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Audio for today's show now online at n.pr/KkUOja, incl NPR's @kellymcevers on latest attack in #Syria, #Houla: n.pr/KVeZ4D 8:42 AM May 27th via web
Need some ideas for ur cookout this weekend? NPR staff shares jerk chicken, papaya lime sorbet recipes: n.pr/JcZ1lc #NPRLife 7:05 AM May 27th via web
@brycedub Glad you liked our chat with @CanadianBrass! Thanks for tuning in! 7:00 AM May 27th via web in reply to brycedub
Brass players @CanadianBrass: "We had a very tall hill to climb just to get people interested in our music." n.pr/JrPHP2 #tinydesk 6:50 AM May 27th via web
nprbooks 'Finding Ultra': The Ultimate Athletic Test n.pr/KvyTF2 5:57 AM May 27th via twitterfeed Retweeted by NPRWeekend and 8 others
This summer @nprnews will explore the #AmericanDream -- what does that mean for you? Tell us in words or photos: n.pr/Jv0jJz 6:28 AM May 27th via web
nprbusiness Help Wanted. But Not For Mid-Level Jobs n.pr/JENpc9 4:11 AM May 27th via dlvr.it Retweeted by NPRWeekend and 3 others
nprnews Philadelphia Priest Abuse Trial Takes Combative Turn n.pr/KFvJiL 3:50 AM May 27th via twitterfeed Retweeted by NPRWeekend and 20 others
Deployment memories @USNationalGuard's 182nd Infantry Regiment just can't shake: n.pr/KNYO9N @rachelnpr #memorialday 6:05 AM May 27th via web
Engage your "whole being": @nprmusic's streaming Gregorian chants by @monksdesert: n.pr/LnDFSO 5:50 AM May 27th via web
Next wk's #SundayPuzzle: 1st 5 letters of kind of wool + last 3 letters of another = actor's full name: n.pr/JmnfcA @Will_Shortz 5:46 AM May 27th via web
Good Sunday morning! And Happy 75th Birthday, @GGBridge! Here's your radio gift from @KQED's @amystanden: n.pr/LrxbSZ 5:17 AM May 27th via web
Tomorrow's show: Gregorian chants by @monksdesert, horns by @CanadianBrass, health guru @richroll, & NPR's @Ari_Shapiro re American Dreams 11:12 AM May 26th via web
Roundtable of NPR correspondents @kellymcevers, @ElBeardsley, Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson on this week's #Egypt #elections: n.pr/Jt8XMb 9:09 AM May 26th via web
@gaffneyphoto Gracias! Any other summer foods you want to hear about in our next "Taste of Summer" segment? 9:02 AM May 26th via web in reply to gaffneyphoto
@JosephKanon's WWII movie metaphor: began w Casablanca's b&w clarity, ended with gray The Third Man: n.pr/JuDzcT #Istanbul 9:01 AM May 26th via web
@nprscottsimon crams in 140 secs of radio w Jennifer #Egan re @NYerFiction Twitter story: n.pr/Jt8WI0 @Egangoonsquad #twitterature 8:52 AM May 26th via web
Tomorrow, Home Front series on @USNationalGuard 182nd Infantry Regiment continues - photos, stories here: fb.me/NPRHomeFront @rachelnpr 7:44 AM May 26th via web
@porcupinesdream @altonbrown peaches + honey/bourbon + grill = summer food heaven... photos please, if you do try! 7:02 AM May 26th via web in reply to porcupinesdream
@nprmusic's streaming 2 tracks from new @cadenceweapon album Hope in Dirt City: n.pr/JrU6l1 6:59 AM May 26th via web