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Radiolab, Show 801: Oops

Series: Radiolab
From: WNYC
Length: 00:59:00

You come up with a great idea. You devise a plan. You control for every imaginable variable. And once everything is in place, the train hops your carefully laid tracks. Read the full description.
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Rl_wnyc_org_small You come up with a great idea. You devise a plan. You control for every imaginable variable. And once everything is in place, the train hops your carefully laid tracks. In this hour of Radiolab, unintended consequences abound: from a psychologist whose zeal to safeguard national security may have created a terrorist...to a community whose efforts to protect an endangered bird had deadly consequences.

Radiolab, Show 801: Oops | 00:59:00

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You come up with a great idea. You devise a plan. You control for every imaginable variable. And once everything is in place, the train hops your carefully laid tracks. In this hour of Radiolab, unintended consequences abound: from a psychologist whose zeal to safeguard national security may have created a terrorist...to a community whose efforts to protect an endangered bird had deadly consequences.

Broadcast History

Programs in the TWO most recent seasons of Radiolab are available for broadcast to NPR member stations until a new season is posted. Broadcast rights to earlier seasons and programs may be obtained by contacting Israel Smith at ismarketing@yahoo.com. Stations may not air earlier season prior to obtaining rights.

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Timing and Cues

Radiolab Show 801 - Oops
TRT 59:00

* Breaks: Two 1:00 minute Station ID Breaks. There is music under the break. *

Seg A: 00:00 - 24:25
Incue: Wait wait, you're listening (laughs). Ok. All right.
Outcue: And distributed by NPR (click).

Break One: 24:25 - 25:25

Seg B: 25:25 - 47:04
Incue: And now, to keep us in our oopsie mood...
Outcue: This is NPR - National Public Radio (click).

Break Two: 47:04 - 48:04

Seg C: 48:04 - 59:00
Incue: (Da doot doot) Hey, I'm Jad. And I'm Robert.
Outcue: There you go, I hope I haven't made too many mistakes (click).

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