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Watch: Michelle Obama tells young people to be 'rageful' — but have a plan

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

In The Light We Carry, Michelle Obama opens up about generational life lessons - both personal and public - and how "going high" is more than just a motto.

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In a post-midterm world, can you govern a divided nation?

Wednesday, November 09, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Jim Messina, former President Obama's White House deputy chief of staff, and Republican strategist Ron Bonjean on how to govern a divided country after the midterms.

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Ready for good news? The Ozone hole is shrinking

Thursday, October 27, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks to Paul Newman, Chief Scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, about some good news: a giant hole in the ozone layer is slowly shrinking.

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What's on the minds of young voters in Milwaukee? A lot

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Polls found that young people were among the least likely to vote this fall. But the end of Roe v. Wade has helped boost voter registration among them. Other issues are also important to young voters.

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Young voters in Milwaukee share the biggest issues motivating them to vote

Monday, October 24, 2022

Young voter turnout increased in the last two elections, but a new NPR/Marist poll found that young voters were the least likely to vote in 2022. Young voters living in Milwaukee shared their views.

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Author Francesca Royster on her new book, "Black Country Music"

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with author Francesca Royster about her new book, "Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions" which explores the history and future of Black country music.

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Secret Service knew there was a threat at the Capitol long before Jan. 6 insurrection

Friday, October 14, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig about the Secret Service knowing about the Capitol threat more than a week before the insurrection.

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Milwaukee voters, what is driving you to the polls these midterms?

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Are you a Milwaukee resident under 30 and planning to vote in this midterm? We want to hear from you. How are you thinking about this election and beyond?

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What the past 12 hours have been like for one Floridian

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Hurricane Ian has caused historic damage in some parts of Florida. We hear from a resident on what the past day has been like and what her plans are going forward.

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How the Kurdish people's situation factors into protests over woman's death in Iran

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Meghan Bodette, the director of research at the Kurdish Peace Institute, about the protests in the Kurdish region in Iran following the death of a young woman last week.

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Putin's moves to escalate the war in Ukraine has sparked panic and protests in Russia

Monday, September 26, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, two of Russia's most prominent investigative journalists, about Putin's moves to escalate in Ukraine and dissent within Russia.

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Anti-government protests grow in Iran after a woman died in police custody

Friday, September 23, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Golnaz Esfandiari about the recent protests in Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for allegedly breaking hijab rules.

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How mass migrant crossings are impacting the small border town of Rio Grande City

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rio Grande City Mayor Joel Villarreal about the influx of migrants crossing through his south Texas city.

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Billions of dollars went to repair Puerto Rico's electric grid, but it still failed

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Sergio Marxuach, public policy director at the Center for a New Economy in Puerto Rico, about the island's frail power grid.

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The allure of Hollywood comes to life through the residents of the St. Francis Hotel

Sunday, September 18, 2022

In 1975, photographer Penny Wolin checked into the St. Francis Hotel in Hollywood — a place of dreamers and misfits who called the residential hotel home. There, the myth of Hollywood became real.

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Transportation secretary on averting rail strike that threatened major disruptions

Thursday, September 15, 2022

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the railroad deal and how this affects labor going forward.

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This GOP strategist is calling on Republican senators to safeguard same-sex marriage

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with GOP strategist John Feehery about his efforts to recruit Republican support for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would protect the right to same-sex marriage.

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The complicated history of the British commonwealth

Friday, September 09, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Matthew J. Smith, director of the Center for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery at University College London, about the commonwealth's complicated history.

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Bernard Shaw, longtime former news anchor, dies at 82

Thursday, September 08, 2022

Bernard Shaw, the pioneering Black journalist who served as CNN's chief anchor for 20 years, died on Wednesday from pneumonia. He was 82.

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California's record heat wave put so much stress on the power grid it nearly broke

Wednesday, September 07, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jan Smutny-Jones, CEO of the Independent Energy Producers Association, about how California's record heat wave nearly broke the state's power grid.

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