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Metro Beats

April 30, 2004 Broadcast

Listen to the entire 2004-04-30 broadcast.

Gallup Poll
     Laura Strickler talks with Richard Burkholder international bureau chief with the Gallup poll who returned recently from conducting a poll in Iraq. Transcript

Taxi Driver
     Devi Zinuvadia reports on a day in the life of a New York cab driver. Transcript

Exploring the Home School Option
     John Boyle reports on the increasing number of parents who are deciding to educate their children themselves. Transcript

A Century of Life in NYC
     Mona Iskander reports on an extraordinary New Yorker who proudly lives alone as she approaches her 100th birthday. Transcript

Thabo Mbeki Reelected in Landslide Victory
     Shia Levitt speaks with South Africa's Consulate Gerneral Ivan Vosloo following president Thabo Mbeki's reelection about life ten years after apartheid. Transcript

Reality TV Adoption
     ABC's 20/20 inside report on was billed as the ultimate in reality TV, sparking an uproar from adoption advocates and anti-abortion groups. Sylvia Maria Gross reports. Transcript

Bob Edwards Leaves Morning Edition
     Devi Zinzuvadia reports on a quarter of a century with Bob Edwards on NPR's Morning Edition. Transcript

Is South Bronx becoming the next East Vilalge?
     Mariah Blake reports on the gentrification of what was one the most feared 'hood in the country. Transcript

Confronting Julie - Your Helpful Electronic Operator
     Laura Strickler comments on the frustration of dealing with digital of telephone operators. Transcript

Computerized Voices Not a Threat
     Shia Levitt comments on the imperfections of voice recognition and the expansion of computers into the linguistic domain. Transcript

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