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The new 'Wonka' film manages to not be too sweet

Friday, December 15, 2023

Bob Mondello shares his thoughts on Timothee Chalamet's rendition of a young Willy Wonka in the new prequel to the Roald Dahl film classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

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Scientists have quantified exactly how murderous your cat is

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Scientists have compiled an exhaustive list of all the species cats consume, and it includes more than 2000 birds, reptiles, mammals and insects — a sixth of which are of conservation concern.

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Thousands of Palestinians are held without charge under Israeli detention policy

Friday, December 01, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Philip Luther of Amnesty International, about Israel's administrative detention policy, under which thousands of Palestinians are held without charge.

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Democrats zero in on Speaker Johnson in effort to flip House control

Thursday, November 09, 2023

Johnson plays key political role raising money and driving campaign strategy as speaker. Democrats say the new speaker's policies make him an issue, but his low national profile could make that hard.

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Scary movies had another big year. A horror scholar shares her favorites

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with horror scholar and filmmaker Rebekah McKendry about her favorite horror movies of the year and the ideas that tie them together.

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From Israel, writer Etgar Keret talks about the role of fiction in times of war

Thursday, October 19, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Etgar Keret about the role of fiction in times of war.

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Civilians send basic supplies to Israeli military, raising questions on preparedness

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Israel is mobilizing a large number of troops to fight Hamas, but there are shortages of basic supplies Israeli civilians are stepping up, however, sending whatever items are needed.

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'Complete demolition of everything': Palestinian politician on the violence in Gaza

Friday, October 13, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mustafa Barghouti, a doctor and leader of the the Palestinian National Initiative, about the humanitarian and political crisis in Gaza.

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Israel's last ground war in Gaza offers clues for what one might look like now

Thursday, October 12, 2023

An Israeli ground invasion into Gaza appears likely. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Gregg Carlstorm of The Economist, about his experience covering Israel's ground invasion in 2014.

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U.S. Army reenlists old catchphrase to attract new recruits

Wednesday, October 04, 2023

The Army hasn't met its annual recruitment goal for nearly a decade. The Pentagon says it's changing it recruitment strategy — and bringing back its iconic 1980s ad campaign.

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Republican strategist weighs in on what comes next after McCarthy ouster

Tuesday, October 03, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Republican strategist Ron Bonjean about the U.S. House vote to remove California Congressman Kevin McCarthy has speaker.

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Putin's meeting with Kim Jong Un is about getting weapons and ammunition, experts say

Monday, September 11, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jean Lee, the former Pyongyang bureau chief for the Associated Press, and Georgetown University's Angela Stent, about the upcoming meeting between Kim Jong Un and Putin.

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Inside the making of Starfield — one of the biggest stories ever told

Saturday, September 02, 2023

Starfield's story shoots for the stars. How much players like it will have big consequences here on Earth.

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Women's World Cup update: Morocco in, Germany out

Thursday, August 03, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Alicia DelGallo, a senior editor at USA Today Sports, about the surprise elimination of Germany from the Women's World Cup as Morocco's dream run continues.

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Author Steven Millhauser doesn't mind if his new stories leave you uneasy

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with author Steven Millhauser about new collection of short stories, Disruptions, that describe fantastical situations that deal with obsessions, fixations and extremes.

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The classic video games you can't play (Spoiler: It's most of them)

Friday, July 21, 2023

A new study by the Video Game History Foundation finds that only 13% of all classic video games are available to purchase.

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Country music tops the Billboard Hot 100, but it's complicated

Friday, July 07, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to NPR's Ann Powers and Marcus Dowling of The Tennessean about how two country songs sit atop the Billboard Hot 100, and the context for this moment.

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House Democrats want Biden to change his approach to Venezuela

Friday, June 30, 2023

Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas talks about the letter he and other House Democrats sent to the Biden administration urging an easing of sanctions on Venezuela.

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Takeaways from the roundtable with President Biden on artificial intelligence

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, talks about his recent meeting with President Biden to discuss regulating artificial intelligence.

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One year after Dobbs, Sen. Patty Murray reflects on the fight for reproductive rights

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Democrats in Congress have tried to figure out ways to legislate a federal right to reproductive freedoms, but have yet to succeed. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington is still leading the charge.

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