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The Big Broadcast: January 29, 2012

January 29, 2012
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  • 07:00 p.m. Johnny Dollar
    04/16/61 #736 The Latro Dectus Matter (Multi-Sponsored) (CBS) (23:5)
  • 07:30 p.m. Dragnet
    01/19/50 #034 Big Man Pt. 02 (NBC) (27:26)
  • 08:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
    04/25/53 #053 The Solider (Sus.) (CBS) (29:48)
  • 08:30 p.m. Great Gildersleeve
    02/28/51 #394 Trying to Name the Twins (Kraft) (NBC) (29:08)
  • 09:00 p.m. Broadway is My Beat
    06/30/51 #069 The Pablo Molari Murder Case (Sus.) (CBS) (29:52)
  • 09:30 p.m. Cavalcade of America
    09/23/46 #490 The Old Fall River Line (Dupont) (NBC) (29:36)
  • 10:00 p.m. Mysterious Traveler
    07/02/44 #31 The Queen Of The Cats (Sus.) (MBS) (29:46)
  • 10:30 p.m. Suspense
    08/19/42 #10 The Cave Of Ali Baba w/Romney Brent, William Malten (Sus.) (CBS) (29:24)

    • Arts & Culture

    NPR

    A Read Down Memory Lane: Lessons From Your Former Self

    Writings from childhood — cards, stories and other notes — can hide for decades, like time capsules tucked away in boxes, old bedrooms, attics and journals. Writer Jim Sollisch talks about how old thank you notes from his youth foreshadowed his adult life.

    Food

    NPR

    Inside A Tart Cherry Revival: 'Somebody Needs To Do This!'

    The revival is partly based on the humble sour fruit's growing reputation as a superfood. And in Michigan, a scientist is on a quest to introduce a whole new world of hardier, tastier tart cherries by breeding American trees with ancestral varieties from Eastern Europe.

    Politics

    NPR

    Srinivasan's Confirmation First For D.C. Circuit In 7 Years

    The partisan war over judicial nominees has accelerated in recent years. It took nearly a year to win Senate confirmation for Sri Srinivasan to the important federal appeals court for the District of Columbia, though he had no formal opposition.

    Technology

    NPR

    3-D Printer Makes Life-Saving Splint For Baby Boy's Airway

    A 3-D printer is being credited with helping to save an Ohio baby's life, after doctors "printed" a tube to support a weak airway that caused him to stop breathing. The innovative procedure has allowed Kaiba Gionfriddo, of Youngstown, Ohio, to stay off a ventilator for more than a year.

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