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Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013

The time ESPN banned the word ‘Redskins’

WTOP’s Kristi King reports.

Related Link: Slate: How Scrabble Got the Washington NFL Team’s Offensive Nickname Banned from ESPN


8:10 p.m. – Paula Kita, editor of Men’s Health magazine

How to maximize the benefits of your workout


7:50 p.m. – Gregg Stebben, WTOP’s Tech Guy

New iPhone, new rumors and more issues with phone plans


7:30 p.m. – Jon Alterman, Middle East Director for the Center for Strategic and International Studies

The national emergency in Egypt and what could happen next


6:40 p.m. George Wallace, WTOP Redskins beat reporter

How RGIII’s knee responded on his first day on the practice field


Local Little League girls team heads to World Series

WTOP’s Hank Silverberg


5:40 p.m. – Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland

Reconciliation hard to imagine soon in Egypt


4:10 p.m. – Major Garrett, CBS News Chief White House Correspondent

Obama administration faces challenges with Egyptian transitional government


3:50 p.m. – J.J. Green, WTOP’s national security correspondent

U.S. Intel relies on simple, old-fashioned techniques to track al-Qaida


2:20 p.m. – Elizabeth Bernstein, Bonds columnist for The Wall Street Journal

The art of conversation


12:50 p.m. – Dave Ross, commentator

The voice in the nursery


Data Doctors

Expand your vocabulary


10:10 a.m. – Kimberly Palmer, blogger, U.S. News & World Report

New technologies help credit card companies catch fraud.

Related Link: U.S. News & World Report: How Credit Card Companies Spot Fraud Before You Do


9:40 a.m. – Michio Kaku, professor of Theoretical Physics, City University of New York, and author of ‘Physics of the Future’

Hyperloop is Flash Gordon meets Henry Ford.


Katie Ledecky (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)

Katie Ledecky joined Mike and John to talk about what’s next in her swimming career. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)

8:40 a.m – Katie Ledecky, Olympic gold medalist

Bethesda’s own Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer says her best is yet to come.


7:40 a.m. – Dan Caplinger, writer for Motley Fool

The future of public pensions.


6:40 a.m. – Edward Yeranian, CBS News Correspondent

Violence clashes escalate in Egypt


6:10 a.m. – M.J. Gohel, terrorism expert with Asia Pacific Foundation

How dangerous is al-Qaida now the organization has spread itself out?


Kooky fast food you never knew existed

WTOP’s David Burd reports

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R.E.M. fan club box set may hit stores

WTOP’s Megan Cloherty reports.

Related Link: Rolling Stone: R.E.M. Could Release Rare Fan-Club Singles

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