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Listen to Friday's show · Jan. 2, 2009
Cuba: 50 Years After The Revolution
Cuban President Raul Castro and other government leaders celebrated the 50th anniversary of the ouster of U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista on Thursday. Castro predicted that Cuba's revolution would survive another half-century. But Cuba faces huge challenges. ()
A Mother's Memoir Of A Child She Never Knew
When her son died in utero, Elizabeth McCracken realized that she needed to write about it. ()
A Snow-Day Experience That Got Frozen In Time
Dr. Jim Fleming tells his daughter Janetta how he spent snowy days in the Deep South. ()
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