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Listener Testimonials

July 29, 2011

 

How do YOU use WAMU 88.5?

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Do you get analysis of the week's key events with Diane Rehm and the "Friday News Roundup," or do you wake up Sundays to coffee with Liane Hanson and Weekend Edition Sunday? Do you spend your afternoons with Terry Gross and Michel Martin, or do you absorb the news of the day with Lisa Mullins and The World? Maybe Kojo Nnamdi is your source for an insider's look at local politics?

Now through the end of the year, tell us how WAMU 88.5 or its programs are your source. So far, your answers have been inspiring and informative. If you'd like to know how other listeners use WAMU 88.5, listen to some of their testimonials or view some messages you might see around town on Metro buses.

Whatever your source is, we'd like to hear about it. Send us your emails to mysource@wamu.org. You might even get to be on the air!

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Arts & Culture

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Food

NPR

A Meat Mea Culpa: What Went Wrong With 'Pink Slime'

Meat processors blame social media and their own lack of transparency for the "pink slime" storm. . But will consumers ever trust the industry when it comes to understanding how the food processing system works?

Politics

NPR

N.C. Democrats Try To Shake Off Pre-Convention Blues

With the national convention just three months away, state Democrats are reeling from a series of setbacks, including passage of a gay marriage ban and a sex scandal within the organization. But party leaders say they're committed to making the convention a success and keeping the state "blue" in November.

Technology

NPR

Friend Your Students? New York City Schools Say No

This spring, the city's Department of Education issued its first guidelines about how teachers should navigate social media. The rules make it explicit: Teachers cannot friend or follow their students on Facebook or Twitter, but they can have professional accounts and pages for students to follow.