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The High Price of Fast Delivery: Amazon Contractors are Crashing, But the Company Does Not Take Responsibility
The Takeaway
A new report shows how the web of Amazon contractors makes it difficult to track crash data.
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The Family Business
Trump, Inc.
This week, our podcast with ProPublica looks at how Trump has taken his way of doing business to the government. -
More Local TV Meteorologists are Discussing Climate Change
The Takeaway
Over the past few years, a growing number of local TV meteorologists have been discussing climate change as part of their regular weather forecasts.
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Where Does the U.S.-Saudi Relationship Stand?
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New tensions come almost a year after Saudi Arabia killed The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. -
Fed Cuts Interest Rates To Prop Up The Slowing Economy
Morning Edition
The quarter-percentage-point cut will lower borrowing costs for households and businesses. The move is an effort to prolong the decade-old economic expansion in the face of rising headwinds. -
Remembering Cokie Roberts
The Brian Lehrer Show
Cokie Roberts — a pioneering giant in political media — died yesterday. Two of her colleagues reflect on the tenacity and humanity she brought to the NPR newsroom. -
How are the Concerns of Asian Americans Being Considered Ahead of the 2020 Elections?
The Takeaway
Andrew Yang and Kamala Harris have brought Asian American identity into a new national focus. -
#CoveringClimateNow: Changing Car Culture
The Brian Lehrer Show
The roads of NYC can be dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians. What to do about the #CarCulture? Today, a policymaker and a transportation analyst consider the question.
Arts and Culture
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Walter Mosley Thinks Everyone Should Be Able to Say "N-----"
Free speech means some people are going to be uncomfortable, says the writer. "It should bother people. And that's why I said it." -
Jacqueline Woodson on 'Red at the Bone'
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Jacqueline Woodson joins us to discuss her new book, Red at the Bone: A Novel. -
E. Jean Carroll: More Interesting, Not Damaged
Death, Sex & Money
At 75, E. Jean Carroll is calling out the men who've sexually assaulted her—including, she says, the president. But talk to a therapist about it? No thanks. - Edit Bucket
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'There Isn't Just One Type Of Black,' Says Comedian Nicole Byer
All Things Considered
The rising comedy star and host of the Emmy-nominated baking competition Nailed It! has gone to therapy weekly, escaped grief onstage and taught herself to do her own makeup for television.
Tech and Media
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Political Stans and Internet Scams
The Brian Lehrer Show
Fans, stans and scams are parts of our online lives. How do the memes of primary candidates actually impact how we think of them, of the race, and of democracy? -
Justice Department Sues Edward Snowden, Seeking Profits From His Book
DOJ lawyers want all of Snowden's profits and royalties from Permanent Record, and all of the publisher's assets related to the memoir, to be placed in a special fund benefiting the U.S. government. -
How Influential Are Social Media Influencers?
The Brian Lehrer Show
The word "influencer" no longer means simply, "one who influences." It's a new career that's sprung up in the fledgling landscape of digital media. What's in the job description?
Music For Your Day
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Weekly Music Roundup: FKA twigs, Angel Olsen and Luke Temple
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Week of September 16: This week, new music from FKA twigs, Angel Olsen, Perfume Genius, and Luke Temple. -
Country and Western Music with Dorothy Horstman
At the time, Dorothy's show was the only country music show in the New York metropolitan area. -
Drummer Marcus Gilmore Creates Continuous Melodies
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Drummer and composer Marcus Gilmore carries on the creative openness of his drum elders and underscores the drum set as melodic instrument (as augmented by Sunhouse Sensory Percussion.) -
Pop Songwriting Mastermind Skylar Grey, In-Studio
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From pop and hiphop to love anthems, hit songwriter Skylar Grey embraces her folk rock roots in new songs from her upcoming project ‘Angel With Tattoos’. She performs in-studio. -
Blick Bassy Heals By Remembering The Stories
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France-based Cameroonian musician Blick Bassy’s quiet and beautiful songs fall somewhere on the spectrum of blues, folk-soul, and pop. He plays in an intimate setting, in-studio.
