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Number 91 Jan 21, 2015

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This week we're considering the economic plans laid out by President Obama in the State of the Union with our handsome financial reporter, Chris Rydell. We'll also consider the story of a woman who made a difference in our new series Consider the Humanity. And we'll preview the next episode of our spinoff podcast, Cereal.

Number 90 Jan 14, 2015

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This week we’re considering why terrorists don’t have a sense of humor with two researchers from the Yuck Yuck Institute. We’ll also consider the measles outbreak at Disneyland in our Consider Your Health series. Also, we’ll have a preview of the next episode of our spinoff show, Cereal. This week’s episode is dedicated to the staff of Charlie Hebdo.

Number 89 Jan 07, 2015

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This week we're considering some news predictions for 2015 with members of the COK Team. We'll also consider some new words and phrases with Leslie and Constance Kincaid in our series on language, Consider the Source. We'll also have a teaser for our new spinoff podcast- Cereal.

Number 88 Jan 01, 2015

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This week we’re considering more of the best segments we’ve done in 2014. This is part 2, with clips from the second half of the year, including the importance of gay-friendly advertising, the use of poop pills, the re-birth of Broadway star Fannie Carmichael, and a new book by statesman Henry Kissinger.

Number 87 Dec 17, 2014

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This week we're considering a contentious labor dispute at the North Pole that could force Santa's Workshop to shut down before Christmas. We'll also consider cold and flu season in a special holiday edition of Consider Your Health with Alex Truman.

Number 86 Dec 10, 2014

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This week we're considering the annual decoration of the White House for Christmas with some of the volunteers in our series on America, Consider Ourselves. We'll also consider some of 2014's best books with Lynne Ruffle in our Book Look segment.

Number 85 Dec 03, 2014

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This week we're considering some of the best segments we've done in 2014. This is part 1, with clips from the first part of the year, including coverage of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Oscar fashions, using Twitter as a way to abbreviate language, and a special Ask Alex edition of Consider Your Health. Enjoy!

Number 84 Nov 26, 2014

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This week we're considering President Obama's executive actions on immigration and what it means for our country in our discussion series Consider All Sides. We'll also consider Thanksgiving and how to make your turkey day perfect with the queen of entertaining, Martha Stewart.

Number 83 Nov 19, 2014

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This week we're considering the latest trends in wearable technology with designers from Google and She-Tech in our new series, Consider the Tech. We'll also consider the early part of the NBA season with Rick Van Patten and Cecil the Pontificator from ESPN's Sports Yell.

Number 82 Nov 12, 2014

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This week we're considering the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with one of the men who helped build it. We'll also consider how hashtag activism is transforming the world of civic engagement among millennials. This week's episode is dedicated to Car Talk co-host Tom Magliozzi.

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