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Oklahoma tornado victims take steps toward rebuilding

Interview by
Adriene Hill
May 24, 2013
Residents in Moore, Okla., are banding together to rebuild their community following a devastating tornado that claimed lives and caused massive property damage. How difficult will the insurance claims process be for these victims?
Posted In: oklahoma, tornado
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A new business owner in Moore, Okla., starts piecing life back together

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Kai Ryssdal
May 22, 2013
Gaydawn Magee's hearing aid business was leveled by the Moore tornado. But after a quick trip west, she'll be back.
Posted In: oklahoma, tornado, natural disasters
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Matching donations with need after natural disasters

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David Gura
May 22, 2013
After a disaster many people want to help, but there tends to be confusion about what is needed.
Posted In: tornado, oklahoma, natural disasters
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Community disaster relief with help from a tech company

Interview by
Ben Johnson
May 22, 2013
Caitria O'Neill, CEO of tech company Recovers, explains the digital challenges of natural disasters and recovery.
Posted In: tornado, oklahoma, natural disasters
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Working in the dark, in the aftermath of Moore's tornado

Interview by
Kai Ryssdal
May 21, 2013
Recovery begins for those in the tornado's wake in Moore, Okla.
Posted In: oklahoma, tornado
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What will it take to make tornado prediction better?

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Shannon Mullen
May 21, 2013
Prediction for tornadoes like the one in Moore, Okla., has gotten pretty good. Building thousands of new radar stations would make it better.
Posted In: tornado, weather, Science
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Six months after Sandy, a Jersey Shore ice cream shop gets ready to open for summer

Interview by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 29, 2013
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced an additional $1.8 billion in recovery aid for homeowners, renters and small businesses, today. Some of those businesses have been plugging along in the meantime.
Posted In: Hurricane Sandy, new jersey
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The self-reliance movement goes mainstream

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Dan Gorenstein
Feb 12, 2013
With the world looking a lot more fragile, more people are taking their survival into their own hands -- and garages.
Posted In: survivalist, Hurricane Sandy, natural disasters
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Airlines react to Northeast storm, thousands of flights cancelled

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Jim Burress
Feb 8, 2013
The nation’s airlines are slashing flights by the minute in anticipation of Northeast’s winter weather. United, which has a hub at Newark Liberty International, led the cancellation race; Delta was second.
Posted In: Airlines, weather
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Why stormy weather makes us panic... and purchase

Interview by
Barbara Bogaev
Feb 8, 2013
Jeff Klein, a shop owner in Massachusetts, talks about why customers buy everything from firewood to ice when bad weather makes the news.
Posted In: snow storm

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The safety payoff of the big business of gun training

Great story, but I didn't hear the two most important things in firearm safety. A gun is ALWAYS loaded, and don't point a gun at...

JerryCPP | May 22, 2013
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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Journalism: Practiced. Excellent interview. Thank you.

Annapolis57 | May 17, 2013
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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld's interview on Marketplace today was absolutely unbelievable. Really. Is one of his rules not to believe your own spin? I...

jgrothues | May 16, 2013
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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Ryssdal's interview with Rumsfeld was breathtakingly inappropriate. "Marketplace?" If Ryssdal wants to promote his obvious biases...

rcd43 | May 16, 2013

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