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America Abroad

“Taking on The Taliban”
Anchored by Ray Suarez and Elizabeth Arnold

They are an enemy that knows no borders—trafficking between Afghanistan and Pakistan and terrorizing both countries.

This edition of America Abroad explores the origins of radicalism in the region, and examines the fight on both sides of the border to eliminate the Taliban and terrorist threats.

“Engineers of The New Millennium:
Robots for Real”

Robots are not just science fiction anymore. Robots are becoming part of our lives. They’re making their way into living rooms and backyards, into classrooms, factories,
war zones, and hospitals. In Robots for Real listeners will hear about robots that can help with household chores, assist surgeons in operating rooms, and go into disaster-stricken areas to help save lives.

BackStory:The American History Guys
Naughty & Nice: The History of the
Holiday Season

Christmas may be the Big Kahuna of American holy days… but it wasn’t always so. For many centuries, it was a time of drunken rowdiness, when the poor would aggressively demand food and money from the rich. Little surprise, then, that the Puritans banned Christmas altogether. In fact, it wasn’t until the 1820s that the holiday was re-invented as the peaceful, family-oriented, and yes, consumeristic ritual we celebrate today.

BackStory’s year-end special takes on the fascinating history of the “holiday season” in America. Beginning with contemporary debates over the proper role of religion in the public square, the History Guys move backwards in time, searching for the roots of the holidays we celebrate today.

Has Christmas grown more or less religious? When did gifts enter the picture? Was Hanukkah always as important to American Jews as it is today? What does the history of holidays have to do with the history of the American economy? These are just a few of the questions on the table as the History Guys explore the history of the winter holidays.