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Meet Your New Wookiee Queen Of Viral Video: 'Chewbacca Mom'

Saturday, May 21, 2016

"I'm reeling," Candace Payne tells NPR's Rachel Martin. Her video of herself trying on a mask has already set a record for views, and even she's astounded by the reaction. "I'm like, y'all, come on."

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Show Up Early To The Party With Andy Shauf

Saturday, May 21, 2016

The Canadian singer-songwriter's new album, The Party, is full of character studies and vignettes. He breaks down the story behind the song 'Early To The Party.'

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Politics Podcast: The Team Goes Live!

Friday, May 20, 2016

Join the NPR Politics Podcast team for a weekly roundup of political news that was taped in front of a live studio audience. The team talks Democrats, GOP, and takes audience questions.

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A Peek Into The CIA Art Gallery Reveals [REDACTED]

Friday, May 20, 2016

There's a private art gallery at CIA headquarters — who knew? Museum director Toni Hiley says the agency has a young workforce, and the collection of art and artifacts helps them learn from the past.

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When Her Town Needed Fixing, This Single Mom Stepped Up

Friday, May 20, 2016

Marie Sayenga saw her local government needed improvement. So, while raising a family on her own, she stepped up and ran for office in the 1950s.

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For Some NBA Hopefuls, A Timeout In Basketball's Lesser-Known League

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Basketball players hoping to break into the NBA sometimes play first in the D-League. On this episode of Embedded, we follow two players through the highs and lows of the season.

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On Corinne Bailey Rae's New Album, A Focus On Renewal

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Between her first and second albums, the British singer's world was shattered by loss. Rae says her latest, The Heart Speaks in Whispers, is all about transformation and hope.

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President Obama Is Familiar With Finland's Heavy Metal Scene. Are You?

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Obama commended the country's prolific metal scene while speaking with European Nordic leaders. "Finland is making the weirdest heavy metal imaginable," Decibel editor-in-chief Albert Mudrian says.

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Jane Little, Atlanta's Dainty Double-Bass Player For 71 Years, Dies Onstage

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

The bassist joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 1945, when she was just 16 years old. She died over the weekend while performing.

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These Gloves Offer A Modern Twist On Sign Language

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Two college students developed SignAloud, gloves that connect to a computer and convert some sign language words and letters into speech and text. In the process, they've learned about deaf culture.

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This Is Your Brain On Uber

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

This week we feature Keith Chen, a behavioral economist at UCLA and the head of economic research at Uber. Keith explains why surge pricing makes us nuts and discusses our weird economic choices.

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Who Was Joe Gould, And Did He Really Write The World's Longest Book?

Monday, May 16, 2016

Years ago, two New Yorker articles told the story of a Harvard dropout who claimed to be writing the longest book ever. Did he succeed? In Joe Gould's Teeth, Jill Lepore tries to answer that question.

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London Museum Hopes To Reboot Eric, Britain's First Robot

Monday, May 16, 2016

They have the technology. Now they need the money. The Science Museum has launched a Kickstarter campaign to rebuild Eric, who wowed audiences after he was created in 1928 — and then vanished.

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Breaking Down The Science Of Picky Eating

Monday, May 16, 2016

What makes us dislike certain foods? And why is everyone so concerned about what you're eating, anyway? Jane Kauer, an anthropologist who has studied the topic, helps answer our questions.

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Why Restaurants Are Ditching The Switch To No Tipping

Sunday, May 15, 2016

It's customer and staff complaints that did away with the model to start, but that's also what's bringing the tradition back to restaurants that've been experimenting with the policy to even out pay.

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Stung By 83 Different Insects, Biologist Rates His Pain On A Scale Of 1 To — OW!

Sunday, May 15, 2016

Biologist Justin Schmidt has traveled all over the world looking for bugs ... and getting stung by them. He documents his travels/travails in his new book The Sting of the Wild.

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After A 40-Year Detour, 'Squidbillies' Star Takes Home His Diploma

Sunday, May 15, 2016

Bobby Ellerbee left his studies to host a radio show, voice a beloved cartoon character, even party with Etta James. Lately, though, he returned to do the one thing he hadn't done yet: graduate.

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How A Poison Pill Worded As 'Sex' Gave Birth To Transgender Rights

Sunday, May 15, 2016

Author of a book on the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Tom Purdum tells NPR's Linda Wertheimer how that bill came to shape today's transgender rights, and comments on the current battle in North Carolina.

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Donald Trump Is About To Start Getting Intelligence Briefings

Sunday, May 15, 2016

When it's obvious who the nominees will be, presidential candidates get intelligence briefings. That's about to start.

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Before Leaping Onto Kanye's Records, A-Trak Forged A Career From Scratch

Saturday, May 14, 2016

It was happenstance that brought the Canadian DJ and Kanye West together. But A-Trak — Alan Macklovitch — first made his name by winning an international scratching competition, when he was just 15.

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