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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature

    The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan today. His music defined the folk movement of the 1960s, but Dylan hasn’t stopped innovating since then. And music critic Bill Wyman says it’s about time the Nobel Committee took notice.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 13, 2016 • 1 min read

    The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan today. His music defined the folk movement of the 1960s, but Dylan hasn’t stopped innovating since then. And music critic Bill Wyman says it’s about time the Nobel Committee took notice.

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    Defending Bob Dylan and generation Adderall
    1. 0:30Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in LiteratureYou’re reading this
    2. 13:03New questions about political polling
    3. 21:34Where have all the Berners gone?
    4. 30:24Generation Adderall
    5. 42:36Web roundup: Surviving the election
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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Defending Bob Dylan and generation Adderall
    1. 0:30Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in LiteratureYou’re reading this
    2. 13:03New questions about political polling
    3. 21:34Where have all the Berners gone?
    4. 30:24Generation Adderall
    5. 42:36Web roundup: Surviving the election
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