http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/26/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082609a.mp3 Senator Edward M. Kennedy Dies at Age 77 http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/26/senator-edward-m-kennedy-dies-age-77/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/the kennedys.jpg true 9085 segment Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts died late last night at age 77.Son of one of the most storied families in American politics, Kennedy had seen triumph and tragedy in near-equal measure and will be remembered as one of the most long-serving and effective lawmakers in the history of the Sena http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/the kennedys_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/the kennedys_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082609b.mp3 Remembering Senator Ted Kennedy http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/26/words-senator-ted-kennedy/ true 10389 segment We remember Senator Ted Kennedy with various speeches he made throughout the years. Joining us to put Kennedy's life and career in context are Kevin Cullen, columnist for the Boston Globe, and Carl Hulse, chief congressional correspondent for The New York Times. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082609c.mp3 Remembering Ted Kennedy from Across the Aisle http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/26/remembering-kennedy-across-aisle/ true 8831 segment Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mi.) joins us to remember Senator Ted Kennedy as a political colleague. We also have New York Times Reporter John Broder, who wrote a piece in for The New York Times on Senator Kennedy. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082609d.mp3 Ted Kennedy's Former Chief of Staff Remembers http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/26/ted-kennedys-former-chief-staff-remembers/ true 9574 segment Ken Feinberg, former chief of staff for Senator Ted Kennedy, worked for Kennedy from 1975-1980. Since being appointed Special Master of the U.S. Government's September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, he's now "Pay Czar" for the Obama administration.  Feinberg joins us to remember Kennedy's presi http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082609f.mp3 The Dog Days of the Health Care Debate http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/26/the-dog-days-of-the-health-care-debate/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/seniors.jpg true 9656 segment Will the passing of Senator Kennedy effect the outcome of health care reform? Our guests talk about how they remember the senator as well as how the health care debate rolls on during these dog days of summer. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are looking at one very influential group in particul http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/seniors_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/seniors_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082609g.mp3 Glioma: Senator Kennedy's Cancer http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/26/glioma-kennedys-cancer/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/glioma cells.jpg true 6989 segment In May of 2008, Senator Ted Kennedy had a seizure and was rushed to the hospital. Just a few days later, he was diagnosed with malignant glioma. It's a particularly difficult type of brain cancer to treat. With us to talk more about the condition Kennedy faced is Dr. Eugene Flamm. He heads the depar http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/glioma cells_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/glioma cells_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082609i.mp3 Kennedy's Policy Legacies: Education and Health Care http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/26/policy-legacies-education-health-care/ true 8547 segment We speak to Nicholas Lemann, Dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and author of "The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy," about Kennedy's policy legacies in education and health care. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082609h.mp3 Working with Senator Kennedy on Education http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/26/senator-kennedy-on-education/ true 9088 segment Lucy Marcus, former intern for Senator Ted Kennedy, joins us today to talk about the work she did with him on education policy. She now lives in the United Kingdom, where she runs a company which restructures private equity funds. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082609j.mp3 Reactions on the Cape to Kennedy's Death http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/26/initial-reactions-kennedys-death-cape/ true 7397 segment We go live to Hyannis Port, Cape Cod, to talk with Sean Corcoran, senior reporter at WCAI. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082609k.mp3 Legacy of Kennedy Family in Ireland http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/26/legacy-kennedy-family-ireland/ true 7707 segment In nearly 50 years in the U.S. Senate, Kennedy compiled an impressive list of legislative achievements: on health care, civil rights, education and immigration.  From outside the Kennedy's house on Cape Cod, we're joined again by Sean Corcoran, senior reporter for WCAI. The Kennedy family legac http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082609l.mp3 Harris Wofford Remembers Working with Kennedy http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/26/former-colleague-remembers-kennedy/ true 6860 segment People from all over the world are remembering Senator Ted Kennedy, who died early this morning. We're joined by former Senator Harris Wofford (D-Pa), who worked closely with Kennedy over many, many years in the Senate, as well as Tricia Rose, professor and Chair of Africana Studies at Brown Univers http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082609m.mp3 Covering Senator Kennedy in the News http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/26/covering-senator-kennedy-news/ true 6348 segment We talk to Chris Lydon, former host of NPR's The Connection and creator of Open Source radio. He has covered Senator Kennedy throughout his years as a reporter. We also talk with Jeff Zeleny, White House correspondent at The New York Times who is on Martha's Vineyard waiting for President Obama to s http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082609n.mp3 Kennedy's Irish Legacy, Presidential Run http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/26/kenndy-northern-ireland-stance-losing-presidency/ true 7631 segment We speak again with Kevin Cullen, columnist for the Boston Globe, about Senator Kennedy's place in Northern Ireland's politics.  Some politicians thought Kennedy agreed with the IRA's political stance. He also speculates on what might have happened if Senator Kennedy had won the presidency in 1 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082609o.mp3 Kennedy's Endorsement of Obama for the Presidency http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/26/kennedy-endorsement-obama-presidency/ true 7632 segment We talk with Hilary Shelton, director of the NAACP Washington Bureau and Emily Rooney, host of WGBH's Greater Boston. They tell us about the the impact of Senator Kennedy's endorsement of Barack Obama's presidential bid during the campaign. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082609-kennedypress.mp3 President Obama Remembers Ted Kennedy http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/26/president-obama-remembers-ted-kennedy/ true 8662 segment President Obama spoke to the press about his memories of Ted Kennedy just as we went off the air this morning.