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Big dinosaurs and a record drought

Big dinosaurs and a record drought

The biggest T. Rex to ever live may be bigger than previously thought. Several Northeast communities experienced record dryness this fall. And a private New York college is becoming a university.

Gretchen Sisson on “Relinquished” and the politics of adoption

Gretchen Sisson on “Relinquished” and the politics of adoption

On the latest 51%, we speak with sociologist Gretchen Sisson about her book Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood. Sisson studies the relationship between abortion and adoption in the U.S., and is part of a team of researchers...

The Book Show | Billy Collins – Water, Water

Billy Collins is a former Poet Laureate of the United States and is the author of twelve collections of poetry. His latest is Water, Water: Poems. It is a collection of sixty new poems where Collins explores the subtle beauties and ironies of daily life.