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This Week On Metro Connection: Taking Chances

January 25, 2013
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With Inauguration behind us and lawmakers gearing up for the next round of high-stakes political battles, this week we're all about Taking Chances. We'll dive into the debate over gun control, and consider the different ways that debate will play out in Maryland and Virginia. We'll learn why people in one coastal community are turning to a risky and highly addictive drug. And we'll hear about a scientific gamble as researchers try to help people with spinal-cord injuries.


[Music: "Every Little Bit Hurts" by John Davis from Title Tracks / "Washington Post March" by Sousa from A Masterpiece Collection / "Just One More Chance" by Bucky Pizzarelli and Frank Vignola from Don't Blame Me]

Arts & Culture

NPR

More Time Together, Though 'Midnight' Looms

Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke return for the third in Richard Linklater's loosely peerless Before series, and they've never been more persuasive — nor has the storytelling. (Recommended)

Food

NPR

The Great Charcoal Debate: Briquettes Or Lumps?

Does the kind of charcoal you use really make a difference when it comes to grilling up a tasty steak or other food on the grill? Yes — but deciding which one to use depends on what you're after. Both briquettes and lump charcoal — aka "natural" hardwood charcoal — have their advantages and disadvantages.

Politics

NPR

Obama's Terrorism Fight Is Colored Gray, Not Black And White

If President Obama's newly recalibrated counterterrorism strategy demonstrates anything, it is his penchant for nuance.

Technology

NPR

Google Reportedly Faces FTC Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads

The Federal Trade Commission is in the early stages of opening an antitrust probe into how Google runs its online display advertising business, according to a report by Bloomberg News, citing sources who want to remain anonymous because the FTC has not announced the probe.

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