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Encore: In 'She Memes Well,' Quinta Brunson describes the path to her comedy career

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with actor and stand up comedian Quinta Brunson about her first book, an essay collection called She Memes Well.

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Lessons from Portland's 2021 heatwave that can help us prep for the hot summer ahead

Friday, July 01, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Jennifer Vines, lead health officer of the Portland metropolitan area, about lessons learned from the deadly 2021 Portland heatwave as a sweltering summer awaits.

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The Suffers lead singer Kam Franklin talks about the tough road to their latest album

Thursday, June 09, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kam Franklin, lead singer of the Gulf Coast soul band The Suffers, about her hometown being a source of strength, because the industry hasn't always embraced her.

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How TikTok helped save this small Australian candy shop

Tuesday, June 07, 2022

When the pandemic hit, this small business was about to shutter its doors. Then Tiktok came along.

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This Australian candy shop has mesmerized the internet

Friday, June 03, 2022

After nearing a lockdown-induced bankruptcy, millions of people around the world now follow this Australian candy shop on social media.

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The trauma of gun violence affects all children, not just the ones who were there

Friday, May 27, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Washington Post reporter John Woodrow Cox, author of the book Children Under Fire, about the immediate and long-term affects of gun violence on children.

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American pickle legend Robert J. Vlasic has died at age 96

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Robert J. Vlasic died at his home earlier this month at age 96. The businessman helped grow Vlasic into America's number-one pickle by not taking himself, or the company, too seriously.

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TikTok has changed music — and the industry is hustling to catch up

Sunday, May 22, 2022

TikTok has flipped the script on the music industry, and everyone from artists to analysts and even marketing bosses at the top labels are trying to catch up.

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Swedish defense minister on decision to apply to NATO after decades of resistance

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sweden's Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist after his meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, about his country's decision on joining NATO.

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TV show 'Gaslit' highlights the forgotten story of Watergate — Martha Mitchell's

Monday, May 09, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Robbie Pickering, the creator and show runner of the new show Gaslit. The intense — but funny — show focuses on some of Watergate's lesser-known figures.

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Brooke Shields is getting older in the public eye — and she wants to talk about it

Friday, May 06, 2022

Shields grew up in the public eye, and now she is aging in the public eye and wants to discuss it. At the top of her list is the idea that women in their 50s aren't represented in lots of places.

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Brooke Shields is aging in the public eye — and she wants to talk about it

Thursday, May 05, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actress, writer and entrepreneur Brooke Shields about her effort to embrace aging and how she's trying to help other women do the same.

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Ukraine's Foreign Minister says Mariupol is still in Ukrainian hands

Wednesday, May 04, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly interviews Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba about the state of the war and where things might go from here.

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Faith leaders reflect on their messages during the weekend's religious ceremonies

Friday, April 15, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Imam Mohamed Herbert, Rabbi Ruth Zlotnick and Reverend Marshall Hatch about how their respective faith communities are observing this holy weekend.

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Why the music industry is paying close attention to TikTok

Monday, January 31, 2022

User-generated content specific to TikTok has propelled songs old and new to viral success. That's left the record labels looking to the app for their next stars.

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How the Ukraine crisis could reset the global balance of power

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Gideon Rachman of 'The Financial Times' about how China and Russia could leverage the Ukraine crisis to reduce U.S. influence around the world and reset the world order.

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French diplomat talks about the stakes of the ongoing Ukraine conflict

Friday, January 21, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Emmanuel Bonne, the diplomatic and national security advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron, about Russia and Ukraine.

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NPR staff remembers the voices they can't stop thinking about

Friday, December 31, 2021

All Things Considered staff reflect on the stories and voices from the program that moved them in 2021.

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These mushroom foragers hit the jackpot. Then they got creative

Thursday, December 23, 2021

A pair of fungus foragers in California's Humboldt County recently pulled in more than 200 pounds of chanterelles. Rather than cash in, they donated and got creative.

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Mushroom foragers find $4,000 worth of the fun guys known as chanterelles

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Dan Gebhart and Jordan Anderson are mushroom foraging friends in California that came across $4,000 worth of chanterelles — a highly coveted wild mushroom.

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