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The Big Broadcast: Dec. 2, 2012

December 2, 2012
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  • 07:00 p.m. Johnny Dollar
    12/14-15/55 Lansing Matter 3-4 (Sus.)(CBS)(27:26)
  • 07:30 p.m. Dragnet
    11/30/50 #077 Big Car(NBC)(25:38)  
  • 08:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
    03/20/54 #100 Old Friend (Sus.)(CBS)(24:26) 
  • 08:30 p.m. 21st Precinct
    12/22/54 The Giver (AFRS)(29:50)
  • 09:00 p.m. Life of Riley
    12/24/44 True Spirit of Christmas (Amer. Meat Ins.) (Blue)(29:40) 
  • 09:30 p.m. Fibber McGee & Molly
    12/24/46 #566 Christmas Card from Elizabeth (Johnson's Wax)(NBC)(29:20)
  • 10:00 p.m. Boston Blackie
    12/22/48 Rings for Santa    (Synd)(27:52) 
  • 10:30 p.m. Nero Wolfe
    12/22/50 #10 Case of the Slaughtered Santas(Sus.)(NBC) (28:46) 

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

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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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