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October 02, 2012

What Lies Beneath

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The drought in Texas has caused some lakes to shrink. Some of them are revealing old secrets, like the town of Old Bluffton, which was submerged when the Colorado River was dammed 75 years ago. Dick talks with Alfred Hallmark, a local historian whose family used to live in Old Bluffton.

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Arab Marshes

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Anger and Cholera

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From Ships To Windmills

There's a lot of money in green energy these days, and a lot of public interest in getting away from fossil fuels. Many states are looking at generating power through wind. In a remote part of Maine, a wind power company has already set up 38 turbines. Stetson Mountain is now New England's largest wind farm.

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No Time To Waste

William McDonough has been designing for environmental sustainability since long before the environmental movement had coined the term "green design." When Bill was living in Hong Kong, he saw extreme suffering and scarcity. In the U.S., he saw extreme abundance and waste. Bill is now devoted to overturning those extremes. Also on the show: brush with fame - a flight attendant makes friends with Judy Garland.

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Climbing In Iran

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Running In Muck City: Winning And Losing In Football's Forgotten Town

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Creating A Buzz

When the job is gone and the money is dwindling, people will find a way. Don Ames is homeless man living by the railroad tracks in Greensboro, North Carolina. 

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Fighting for His Freedom

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Closing Shop

Policy makers at the state and national level are considering creative ways to reintegrate ex-felons into society. Doug Haas Bennett had a unique approach - she employed former prisoners in her costume shop. also in this episode: a straight spouse, and biologist Bart Walter.

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