WAMU 88.5 : The Kojo Nnamdi Show

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Local Trees

May 3, 2012
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DC was once nicknamed the "City of Trees," and it's still true today, with nearly forty percent of the city covered by tree canopy. And like the people who populate our region, the 350 species of trees found here include both natives and transplants from all over the world. We'll find out the best places to enjoy our green bounty, and talk to the department responsible for caring for all those trees. We'll also talk to a local food pantry planting an urban orchard that will soon provide 40,000 pounds of fresh fruit.

Arts & Culture

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Dan Brown: 'Inferno' Is 'The Book That I Would Want To Read'

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Food

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'Picture Cook': Drawings Are The Key Ingredients In These Recipes

Designer Katie Shelly's upcoming cookbook offers 50 illustrated recipe "blueprints" for basic meals — from simple snacks to more hefty dishes like eggplant Parmesan. She hopes they'll inspire any level of cook to improvise in the kitchen.

Politics

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Highly Charged IRS Case Pulls In Political Agendas

NPR's Peter Overby reports on the Congressional testimony of IRS officials in response to the scandal over special scrutiny of tea party groups. Underneath all the politics, there's a policy question that hasn't been addressed.

Technology

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Book News: Amazon May Be Called Before Parliament Over Taxes

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