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New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern leaves parliament
Wednesday, April 05, 2023
Jacinda Ardern stepped down as New Zealand's prime minister earlier this year. Tuesday, she bid farewell to parliament — and politics — completely.
Teyana Taylor stars in a movie about motherhood and life in a changing New York City
Friday, March 31, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with actress and singer Teyana Taylor about the new film A Thousand and One, which follows a woman and her son's story for more than a decade.
Fall Out Boy on returning to the basics and making the 'darkest party song'
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Fall Out Boy's new album, So Much (For) Stardust, is a return to some of the bands' familiar sound and style of writing. Two of the group's band members detail the journey they took to this moment.
Fall Out Boy on returning to the basics and making the 'saddest New Year's song ever'
Friday, March 24, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Fall Out Boy members Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz about their new album So Much (For) Stardust.
New UN report paints a grim picture for the future of the world's water
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Richard Connor of UNESCO about Wednesday's report on the state of the world's water supply.
Lost in translation: 4 perfect words that have no English equivalent
Saturday, March 11, 2023
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary set out recently to document some of these words on Twitter, and was flooded with responses from people offering their own.
Merriam-Webster asked for words that don't have translation to English. Here are some
Wednesday, March 08, 2023
The Twitter account for the Merriam-Webster dictionary put out a call asking people to share words in other languages that don't fully translate to English. People came through.
Amid derailments, state lawmakers work on legislation to improve rail safety
Monday, March 06, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with state lawmakers Michele Grim of Ohio and Mike Jacobson of Nebraska about legislation to improve rail safety amid multiple derailments.
He visited Disneyland 2,995 days in a row. It's now a Guinness World Record
Friday, March 03, 2023
The record breaks down to eight years, three months, and 13 days. And yes, it took some dedication. He coordinated the visits around dinner plans, work duties and travel.
The parallels between Vonnegut's science fiction and our modern-day world
Friday, February 24, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Robin Murphy, professor at Texas A&M University, about the through line between a science fiction novel and the current state of AI and automation.
EPA administrator says there are no concerns after derailment in East Palestine
Thursday, February 23, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michael Regan, administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, about the response after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
A pulmonologist shares what he's watching for after East Palestine derailment
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Nicholas Proia, Northeastern Ohio Medical University's clinical professor of internal medicine, about the health of locals after the East Palestine train derailment.
This eating disorder expert is worried by new guidelines to treat childhood obesity
Friday, February 17, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Nooshin Kiankhooy, an eating disorders specialist, about concerns about new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics on treating childhood obesity.
With fake paperwork and a roguish attitude, he made the San Francisco Bay his gallery
Friday, February 17, 2023
For decades, small sculptures would pop up along the San Francisco shoreline: whimsical sculptures of biplanes, like the Red Baron, perched on pier pilings. This is the story of the man behind them.
Former EPA official weighs in on Ohio derailment response and concerns
Thursday, February 16, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Stan Meiburg, the former acting deputy administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, about the train derailment that led to a toxic spill in East Palestine, Ohio.
'Red Baron' artist whose sculptures adorned San Francisco Bay pier posts has died
Friday, February 10, 2023
The "Red Baron" artist Tyler James Hoare has died at 82. For decades, he placed whimsical sculptures of biplanes, submarines and pirate ships on pier posts in the San Francisco Bay.
Fans said the future of 'Dungeons & Dragons' was at risk. So they went to battle
Saturday, February 04, 2023
When Dungeons & Dragons fans saw a leaked draft of proposed changes to the game's copyright license, the backlash against publisher Wizards of the Coast was so severe it reversed course.
Humans and dolphins work together to fish in southern Brazilian city, ecologist says
Wednesday, February 01, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mauricio Cantor, behavioral ecologist at Oregon State University, about his study on how humans and dolphins work together to fish in a southern Brazilian city.
Proposed copyright changes have Dungeons and Dragons fans up in arms
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
The company behind Dungeons and Dragons is looking to change its copyright license. Leaked drafts showed a clamp-down on fan made content, and fans launched a campaign against it. So far, they've won.
Study shows heavy stones may give big leaps in water — plus real-world implications
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Researchers have studied the physics behind heavy stones skipping across the surface of water. They say these findings could be applied to real-world problems like de-icing airplanes.