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Many really cool PBS programs are available via audio-only podcast nowadays. Tonight I caught an episode of Now you need to check out.

This week on NOW:

Thousands of immigrant workers are being lured into New Orleans to help rebuild the city after Hurricane Katrina. But are corporations shutting out the local workforce and boosting profits by hiring these workers with low pay, no benefits, and awful working conditions? NOW Senior Correspondent Maria Hinojosa looks at who's benefiting from the reconstruction along the Gulf Coast, and how the Bush Administration's post-Katrina polices might have encouraged the exploitation of workers.

If you didn't see it, you need to check the audio for this segment.