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The Big Broadcast: Aug. 5, 2012

August 5, 2012
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  • 07:00 p.m. Johnny Dollar
    10/31 & 11/01/55 The Valentine Matter Pts. 1-2 (Sus.) (CBS) (27:16)
  • 07:30 p.m. Dragnet
    08/03/50 #060 Big Dare (NBC) (26:52)  
  • 08:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
    11/07/53 #081 Stolen Horses (Sugar Krinkles) (CBS) (24:34) 
  • 08:30 p.m. Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show
    02/06/49 #19 Remley Is Fired (Rexall) (NBC) (29:30)
  • 09:00 p.m. Falcon
    10/29/50 Case of the Double Exposure (Kraft) (NBC) (28:38)
  • 09:30 p.m. This is Your FBI
    01/07/49 The Out-of-Date Killer (Equitable Life Assurance) (ABC) (29:30)
  • 10:00 p.m. Screen Guild Players
    09/20/43 The Maltese Falcon (Lady Ester) (CBS) (28:38)   
  • 10:30 p.m. Escape
    07/21/47 #03 The Diamond As Big As The Ritz (Sustained) (CBS) (29:26)

Arts & Culture

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Pitbull Gets 'Epic': 'You Constantly Have To Defend Your Success'

Armando Christian Perez — better known as Pitbull or Mr. Worldwide — has sold five million albums and had No. 1 hits in more than 15 countries. He tells NPR's Michel Martin about using music as an escape and playing a well-dressed toad in the animated film Epic.

Food

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This 9-Year-Old Girl Told McDonald's CEO: 'Stop Tricking Kids'

Over the years, McDonald's has gotten a lot of flack for marketing to kids. At a shareholder's meeting Thursday morning, Hannah Robertson, age 9, took the fast food giant's CEO to task.

Politics

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CBC Chair Marcia Fudge Wants Caucus To Be Heard On The Hill

Ohio Representative Marcia Fudge is still relatively new on the block. But she's established herself as the new head of the Congressional Black Congress. In the role, she's already been very vocal about whether the President is doing enough for people of color. Host Michel Martin talks with Congresswomen Fudge about her ideas for America.

Technology

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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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