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This Week On Metro Connection: Trial And Error

October 12, 2012
  
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This edition of the show is about "Trial and Error" — from the courtroom, to the science lab, to the kitchen. We'll talk with a researcher at Georgetown whose discoveries may allow doctors to avoid much of the trial-and-error involved in treating cancer. We'll meet a man who was tried and convicted for a crime he didn't commit — and has since fought to prevent other people from going through the same thing. And we'll engage in some theatrical experimentation at D.C.'s Studio Theatre.


[Music: "Every Little Bit Hurts" by John Davis from Title Tracks]

Arts & Culture

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Food

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Politics

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The Penultimate Edition Of The Political Junkie

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Technology

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