Luke Burbank

Watch a live taping of the public radio show hosted by Luke Burbank, with guests MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, comedian Michelle Buteau, novelist Jonathan Safran Foer and music by Kadhja Bonet. 

Iran apparently took "no action" towards complying with a U.N. mandate to turn over its nuclear fuel for processing by the end of 2009, and as political protests continue, opposition ...

It's the first day of a brand new decade; we're hoping to jump in and begin this one fresh-faced and optimistic.  All this week we've been taking a look back at the 2000s and how we'v...

We’ve been mulling over New Year’s resolutions all week. Today, when it is time to finally commit, we talk with someone who has sustained a goal through twelve long months. Author Gre...

All week long, we've been talking about the importance of the 2010 Census. To wrap up these conversations, we invited Nate Persily, professor of law and politics at Columbia Universit...

Movies Takeout: With award season quickly approaching, film critic Rafer Guzman tell us what movies to watch out for. Sports Takeout: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, on the eve of his wedding...

The Taliban claimed responsibility for an Afghan officer who blew himself up on a US military base in Afghanistan killing eight Americans. We get an update from Anand Gopal, reporter ...

As we usher in the New Year, the big screen seems te be traveling backwards in time, bringing back remakes and sequels of classics from the 1980s. We talk with Rafer Guzman, the film ...

As America makes its New Year's resolutions for 2010, guest host Luke Burbank has resolved to quit eating fast food. And he's willing to go as far as getting hypnotize...

All this week, we’ve been discussing the apparent attempt by a young Nigerian man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, to blow up a Detroit-bound Northwest flight on Christmas Day. Al-Qaida af...

Pizza Takeout: After 50 years in business, Dominos Pizza says they're changing nearly everything about their pizza -- iconic for some, the late night option of last resort for other...

First Lieutenant Russell Galeti is one of 30,000 U.S. troops that will deploy to Afghanistan as part of the troop surge ordered by President Obama. We speak to Russell and his wife, M...

We sprint around the globe from east to west, beginning with a call from the future: Phil Mercer, BBC correspondent in Sydney (where it's already 2010) describes the fireworks display...

It began with a contested election, ended with a new leader promising change, and in between was defined by the threat of terrorism, distrust of the government and the loss of thousan...

Have you done any thinking "outside the box" this decade, or encountered any "game changers?" Here to tell us more about the catchphrases that became a part of our lexicon in the 2000...

On Wednesday, a suicide bomber killed eight American civilians in Afghanistan, according to U.S. officials. The incident happened at Forward Operating Base Chapman, which is located i...

Today is New Year's Eve, and that means citizens of the world will be ringing in 2010 when the clock hits midnight. We're leaping through time zones with reporters from across the glo...

This year, the housing market dropped like a stone before slowing and gaining, somewhat. But how much longer until Americans feel ready to buy? We talk with housing expert Robert Shil...

It’s Thursday, that’s our day to talk technology here on The Takeaway. And it’s also December 31st, the last day of the year to give to a charity if you want to deduct your donation f...