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Politics chat: Biden focuses on policies in final stretch before polls close

Sunday, November 06, 2022

We'll be looking at the strategy behind President Biden's final days of campaigning for his party in several states just days before the midterm elections.

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In the Adobe and Pantone dispute, creators are left in the dark

Sunday, November 06, 2022

Business disagreements between Adobe and Pantone have left creators in the dark about the future of color use in digital art.

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The economy is down. Now might be the best time to start saving and investing

Sunday, November 06, 2022

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to financial therapist, Lindsay Bryan-Podvin about how people can save and invest during the economic downturn.

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Rabia Chaudry on her memoir 'Fatty Fatty Boom Boom'

Sunday, November 06, 2022

Rabia Chaudry loved food — especially fast food — and struggled with her weight growing up as a Pakistani-American. She talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about her memoir, "Fatty Fatty Boom Boom."

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A new documentary follows an affair that felled evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr.'s career

Sunday, October 30, 2022

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Billy Corben, director of "God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty." The movie is about an affair that felled evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr.'s career.

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The Mississippi River is facing low water levels. It could make inflation worse

Sunday, October 30, 2022

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Alan Barrett, economist with the consulting firm Higby Barrett, about low water levels in the Mississippi River and what it means for the flow of goods.

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Stacking rocks in state parks can disturb wildlife habitats

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Some Texas park officials want people to stop stacking rocks in state parks. They say it disturbs the wildlife habitats there.

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Understanding the Biden administration's approach to diplomacy with Russia

Sunday, October 30, 2022

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Heather Conley, president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, about the Biden administration's approach to diplomacy with Russia.

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Brazilians go to polls to vote in a run-off election between Bolsonaro and Lula

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Once more, Brazil's far-right populist president, Jair Bolsonaro faces off against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - this time in a run-off election.

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Blair Braverman on her novel 'Small Game' about a survival reality tv show gone wrong

Sunday, October 30, 2022

A survival reality tv show gone wrong with contestants abandoned to fend for themselves: NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Blair Braverman about her new novel, "Small Game."

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What to expect from the Federal Reserve meeting this week

Sunday, October 30, 2022

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Michael Hanson, global economist for JPMorgan Chase, about what to expect from the Federal Reserve meeting this week and what recent economic data is telling us.

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Why do we like horror?

Sunday, October 30, 2022

October is the right time for the spooky, from haunted houses to horror movies. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with fear researcher Coltan Scrivner about what makes scary things so appealing.

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Politics chat: Three must-watch races that could turn the Senate

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Increased fears of political violence, plus growing Republican momentum in the midterms, and the three must-watch races that could shift control of the Senate to the GOP.

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A new program compensates farmers who have endured discrimination

Sunday, October 30, 2022

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack about a new program to compensate farmers who have endured discrimination.

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John Rzeznik on the Goo Goo Dolls' latest album 'Chaos in Bloom'

Sunday, October 30, 2022

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to John Rzeznik, frontman and guitarist of Goo Goo Dolls, about the band's latest album, "Chaos in Bloom."

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What to do if you're looking to buy or sell a house, according to a realtor

Sunday, October 30, 2022

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Natalie Vaughan, a realtor working in the Northern Virginia/DC area about the housing market in today's economy.

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Over 150 people died after a crowd surge on Halloween in Seoul

Sunday, October 30, 2022

More than 150 people were killed after a crowd pushed forward in a narrow alley during Halloween celebrations in Seoul. Many of the dead are teenagers.

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Talking to strangers might make you happier, a study on 'relational diversity' finds

Saturday, October 29, 2022

A study finds that we are happier the more we talk with different categories of people — colleagues, family, strangers — and the more evenly our conversations are spread out among those groups.

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Everyday people were civil rights heroes, too. This is the story of one town's fight

Sunday, October 23, 2022

In 1970, the murder of a Black man in Oxford, N.C., led ordinary people to take extraordinary action. In a country that still struggles with race, stories like theirs show that the past is not dead.

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Easy Life frontman Murray Matravers on their new album 'Maybe In Another Life'

Sunday, October 23, 2022

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Murray Matravers, frontman of the English indie pop band Easy Life, about the group's new album, "Maybe In Another Life."

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