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This Week On Metro Connection: Learning

August 30, 2013
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Metro Connection Segments

As local kids head back to class, we'll bring you a show about "learning." We'll explore the past and future of a historic D.C. high school, and visit a local elementary school that's bursting at the seams. Plus, we'll learn why growing numbers of Washingtonians are flocking to acting classes. And we'll talk with a debut novelist about learning the discipline needed to write your first novel.

[Music: "Every Little Bit Hurts" by John Davis from Title Tracks]

Arts & Culture

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Sandwich Monday: The Limited Edition Candy Corn Oreo

For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try a new take on the classic sandwich cookie: the Limited Edition Candy Corn Oreo.

Food

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Sandwich Monday: The Limited Edition Candy Corn Oreo

For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try a new take on the classic sandwich cookie: the Limited Edition Candy Corn Oreo.

Politics

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Has The US Forgotten Egypt?

Political unrest in Egypt might seem low on the list of concerns for the U.S. government. But one commentator says the situation there needs to be dealt with swiftly. Guest host Celeste Headlee speaks with Shadi Hamid, of the Brookings Doha Center, about the risks of forgetting Egypt.

Technology

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Wanted: A New Generation Of High-Tech Aviation Workers

Millions of U.S. factory jobs have been lost in the past decade. Now, in North Carolina, high school students are being encouraged to think about taking manufacturing jobs. But this isn't the furniture-making or textile labor of generations past — it's a new kind of highly technical work in aviation.

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