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The Uncertain Hour | Season 3 | Episode 2

What happened to Keith?

Mar 22, 2019
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 3 | Episode 1

George H.W. Bush and his baggie of crack

Mar 21, 2019
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30 years ago, George H.W. Bush held up a baggie of crack on live TV. Where'd he get it?

by Krissy Clark
Mar 21, 2019
This season on The Uncertain Hour, we tell that story.
President George H.W. Bush addressing the nation on Sept. 5, 1989. The president illustrated the threat of drugs by holding up a baggie of crack he said had been seized across the street from the White House.
Courtesy: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 3

The Uncertain Hour Season 3: Inside America’s Drug War

Mar 7, 2019
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What your internet service provider knows about you

by Krissy Clark
Mar 19, 2018
A look at one of the federal regulations erased with a rarely used tool.
Joanna Neborsky/Marketplace
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 2 | Episode 8

"A mosquito in a nudist colony"

Mar 7, 2018
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Why aren't falconers allowed in the movies anymore?

by Tony Wagner
Mar 1, 2018
Technically, they never were.
A still from "The Royal Tenenbaums," which isn't about falconry, but features a falcon as a major plot point.
Buena Vista Pictures
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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to stop marketing opioids to doctors

by Marketplace Staff and Associated Press
Feb 10, 2018
Purdue’s promotions exaggerated the drug’s safety and risks of addiction, leaning heavily on one sentence used by sales reps to market the drug to doctors.
The prescription medicine OxyContin is displayed Aug. 21, 2001 at a Walgreens drugstore.
Darren McCollester/Getty Images
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This country has a lot of rules, but they're all there for a reason — right?

by Krissy Clark
Feb 2, 2018
In which we all learn what "boar taint" means.
PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images
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The Uncertain Hour | Season 2 | Episode 7

Law and Odor: a crime story about orchids, pig smell, refineries and you

Jan 25, 2018
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