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Since its debut in 1971, All Things Considered has delivered in-depth reporting and transformed the way listeners understand current events and view the world. Every weekday afternoon, hosts Robert Siegel, Melissa Block, and Audie Cornish bring listeners breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special - sometimes quirky - features. WNIJ airs a one-hour edition of the program at 4pm on Saturday and Sunday.

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Winter Songs: A Family In Limbo Looks To Brandi Carlile

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Brandi Carlile's song "Dying Day" took on new meaning for a Wisconsin woman hoping to adopt a child from Ethiopia.

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Joanna Woodbury's daughter, Netsanet.

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4:23 pm

Wed March 7, 2012

In 'Mosquita Y Mari,' A Tale Of Self And Community

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(From left) Pineda, writer-director Aurora Guerrero and Troncoso pose for a portrait during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

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Fenessa Pineda (left) plays Yolanda, nicknamed "Mosquita," and Venecia Troncoso plays Mari in Mosquita y Mari, a film about the budding love between two Chicana teenagers.

By Nishat Kurwa

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The film Mosquita y Mari — the first narrative feature by a Chicana director to screen at the Sundance Film Festival — is both the singular vision of writer-director Aurora Guerrero and a crowdsourced production that could not have been made without multiple communities coming together.

2:00 pm

Wed March 7, 2012

Letters: On Belarus And 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'

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Robert Siegel and Melissa Block correct the record by reading emails from listeners who heard mistakes in Tuesday's program; one, about the geo-political state of Belarus, and the other about the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

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2:59 pm

Tue March 6, 2012

Spurred By Success, Publishers Look For The Next 'Hunger Games'

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The film version of the young adult book sensation The Hunger Games opens March 23rd. The hype around the movie has sent the sales of the already best-selling trilogy to new heights. And publishers are eagerly churning out more books set in post apocalyptic dystopian worlds — just like The Hunger Games.

2:00 pm

Tue March 6, 2012

A Look At The Ohio Exit Polls

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Voters headed to the polls in 10 states on Tuesday. Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center talks to Robert Siegel about the race in Ohio. He shares a picture of who turned out to vote — what issues were on their minds, as well as how conservative and religious they see themselves.

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Winter Songs

3:42 pm

Thu March 8, 2012