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The Daily Circuit Blog

MPR News Quirks, quips and questions off the air

Archives for January 2013

Arts & Culture

Why doctors make medical mistakes and how we can prevent them

Stephanie Curtis January 31, 2013, 9:01 AM Jan 31, 2013
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“I have regretted never complaining to the hospital and to the doctor who caused great pain and suffering.”

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9 things our “Producer for the Day” learned behind the scenes

Stephanie Curtis January 30, 2013, 3:51 PM Jan 30, 2013
1

“Producers live in a world where anything and everything could be a show. Be careful because this quickly can become a real pathology and it is contagious.”

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Arts & Culture

Is the middle class shrinking?

Stephanie Curtis January 29, 2013, 1:07 PM Jan 29, 2013
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“By failing to halt the middle-class shrinkage, the argument goes, the U.S. could allow itself to become a two-tiered society of rich and poor. Declares M.I.T. Economics Professor Lester Thurow: ‘Wherever one looks, one now finds rising inequality.'”

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Poll: Is TV the thinking person’s entertainment?

Stephanie Curtis January 24, 2013, 3:44 PM Jan 24, 2013
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“We can now watch these high-charged, emotive narratives as we once read novels, in long sittings, without regard for a television network’s schedule.”

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Arts & Culture

Science week: human exploration, junk health science and more

Chris Dall January 4, 2013, 2:43 PM Jan 4, 2013
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If you haven’t noticed already, we really love science here on The Daily Circuit, so we thought we’d kick off 2013 with a week of shows and segments on our favorite topic. On Monday at 11, we’ll kick things off with a discussion based on a story from the latest edition of National Geographic: What Read more →

Arts & Culture

Poll: Is America still a land of opportunity?

Stephanie Curtis January 4, 2013, 2:05 PM Jan 4, 2013
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“Left unchecked, the trend threatens not only to offset the progress the United States has made on gender and racial equality but also to usher in a future of deep and hardened class divisions.”

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