Sam Gale Rosen

sam2Sam Gale Rosen is a producer at On Point.

Before joining the show, Sam worked on Radio Open Source, hosted by Christopher Lydon. He has also worked as a production assistant on film shoots, a web journalist, a bodyguard, a writing tutor, a travel guide author, and one of those people on the street who offer you free samples of chewing gum and over-the-counter painkillers.

Born and raised in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Sam holds a bachelor’s degree in History and Literature from Harvard University. He now lives in Cambridge, Mass.

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Feb 13, 2012
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In this Aug. 10, 2009 photo, U.S. Marine Female Engagement Team members Lance Cpl. Mary Shloss, right, of Hammond, Ind., Sgt. Monica Perez,, center, of San Diego, Calif. and Cpl. Kelsey Rossetti, of Derry, N.H. wait for the signal to begin their patrol with Golf Company, 2nd Batallion, 3rd Regiment of the 2nd MEB, 2nd MEF in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. The team's mission is to engage local Afghan women to find out and address their concerns. On Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, Pentagon rules will catch up a bit with reality, recommending to Congress that women be formally allowed to serve in more jobs closer to the front lines. (AP)

We’ll look at the Pentagon’s announcement that American women will move closer to combat roles on the front lines of war.

Feb 13, 2012
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A sperm whale calf swims next to its mother and a pod of sperm whales June 15, 2001, about four miles off the coast of the Agat Marina in Guam. Sperm whales have learned to pluck sablefish from fishing lines being hauled from the depths of the Gulf of Alaska, showing a dexterity that belies their enormous size and toothy, underslung jaws. (AP)

Once monsters, now majesties – we go deep with the history of humans and whales.

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