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Long before humans settled in the region between Baltimore and D.C., the area was home to a very different kind of inhabitant: dinosaurs. Experts say they've found new evidence of the prehistoric giants that roamed the mid-Atlantic coast, and that our region's creek beds and soil are rich in fossil finds. We'll learn more about some of those discoveries and find out why one spot in particular is known as "dinosaur alley."
Ray Stanford, amateur paleontologist
Rob Weems, Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey
Nick Hornby is famous for writing about men who act like boys, in best-selling titles like "High Fidelity" and "About a Boy". But now he's venturing into the world of teen literature, writing about boy who's forced to grow up. Hornby joins Kojo to discuss pop-culture, fiction and personal obsessions.
Nick Hornby, Author, "Slam" (Penguin)
Time capsules are buried throughout our region, and one historic high school has lost their "buried treasure". We talk with a local archaeologist about what time capsules say about us and how it compares with what's being discovered within our region's walls and beneath the dirt.
Pamela Cressey, Archeaologist, City of Alexandria
Knute Berger, Seattle-based writer and co-founder of the International Time Capsule Society
John Porter, Assistant Superintendent for Administration, Alexandria Public Schools
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