Season 2011

1. Foster Care, A ‘Lost Boy’ of Sudan

On the eve of Sudan’s historic elections, we profile a “lost boy” who returned to aid his hometown. Plus: medicating foster kids, more “fixing America” and advice from Peter Sagal.

2011-01-07 • ? min

2. Gun Control, Haiti, High-Speed Rail

In light of the Arizona shooting, we revisit a story on gun rights. Also: Two Haitian children treated in Boston after the earthquake, a look at high speed rail and author Peter Bergen on al Qaeda.

2011-01-14 • ? min

3. Care for Disabled Adults, Michael Vick’s Dogs, China

This week, we visit with parents struggling to maintain care for their developmentally disabled adult children in the face of budget cuts. Plus: where are Michael Vick’s dogs now? And: the Amy Chua phenomenon.

2011-01-21 • ? min

4. Aging in the Car-Happy Suburbs, Congo, A New 'New Deal'?

Getting older in the car-dependent suburbs, the State of the Union and the state of the Congo. Plus: an animated editorial by Steve Brodner.

2011-01-28 • ? min

5. Egypt, End-of-Life Care, Alzheimer’s

Amid the upheaval in Egypt, we turn our attention to the political tension between Egypt and the U.S. Also, the defunct “death panel” provision, a new scan for Alzheimer’s, and “Reagan.”

2011-02-04 • ? min

6. Ahead of the Class

As the nation debates how to get the best performance out of students and teachers, Need to Know presents an hour devoted to success stories in teaching.

2011-02-11 • ? min

7. The Universe(s), Egypt’s Future, and Fracking

How many universes are there? Author Brian Greene explains. Plus: A fracking update, a look at what’s next in Egypt and an interview author Parag Khanna.

2011-02-18 • ? min

8. Sea level rise, National Guard bonuses, Somali pirates

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9. Libya’s uprising, the high cost of college sports, Wisconsin’s unions

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10. Public unions and state budgets, blood transfusions

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11. Crisis in Japan, stories of academic transformation

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12. Wounded in war, Arne Duncan, breast cancer research

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13. Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Medicare, Edwidge Danticat

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14. The BP oil spill and the Grand Isle one year later, fixing American education

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15. Chinese drywall, ‘Capitalism 4.0,’ right-sizing Detroit

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16. Joe Nocera on the Charlie Engle story, Tavis Smiley, free music education in Chicago

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17. Adoptions in Nepal, Bin Laden economics, the united states of women

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18. Detainee abuse, broadband in Europe, crisis mappers

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19. Climate change and tropical disease, Upper Big Branch mine disaster, Stuxnet

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20. Political storm over tornadoes, Paralympics, shrinking Youngstown

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21. Paying for war, medicating foster children, childhood obesity

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22. Clinical trials overseas, legacy of nuclear waste, Brian Greene and the multiverse

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23. New voter laws, the anti-abortion movement, therapy for Tourette’s syndrome

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24. Combating IEDs, the ramifications of the Wal-Mart case, the science of happy marriages

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25. Greece’s debt crisis, congressional redistricting, ‘Page One’ and the New York Times

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26. Congo’s orchestra, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Sudan, workplace safety

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27. California nuclear safety, population control, Gloria Steinem

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28. Famine in Somalia, nuclear waste storage, Eric Cantor and the debt ceiling

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29. Adult autism, food safety, wealth inequality

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30. Breast cancer trials, Rick Perry’s ambitions, cyberweapons

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31. The history of debt, detainee abuse, living with Chinese drywall

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32. Urban farming in Detroit, consumer finance protection, gold mining in the Amazon

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33. Texas textbooks, wild horses, hurricanes and climate change

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34. Water contamination at Camp Lejeune, polls and markets, crisis-mapping

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35. 9-11, Ten Years Later

A special edition on the ten-year anniversary of 9/11. We visit three military families to see how the nation’s longest war effort has affected military children. Also: Six-word memoirs on 9/11, and an “In Perspective” essay from Jon Meacham.

2011-09-09 • ? min

36. Privatizing infrastructure, government and the private sector

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37. Creating ‘green jobs,’ the American garage sale

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38. Chemical pollution and the EPA

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39. Help wanted

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40. The politics of resentment

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41. The nuclear question

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42. Jobs in the balance

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43. Creating opportunity

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44. Coming home: The enduring sacrifice

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45. The Pentagon: Hard times, hard choices

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46. Resisting Alabama’s immigration crackdown

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47. Help wanted: Revisiting Ohio

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48. Making Congress work

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49. Mayor under siege

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50. Christian-Muslim relations in Iraq

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51. Eye on Iowa

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