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Terry Gross

Opening the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics.

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Around the Nation
12:28 pm
Tue January 22, 2013

'We Have No Choice': A Story Of The Texas Sonogram Law

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Originally published on Wed January 23, 2013 8:19 am

Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. But in some states, access to facilities that perform abortions remains limited.

In part, that stems from another Supreme Court ruling from 20 years ago that let states impose regulations that don't cause an "undue burden" on a woman's abortion rights.

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Around the Nation
12:26 pm
Tue January 22, 2013

Involved For Life: Pregnancy Centers In Texas

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Carolyn Cline is the president and CEO of Involved for Life.
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Originally published on Tue January 22, 2013 3:12 pm

While the number of abortion providers has been decreasing, the number of pregnancy centers has been increasing. According to The New York Times, there are now approximately 1,800 abortion providers around the country, compared with 2,500 pregnancy centers. These centers, largely run by Christian groups, discourage women from getting abortions and offer help during their unplanned pregnancies.

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Television
12:43 pm
Mon January 21, 2013

Kevin Bacon, Seeking A TV 'Following'

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Jeannane Goossen and Kevin Bacon star as FBI special agents tracing a network of serial killers in Fox's new crime drama The Following.
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Originally published on Mon January 21, 2013 12:46 pm

In the new Fox TV series The Following, Kevin Bacon plays a former FBI agent asked to help apprehend an escaped serial killer he once put behind bars. The show is from Kevin Williamson, who also created the Scream horror-movie franchise.

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Author Interviews
12:19 pm
Mon January 21, 2013

'Double V': The Fight For Civil Rights In The U.S. Military

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The fight to integrate the U.S. military began with the Revolutionary War, says author Rawn James, Jr.
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Author and historian Rawn James Jr. explores the integration of the U.S. military in The Double V.
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In his new book, The Double V: How Wars, Protest and Harry Truman Desegregated America's Military, author Rawn James Jr. argues that if one wants to understand the story of race in the United States, one must understand the history of African-Americans in the country's military. Since the country was founded, he tells Fresh Air's Dave Davies, the military "has continually been forced to confront what it means to segregate individuals according to race."

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Fresh Air Weekend
8:03 am
Sat January 19, 2013

Fresh Air Weekend: Ben Affleck And Dustin Hoffman

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Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez in Argo. Affleck also directed the film, which is based on events surrounding the Iran hostage crisis of 1979.
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Originally published on Sat January 19, 2013 10:59 am

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

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