| September 2 |
- Red State Update: Country singers -- don't be Democrats
- Did Toby Keith turn pro-Obama?
- Bateman: What's an alternate?
- Scott Bateman interviews an alternate delegate about John McCain, small government and fighting socialism and communism.
- Bateman: Palin asks, "What is it exactly that the V.P. does?"
- Actual audio from Gov. Palin on CNBC in July.
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| September 3 |
- Bateman: Comedian Will Durst at the GOP convention
- Those of us who have always hungered for a vice president who could cook up a venison steak to die for are in good shape.
- Bateman: When the riot police started pushing us
- An interview with two protesters at the GOP convention.
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| September 4 |
- Bateman: Meet the Ron Paul alternate
- The Republican Party says it welcomes people of every sort, but our voice is silenced.
- Sexism and Sarah Palin
- Rebecca Traister weighs in on what's fair in assessing McCain's V.P. pick.
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| September 5 |
- Reality is tough
- We've compiled the teariest goodbyes and saddest send-offs from our favorite shows.
- Bateman: Sarah Palin makes her big speech
- The V.P. candidate takes center stage and excites her devoted followers.
- Bateman: McCain makes his big speech
- Fight with me! Fight with me! Fight for what's right!
- Cheating's in the genes?
- Tracy Clark-Flory responds to a new study about genetic explanations for adultery.
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| September 6 |
- We need to be tough on Palin
- Joan Walsh on the many reasons to scrutinize the V.P. candidate.
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| September 8 |
- Big Think: What is design?
- James Zemaitis, director of 20th century design for Sotheby's, discusses obsessive collecting and the beauty of design.
- Bateman: Reggie Watts' "When I was small"
- Only in a place like New York do we need an intern for an intern, and other lessons from the comedian.
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| September 9 |
- Bateman on Sarah Palin: "God's will be done here"
- Actual audio: Gov. Palin speaks at her church in Wasilla, Alaska.
- Red State Update vs. the liberal media machine
- Jackie and Dunlap defend Sarah Palin.
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| September 10 |
- Bateman: Pray for God's plan
- Part 2: Sarah Palin speaks at her church in Wasilla, Alaska.
- Mammals strut their stuff
- How does New York's Fashion Week compare with the lesser known (but just as colorful) Pet Fashion Week?
- Rachel Maddow is good news for MSNBC
- Rebecca Traister on Maddow's new show.
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| September 11 |
- Bateman: Meghan McCain on the "Today" show
- Actual audio: The candidate's daughter responds to people who say her father just doesn't get it.
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| September 12 |
- Bateman: Obama's innocent remark
- The Democratic candidate on why we should care about much more than lipstick-wearing pigs.
- Turned on by pregnancy risk?
- Tracy Clark-Flory takes a look at the links between pregnancy risk and emotional desire.
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| September 13 |
- Bateman: Sarah Palin -- the ABC interview
- Bzzzzt! Wrong. Thanks for playing.
- "Project Runway" at the tents
- "Project Runway" finalists take on Bryant Park.
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| September 15 |
- Big Think: Eurythmics' Dave Stewart on being a cultural engineer
- The musician discusses his use of technology in "Sweet Dreams" and collaborating with musicians worldwide.
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| September 16 |
- Bateman: Lehman Brothers -- like Bear Stearns redux
- Is there still going to be a Wall Street by Friday?
- Red State Update: Palin-bashing
- What some celebrities are saying about the V.P. candidate.
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| September 17 |
- Bateman: McCain on his campaign ads
- Actual audio: The candidate answers questions on the tenor of the campaign.
- Good news for Katie Couric
- Rebecca Traister on the CBS anchor's upcoming interview with Sarah Palin.
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| September 18 |
- Rabbit Bites interviews Squeeze
- The bunnies discuss "Tempted," "Black Coffee in Bed" and other hits with the British band.
- Bateman: "I'll fix Washington"
- Actual audio: John McCain's 3,000th campaign ad.
- On gender and diagnoses
- Tracy Clark-Flory looks at a new study on autism in girls.
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| September 19 |
- Bateman: Sarah Palin plays stump the candidate
- Actual audio: The V.P. candidate takes questions on her foreign policy experience at a town hall meeting in Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Reforming Wall Street
- Joan Walsh looks at the way McCain and Obama responded to this week's bad financial news.
- Wayne Wang on "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers"
- Andrew O'Hehir talks to the director about his latest film.
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| September 20 |
- Bateman: Let's talk about Spain
- Actual audio of John McCain's geography mishap.
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| September 22 |
- Big Think: A pioneer on the frontiers of faith
- The Rev. Peter Gomes talks about finding religion, and reconciling faith with science.
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| September 23 |
- Bateman: Henry Paulson on how he'll protect taxpayers
- It doesn't sound like much of a plan.
- Red State Update talks Bush-Cheney with Ralph Nader
- Jackie and Dunlap interview the perennial candidate about impeaching the president and going after Cheney.
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| September 24 |
- Bateman: The stock market is like a roller coaster
- An old wooden one that is on fire and collapsing on top of you.
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| September 25 |
- You break it, you own it
- Tracy Clark-Flory discusses another instance of a young woman auctioning off her virginity.
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| September 26 |
- Bateman: McCain suspends his campaign
- Asks Obama to join him, makes David Letterman mad and returns to Washington.
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| September 29 |
- Big Think: "Where did we all come from?"
- Spencer Wells talks about working on the Genographic Project and tracking our shared ancestry.
- Bateman: Thanks, McCain, for showing up!
- See: Our current president as an example of what not to do, and other reflections on the first presidential debate.
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| September 30 |
- Bateman: I know what a Zamboni is!
- And more video blogging from Sara Benincasa as Sarah Palin.
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