Ari Shapiro

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Actress Jessie Buckley On Her Character's Dark Role In 'Beast'

Friday, May 11, 2018

Jessie Buckley stars in the new psychological thriller, Beast, set on the island of Jersey in the English Channel. NPR's Ari Shapiro spoke with Buckley about her role.

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10 Years After Housing Crisis: A Realtor, A Renter, Starting Over, Staying Put

Saturday, April 28, 2018

In Phoenix, homes lost 56 percent of their value during the bust, plunging hundreds of thousands of homeowners underwater on their mortgages. The market may have rebounded, but many scars remain.

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Wikipedia Founder Says Internet Users Are Adrift In The 'Fake News' Era

Friday, April 27, 2018

Jimmy Wales has spent a lot of time thinking about how to address the spread of false information. He says Internet users should take a more skeptical attitude towards things they're sharing.

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'I Used To Be A Dreamer': To Change The World, Souad Massi Starts With Herself

Friday, April 27, 2018

The Algerian singer talks about fighting for justice and honoring Arab poets through her music and performs three of her most powerful songs live.

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Navigating Campus For The 'Not Rich': Students Launch A Crowdsourced Guide

Thursday, April 26, 2018

At the University of Michigan, two students have created an online guidebook with tips for other low- and middle-income students trying to manage the high costs of college.

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Asylum-Seeking Student Says Nothing Can Stand Between Him And Poetry

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Allan Monga of Portland, Maine recently won the right to compete in the national Poetry Out Loud festival. He was initially barred because he's an asylum seeker and not a U.S. citizen.

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Meet Naia Izumi, The 2018 Tiny Desk Contest Winner

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

The fourth annual Tiny Desk Contest winner has been revealed. Get to know the Georgia-hailing guitarist who won over the hearts of our judges this year.

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#ScootersBehavingBadly: U.S. Cities Race To Keep Up With Small Vehicle Shares

Monday, April 23, 2018

Cities like San Francisco and Austin are struggling to regulate a flood of new transportation options, from electric scooters to dock-less bikes. Residents are angry over sidewalk and safety concerns.

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Autonomous Weapons Would Take Warfare To A New Domain, Without Humans

Monday, April 23, 2018

Former special operations agent Paul Scharre helped create U.S. military guidelines on autonomous weapons. His new book Army of None, looks at the advances in technology, and the questions they raise.

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'It's A Very Different World Now,' Says Outgoing Human Rights Commissioner

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Nils Muiznieks has worked with the Council of Europe for the last six years. He shares his thoughts on the state of human rights, cultural racism, and the threat of war, genocide, and dictatorship.

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Basketball, Marijuana And Poetry: These Police Tweet More Than Crime Alerts

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

The Lawrence, Kan., police department's account has over 100,000 Twitter followers. It's well-known for tweets that use humor to reach its community.

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Behind 'Ear Hustle,' The Podcast Made In Prison

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Inmate Earlonne Woods and artist Nigel Poor have created a hit podcast from inside California's San Quentin State Prison. Ear Hustle tells stories of prison life, and is now in its second season.

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A Decade After The Bubble Burst, House Flipping Is On The Rise

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

House flipping is at an 11-year high in the U.S. New research shows borrowers with good credit like flippers, and not subprime borrowers, were mainly responsible for the crash. Is another bust coming?

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Builder Of World's Largest Titanic Replica In Lego Says His Autism Is A Gift

Monday, April 16, 2018

Brynjar Karl Birgisson, who lives in Iceland, built the ship using only Legos. The model is 26 feet long and 5 feet wide. It is on display at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

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'Notes From A Public Typewriter' Muse On Everything From Cats To Commencement

Monday, April 16, 2018

When Mike and Hilary Gustafson opened the Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Mich., they put an old typewriter on the store floor so patrons could peck out their thoughts — now compiled in a new book.

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How Phoenix's Real Estate Market Is Faring 10 Years After Housing Crisis

Monday, April 16, 2018

Phoenix was among the cities hit hardest by the mortgage and foreclosure crisis. Ten years later, the city and its real estate market have rebounded, but no one has forgotten.

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'Two Sisters' Follows Norwegian Teenagers Who Left Home To Join ISIS In Syria

Tuesday, April 03, 2018

When ISIS began expanding its hold on Iraq and Syria, tens of thousands of foreign fighters went to join the caliphate. In Norway, two teenage girls decided to go too. It's the subject of a new book.

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An Americana Hymnal For The Doomsday Cult Of 'Far Cry 5'

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Composer Dan Romer has created soundtracks for award-winning films. His latest project is creating hours of music for a video game which follows a sheriff's deputy into a religious cult in Montana.

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Transgender Air Force Officer On Trump's Ban And Supportive Fellow Troops

Monday, March 26, 2018

Lt. Col. Bryan (Bree) Fram says the Trump administration's latest move to limit military service by transgender troops will make them second-class citizens and put their lives at risk.

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In Naomi Alderman's Podcast, Listeners Walk Into The Story

Monday, March 26, 2018

The Walk is an immersive fictional series based in Scotland, in which the listener plays Walker, mistakenly pursued by police. "From the start, there is an imperative to keep moving," Alderman says.

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