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    Wonking Week: My Little Town Blues

    In this week’s audio newsletter, we discuss the perilous state of the arts (and our economy). In addition, Emily Badger examines new plans announced by the FCC to bring broadband access to all.
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    The outro to our second story came from the 1951 movie trailer to the film adaptation of Richard Wright’s Native Son. The outro to our third story was a cello piece by Nickleus. The outro to our interview with Emily Badger was taken from a video speech by FCC Chairman Julius Genakowski.

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