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  1. What's your take on Syria? Romney clinching the nomination? The Edwards case? wbur.fm/KXygoy
  2. Coming up at 11am EST, we'll chat with BIlly Bob Thornton @BillyBobThorntn wbur.fm/KXClZY
  3. Caller tip: you can WWOOF your way around the world - travel and work on organic farms. wbur.fm/KdadV1
  4. Yardsharing is becoming a thing - bartering spare land in your yard for a share of the harvest. wbur.fm/KdadV1
  5. .@charlienardozzi: It's a good idea to test urban soil for heavy metals - lead, petroleum byproducts wbur.fm/KdadV1
  6. Karen Wolfgang @indegardenspdx - in age of instant info, there's a different sense of time that comes from gardening wbur.fm/KdadV1
  7. We're live with Charlie Nardozzi @charlienardozzi and Karen Wolfgang @indegardenspdx and talking about gardening. wbur.fm/KdadV1
  8. .@charlienardozzi & Karen Wolfgang @indegardenspdx here to answer your gardening Q's onpoint.wbur.org/2012/05/31/gar…
  9. What's your take on the presidential race? wbur.fm/KIeYCv
  10. Univision is more trusted by Hispanics than the Catholic Church. And it tilts heavily for the left, says @jheil wbur.fm/KIeYCv
  11. We're live with @jheil and talking about #Romney and #Obama. wbur.fm/KIeYCv
  12. The yin & yang of American economic history, Jeffersonians vs. Madison. Michael Lind lays it all out live now: bit.ly/LCl2L5
  13. Coming up at 10am EST, we'll chat with Michael Lind from @amprog about his new book Land of Promise. wbur.fm/LCl2L4
  14. Coming up at 11am EST, we'll chat with Stephen Prothero @sprothero about his new book the American Bible. wbur.fm/LCj3GL
  15. What's your take on Romney's education plan?
  16. We're live and talking about #mittromney and education with @GingerGibson @educationweek and @ulrichboserhttp://wbur.fm/KTxoyO
  17. Our nation's retirement policy shouldn't be a work policy, says @tghilarducci
  18. What might work better than the 401(k) as a solution for retiring Americans?
  19. We're live and talking about 401(k)s with Teresa Ghilarducci @tghilarducci and David Wray @PSCA401k wbur.fm/KTzmPx
  20. Coming up at 10am EST, is the 401(k) working? With @tghilarducci and @PSCA401k wbur.fm/KTzmPx