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Blessed are the Whistle-blowers

Tim Berners-Lee says we must applaud and protect whistle-blowers like Edward Snowden. The tragic case of the student bank intern who died from an epileptic fit.

Tim Berners-Lee says we must applaud and protect whistleblowers like Edward Snowden. The tragic case of the student bank intern who died from an epileptic fit after working long, gruelling hours - was there a connection? One for the conspiracy theorists to mull over: It is 50 years since the death of JFK - and 50 years since Dr Who first took flight. Economics professor Sean Turnell is live in Singapore. And, Kai Ryssdal meets the authors of a new book about abandoned Nebraska farms.

5 minutes

Last on

Sat 23 Nov 2013 01:01GMT

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  • Sat 23 Nov 2013 01:01GMT