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Radiolab, Show 805: Fate and Fortune

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

What decides the trajectory of our lives, our successes or failures, our steps and stumbles? Do we achieve what we achieve through force of will, or does fate have us by throat? Read the full description.

Rl_wnyc_org_small What decides the trajectory of our lives, our successes or failures, our steps and stumbles? Do we achieve what we achieve through force of will, or does fate have us by throat? This hour, Radiolab explores the tug of war between will and fate from birth to death, from a kid reaching for a marshmallow to hints of dementia in the words of a 20 year old.

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What decides the trajectory of our lives, our successes or failures, our steps and stumbles? Do we achieve what we achieve through force of will, or does fate have us by throat? This hour, Radiolab explores the tug of war between will and fate from birth to death, from a kid reaching for a marshmallow to hints of dementia in the words of a 20 year old.

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F above middle C

We have a piano, and the only key that is broken is F above middle C.

Richard and Olivia Boucher
Jacksonville, Oregon

Broadcast History

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Timing and Cues

Radiolab Show 805 – Fate and Fortune
TRT 58:59

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

Seg A: 00:00 – 18:30
Incue: Wait, wait, you’re listening (laughs). Okay. Alright.
Outcue: Produced by WNYC and distributed by NPR (phone beep).

Break One: 18:30 – 19:30

Seg B: 19:30 – 37:32
Incue: Hey, I'm Jad Abumrad. I’m Robert Krulwich. This is Radiolab.
Outcue: Learn more at edutopia dot org (phone beep).

Break Two: 37:32 – 38:32

Seg C: 38:32 – 58:59
Incue: Hey, I'm Jad Abumrad. I’m Robert Krulwich. This is Radiolab.
Outcue: And Katie Seoul. Talk to you later. Bye (phone beep).