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Sunday, October 17, 2010

NPR most e-mailed stories October 17, 2010

NPR most e-mailed stories October 17, 2010
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TECHNOLOGY
Thanks to human nature and a Windows bug, a "rogue" wireless network managed to spread like a virus across the country, without the help of the Internet.
FIRST LISTEN
It's one thing to write "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" or "Blowin' in the Wind" by age 24. But add "Ballad of Hollis Brown," "Boots of Spanish Leather," "Mr. Tambourine Man" and other bits of genius to the list, and it really hits hard what a phenomenal talent Dylan was at such a young age. Hear many of his early demos until their release on Oct. 19.

THE PICTURE SHOW
Edward Horsford's high-speed photography freezes the spherical innards of water balloons -- just as the balloon skins break open.

MUSIC INTERVIEWS
In August 1980, writer David Sheff flew to New York for the assignment of his life: an interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Over the course of three weeks, he witnessed the day-to-day life of the couple in their Manhattan apartment, months before Lennon was shot dead outside the building. Here, Sheff shares several audio recordings of his interview, most of which has never been broadcast.

KRULWICH WONDERS???
Thinking about the smallest things in nature is difficult. But when you get below speck-level, thinking about it is a very intellectual exercise. And one of the champions of small-scale thinking turns out to be, of all people, the Buddha.

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