http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/29/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway102908a.mp3 Early Voters: Ohio and Nebraska http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/29/early-voters-ohio-and-nebraska/ true 6581 segment http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway102908b.mp3 Democrats look south for 60th Senate seat: Kentucky, Mississippi and Georgia http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/29/democrats-look-south/ true 6449 segment Three southern states are emerging as ones to watch for the U.S. Senate race: Kentucky, Mississippi and Georgia. Depending on who wins the seats up for grabs, the end result might mean a Democratic 60-seat, filibuster-proof "supermajority." http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway102908c.mp3 South Africa's African National Congress is set to split http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/29/south-africa-anc-splits/ true 9192 segment http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway102908d.mp3 Molecular gastronomy and an experimental martini http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/29/stirred-not-shaken/ true 9298 segment There is science and there is cooking. Then there is the area where the two intersect. New York Times writer Julia Moskin joins The Takeaway to talk about the culinary and scientific as heavy machinery, geometry and electrical engineering enter the kitchen. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway102908f.mp3 Documenting "The Worst Hard Time," the Dust Bowl of the 1930's http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/29/the-worst-hard-time/ true 9809 segment http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway102908e.mp3 A newspaperboy remembers the daily, printed Christian Science Monitor http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/29/newspaperboy-remembers-the-daily-printed-christian/ true 8166 segment http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway102908g.mp3 World markets anticipate Fed rate cut http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/29/world-markets-anticipate/ true 10411 segment http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway102908h.mp3 Bartering is back in style in a tough global economy http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/29/barter-is-back-in-style/ true 5838 segment In the tough global economy, trade is returning to its roots. Yes, bartering is back. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway102908i.mp3 Marshall Ganz, the architect of Obama's field campaign http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/29/marshall-ganz-architect-of-obama-campaign/ true 7881 segment Barack Obama’s campaign for the White House is making history. Not simply because of his race or the amount of money he has raised, but because of the way his campaign has been run. Marshall Ganz, the architect of this new approach to campaigning discusses how to organize and motivate the modern ele http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway102908j.mp3 The United States considers talking with the Taliban http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/29/us-considers-talking-with-taliban/ true 9997 segment http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway102908k.mp3 Unusual moves in the last week of campaigning http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/29/unusual-moves-in-the-last-week/ true 9960 segment http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway102908l.mp3 The Christian Science Monitor (mostly) bids goodbye to print http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/29/christian-science-monitor-bids-goodbye/ true 6174 segment The Christian Science Monitor has announced that it will stop publishing a daily print edition and move its focus to the web. Editor John Yemma will explain the venerable news organization's plans for the future and what changes at the Monitor say about the industry. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway102908m.mp3 Government and rebel troops clash in Democratic Republic of Congo http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/29/government-and-rebel-troops-clash-democratic-republic-congo/ true 7043 segment In the Democratic Republic of Congo, fighting continues between government troops and the rebels loyal to the renegade general, Laurent Nkunda. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing. Some are accusing the U.N. and its troops on the ground of not doing enough. The Congolese government accuses Rwand http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway102908n.mp3 Rays of economic hope: Markets are up, factory orders grow, Fed could cut rate http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/29/rays-of-economic-hope/ true 8760 segment