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England just hosted the 2023 Snail Racing World Championship
Sunday, July 09, 2023
In Norfolk, England, this weekend, Nicholas Dickinson helped stage the 2023 Snail Racing World Championship.
Featuring kids is good business for influencer parents, but at the cost of their future
Sunday, July 09, 2023
Online accounts featuring children and their families generate millions of dollars for some influencer parents. What are the effects on kids?
Donovan X. Ramsey's book is a 'people's history' of the cocaine epidemic
Sunday, July 09, 2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to author Donovan X. Ramsey about his new book, "When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era." It tells the story of the crack cocaine epidemic.
What to know about Japan's plan to dump wastewater into the ocean
Sunday, July 09, 2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks University of Hawaii, Manoa, marine biologist Bob Richmond about Japan's plan to dump wastewater into the ocean from the damaged nuclear plant in Fukushima.
Idris Elba on starring in the new action-thriller series 'Hijack'
Sunday, July 02, 2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actor Idris Elba about his new action-thriller series, "Hijack."
Extreme heat is putting power grids at risk of energy shortfalls
Sunday, July 02, 2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Daniel Cohan, a professor of civil engineering at Rice University, about American power grids, many of which are at risk of energy shortfalls due to extreme heat.
Over 700 protesters have been arrested in Marseille, France
Sunday, July 02, 2023
How protests and unrest in France, following the police shooting of a teenager in a traffic stop outside Paris, is affecting the southern city of Marseille.
In the face of threats, election workers say they feel unsafe doing their jobs
Sunday, July 02, 2023
Election workers across 22 different states told NPR they've received threats or felt unsafe doing their jobs, and many are worried about what the 2024 presidential election will bring.
The Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action could affect more than just admissions
Sunday, July 02, 2023
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action, we look at possible implications in higher education, beyond admissions.
Albert Hammond Jr. on his latest solo album 'Melodies On Hiatus'
Sunday, July 02, 2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with indie rock musician Albert Hammond Jr. about his latest solo album, "Melodies On Hiatus," which meditates on big changes in his personal life as a middle-aged adult.
Simple, refreshing recipes for hot summer days from 'America's Test Kitchen'
Sunday, July 02, 2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster from "America's Test Kitchen" on their best simple recipes for a hot summer weekend.
Meet Giovanni Kiyingi, the stand-out star from NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest
Sunday, July 02, 2023
Giovanni Kiyingi was a stand-out entry in NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest this year. Originally from Uganda but now living in Phoenix, Arizona, his song "Bukunja" blends East and West African styles.
Remembering Zion Williams, the skateboarder who lost his sight but didn't let that stop him
Sunday, July 02, 2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Andrew "Ando" Caulfield about the death of his friend Zion Williams – a blind skateboarder from San Francisco.
As 'Wheel of Fortune' gets a new host, what makes it so evergreen?
Sunday, July 02, 2023
Ryan Seacrest will be the new host of the TV game show, "Wheel of Fortune". We look back at the show's enduring popularity, and the new host could change it.
Politics chat: How the Supreme Court's decisions will impact voters in the 2024 election
Sunday, July 02, 2023
We look at three of the four major Supreme Court decisions handed down last week and look for how they might energize certain blocks of voters in the 2024 elections.
A year after the Dobbs decision, Trump reminds conservative voters of his role in it
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Former president Donald Trump addressed conservative voters at a Faith & Freedom Coalition gathering on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
'The 13th step' investigates sexual misconduct in New Hampshire's addiction centers
Sunday, June 25, 2023
The 13th Step podcast investigates sexual misconduct allegations at New Hampshire's largest addiction treatment network.
The COVID-19 emergency is over. So why are hospital emergency rooms still crowded?
Sunday, June 25, 2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to American College of Emergency Physicians head Dr. Aisha Terry about why U.S. emergency rooms are overcrowded even after the end of the COIVD emergency.
Guatemalans vote for their president today, but few have faith in the process
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Guatemalans will head to the polls today, but some of the leading presidential candidate have been barred from running and voter apathy and mistrust reign.
Politics chat: The Biden administration's response to the events in Russia
Sunday, June 25, 2023
We look at what the Biden Administration is and isn't saying about the remarkable events that unfolded in Russia yesterday, when the leader of a private army threatened to march to Moscow.