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The Big Broadcast: Sept. 9, 2012

September 9, 2012
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  • 07:00 p.m. Johnny Dollar
    11/14-15/55 The Broderick Matter Pts. 1-2 (Sus.) (CBS) (27:20)
  • 07:30 p.m. Dragnet
    09/07/50 #065 Big Poison (NBC) (26:12)
  • 08:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
    12/12/53 #086 The Cast (Post Toasties) (CBS) (24:36) 
  • 08:30 p.m. Jack Benny
    10/18/42 Jack Gives the Maxwell for Scrap (Grape Nuts Flakes) (NBC) (29:36)
  • 09:00 p.m. Sky King
    04/12/51 The Lady Sheriff (Peter Pan) (MBS) (25:22) 
  • 09:30 p.m. Suspense
    07/02/61 #883 Night of the Storm w/Rosemary Rice (CBS) (21:40)
  • 10:00 p.m. Lux Radio Theater
    06/30/41 #314 I Love You Again  w/Cary Grant and Myrna Loy (CBS) (Lux) (59:38) 

Arts & Culture

NPR

Book News: Judge's Comments Bruising To Apple's Price-Fixing Case

Also: Mary Karr on addiction and David Foster Wallace; Maria Semple calls Jonathan Franzen her "big daddy."

Food

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Guava Paste And Tamarind? What To Do With Weird Food Gifts

Have a food that has you stumped? Submit a photo and we'll ask chefs about our favorites!

Politics

NPR

Political Attacks Ramp Up In U.S. Senate Race In Mass.

In Massachusetts, what's been a relatively lackluster campaign to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry is heating up. Veteran Democratic Rep. Ed Markey is running against Republican Gabriel Gomez, a businessman and former Navy SEAL. Gomez is a political newcomer.

Technology

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Viewers To Decide If Amazon's Sample Shows Make The Cut

Amazon is piloting 14 possible shows for its streaming video service. The audience will vote on which shows it likes best. TV critic Eric Deggans says the process and the shows would like to be breaking ground for a new media — but they aren't.

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