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News Director, WBOI; Host, Morning Edition & Midday Matters

Sarah Delia

Reporter, WBOI; Host, All Things Considered & Midday Matters

Doug Gruber

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Julia Meek

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4:06 pm

Mon August 13, 2012

From A British King To Rock 'N Roll: The Slippery History Of Eel Pie Island

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F. Cooke's, one of the few remaining places to get eel pie in London.

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Anjelica Huston as a teen, hanging out at the club on Eel Pie Island in the 1960s.

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At F. Cooke's Pie and Mash Shop, Robert Cooke still uses the same pans his father cooked in.

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A little band called the Rolling Stones used to play at Eel Pie Island, an eclectic London teen scene in the 1960s.

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A modern map of Eel Pie Island, showing where famous buildings once stood, rendered in an old-timey style by calligrapher Catherine Horton.

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Teens dance at the club on Eel Pie Island in the 1960s.

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A sign on the wall at F. Cooke's shop in London.

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George Kelly of G. Kelly Pie and Mash Shop holds an eel in this undated photo on the wall at F. Cooke's.

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A collection of Eel Pie Island "passports."

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Teens dance at the club on Eel Pie Island in the 1960s.

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F. Cooke's is one of the few remaining shops where you can buy eel pie in London.

By The Kitchen Sisters

Originally published on Mon October 15, 2012 10:59 am

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We were in London, searching for Hidden Kitchen stories, when we came upon an Eel Pie & Mash shop. It was full of old white marble tables, tile walls, pots of stewed and jellied eels, and piles of pies. These shops are now a dying breed, along with the eels they serve. Our search for the source of these vanishing eels led us to southwest London — to Eel Pie Island, a tiny slice of land with a flamboyant history that stretches from Henry the VIII to the Rolling Stones.

4:03 pm

Mon August 13, 2012

Wicked And Delicious: Devouring Roald Dahl

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D.W. Gibson's film credits include the documentaries The Hate Network and Inside Alcoholics Anonymous.

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Originally published on Mon August 13, 2012 6:09 pm

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D.W. Gibson is the author of Not Working: People Talk About Losing a Job and Finding Their Way in Today's Changing Economy.

The bright white Heritage Park library opened up a mile from my house when I was 13, and the first thing I checked out was Roald Dahl's story collection Someone Like You. I should have known what I was in for because of that giant eyeball on the cover; but somehow I saw it as more of a temptation than a warning.

4:03 pm

Mon August 13, 2012

A Lasting Legacy In Pomona, Calif.

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Dr. Jamie Garcia spent years expanding her small clinic so that more people could receive health care.

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Originally published on Tue August 14, 2012 12:33 pm

Dr. Jamie Lynn Garcia was a tireless champion for the poor, devoting her life to healthcare for all.

In 2002, she founded the two-room Pomona Free Clinic. Her community needed more. She spent the next 10 years building and staffing an expanded clinic.

In 2010 she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She continued to work through her chemotherapy.

3:59 pm

Mon August 13, 2012

Shooting Near Texas A&M Campus Leaves 2 Dead

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Originally published on Mon August 13, 2012 5:40 pm

At least three people are dead after a shooting incident near the Texas A&M campus in College Station, Texas.

During a televised press conference, Assistant Chief Scott McCollum said a police officer and a civilian were killed during the shooting. McCollum said the alleged gunman was also shot, but he is now in custody.

The (Bryan-College Station) Eagle reports that at least five people were taken to the hospital, "but it wasn't known if all were gunshot victims."

Dennis Moore joined the WFMT announcing staff in 1990 after being a regular listener to the station via cable during his ten years as Music Director of WMFE-FM in Orlando, Florida. Dennis has worn many hats at WFMT – as an announcer, host of Music in Chicago, the Dame Myra Hess Concerts, and Northeastern Illinois University concerts, and producer and host of special broadcast events, including the Aspen Music Festival.

Music Reviews

3:47 pm

Mon August 13, 2012

Debo Band: Ethiopian Funk, Reinvented

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The debut album from Boston group Debo Band honors and updates the sound of "swinging Addis."

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Originally published on Mon August 13, 2012 6:09 pm

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Boston's Debo Band takes inspiration from a golden era of popular music in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the late '60s and early '70s. During a brief period of cultural freedom in Ethiopia, funk and soul music fused spectacularly with local traditions. Debo Band's debut album both honors and updates the sound of "swinging Addis."

3:36 pm

Mon August 13, 2012

Helen Gurley Brown, Legendary Cosmo Editor, Is Dead

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Helen Gurley Brown, editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, poses in her office in New York September 1985.

By Eyder Peralta

Originally published on Mon August 13, 2012 3:53 pm

The longtime and legendary editor of Cosmopolitan Magazine Helen Gurley Brown died today. The Hearst Corporation, which published Cosmopolitan, announced her death in a press release, according to the Albany Times-Union.

She was 90.

NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin filed this remembrance for our Newscast unit:

"Brown made her name by writing frankly about women and sex when that was truly a rare thing.

3:33 pm

Mon August 13, 2012

Winners And Losers From London's Summer Olympics, 'The Crying Games'

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Sir Chris Hoy of Great Britain cries as he celebrates winning the men's keirin track cycling final. In shedding Olympic tears, Hoy was far from alone in Britain.

By Philip Reeves

The London 2012 Olympics were billed as the Social Games, with Twitter, Facebook and other services making it an immersive experience. But it might be remembered as "The Crying Games," for the swelling of emotions many Britons experienced. We run down some of the Olympics' winners and losers:

The Losers

The Stiff Upper Lip

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Hailed as the number one US Orchestra in the world by the venerable British publication Gramophone, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra continues this quarter with more concerts from Symphony Center, the home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Produced by Marty Ronish and hosted by Lisa Simeone, this weekly, two-hour series offers a unique format of engaging and lively content, including produced segments created to provide deeper insight into the music and programmatic themes found within the CSO's concert season; interviews with CSO musicians, guest artists, and composers; and an exploration of the stories found within the CSO's rich heritage of recordings and the Orchestra's illustrious history in Chicago.

Lisa Simeone hosts WDAV's nationally syndicated World of Opera and Spoleto Chamber Music 2010. She also hosts The Grainger Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast Series and the internationally syndicated documentary series Soundprint. Lisa has more than 25 years experience in radio and television, including stints with All Things Considered, Performance Today,Weekend Edition and The Metropolitan Opera.

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