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  • The Norwood school committee is wrestling with what to call its winter school stoppage. Christmas break? Holiday break? Winter break? Jim Braude and Margery Eagan opened up the lines to hear what listeners thought. (Starts at 1:00)
  • Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory talked about his paper's coverage decisions in the lead-up to the Boston Marathon bombing anniversary, as well as the event itself this year. Watch the Globe's new documentary, 5 Runners, on April 14th at 9:30 PM on NESN. (Starts at 22:20)
  • Sarah Trautwein was killed at the wheel of a Chevy Cobalt in 2009. Recently it was revealed that Trautwein may have died as a result of a faulty ignition switch. Sarah's brother Phil Trautwein and mother Renée Trautwein joined Jim and Margery to talk about the pain of losing a family member to an apparently preventable car defect. See the Change.org petition to prosecute GM for faulty ignition switches, as well as a Facebook group for GM recall survivors. (Starts at 40:15)
  • Harvard professor Michael Norton talked about how rituals bring us happiness and help us deal with loss. Norton is the co-author of Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending. (Starts at 1:02:20)
  • Bob Mankoff — cartoon editor for The New Yorker — stopped by Studio Three to talk about his new memoir, How About Never — Is Never Good For You. You can see WGBH Forum Network's coverage of Mankoff here. (Starts at 1:33:45)