race, our economic situation, or our gender. Many of us go through life knowing only what it’s like to be a woman, or a man. But for some, the biology they’re born with is so unbearable, and feels so unnatural, that they choose […]

New Movie Releases: ‘Alex Cross,’ ‘Paranormal Activity 4’

James Clementi on the Real Story of His Brother’s Tragic Suicide

Apps for the Greater Good in Tyler, Texas

Apps for the Greater Community in Tyler, Texas

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And the Winner Is…

Tyler Githens, winner of the Stonyfield Planet Protector Contest, joins us to talk about his award-winning poem and why helping the earth is everyone’s job.

San Francisco Lights Out

On October 20, San Franciscans will turn out the lights for one hour in recognition of climate change.

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The success and scrutiny of Tyler Perry

Conflict & Justice

Tyler Perry’s latest film, ?Why Did I Get Married Too??, hits theatres nationwide today. We discuss why Perry is such a box office phenomenon, even as he’s the object of intellectual scrutiny.

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Kids and economic troubles challenge marriages

Business, Economics and Jobs

Recent studies have shown that parents with young kids can put a solid marriage on the rocks. So what happens when you add a national economic crisis to the mix? Yale psychology professor Susan Nolen-Hoeksema and Lamar Tyler, blogger at the parenting website BlackandMarriedwithKids.com, say that it’s particularly hard for loving married couples to connect when times are tough.

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New music from James Rabbit.

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