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Putin's meeting with Kim Jong Un is about getting weapons and ammunition, experts say

Monday, September 11, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jean Lee, the former Pyongyang bureau chief for the Associated Press, and Georgetown University's Angela Stent, about the upcoming meeting between Kim Jong Un and Putin.

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Inside the making of Starfield — one of the biggest stories ever told

Saturday, September 02, 2023

Starfield's story shoots for the stars. How much players like it will have big consequences here on Earth.

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Women's World Cup update: Morocco in, Germany out

Thursday, August 03, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Alicia DelGallo, a senior editor at USA Today Sports, about the surprise elimination of Germany from the Women's World Cup as Morocco's dream run continues.

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Author Steven Millhauser doesn't mind if his new stories leave you uneasy

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with author Steven Millhauser about new collection of short stories, Disruptions, that describe fantastical situations that deal with obsessions, fixations and extremes.

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The classic video games you can't play (Spoiler: It's most of them)

Friday, July 21, 2023

A new study by the Video Game History Foundation finds that only 13% of all classic video games are available to purchase.

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Country music tops the Billboard Hot 100, but it's complicated

Friday, July 07, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to NPR's Ann Powers and Marcus Dowling of The Tennessean about how two country songs sit atop the Billboard Hot 100, and the context for this moment.

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House Democrats want Biden to change his approach to Venezuela

Friday, June 30, 2023

Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas talks about the letter he and other House Democrats sent to the Biden administration urging an easing of sanctions on Venezuela.

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Takeaways from the roundtable with President Biden on artificial intelligence

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, talks about his recent meeting with President Biden to discuss regulating artificial intelligence.

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One year after Dobbs, Sen. Patty Murray reflects on the fight for reproductive rights

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Democrats in Congress have tried to figure out ways to legislate a federal right to reproductive freedoms, but have yet to succeed. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington is still leading the charge.

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A former passenger details what it's like inside the missing Titan submersible

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

The missing submersible is equipped with several mechanisms that can bring it back to the surface during an emergency, according to a former passenger.

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Pixar's 'Elemental' bombs at box office

Monday, June 19, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with critic Keith Phipps about the poor performance of Pixar's new movie Elemental and what it says about the movie industry.

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Senate sends debt ceiling legislation to President Biden's desk with days to spare

Thursday, June 01, 2023

As the threat of a financial default neared, the Senate approved compromise, bipartisan legislation to lift the debt ceiling with just days to spare.

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40 years ago, NPR had to apologize for airing 'Return of the Jedi' spoilers

Friday, May 26, 2023

Back in 1983, All Things Considered host Susan Stamberg asked a young moviegoer to give us a "sneak preview" of Return of the Jedi. The flood of complaints from listeners led to an on-air apology.

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40 years ago, NPR had to apologize for airing 'Return of the Jedi' spoilers

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Back in 1983, All Things Considered host Susan Stamberg asked a young moviegoer to give us a "sneak preview" of Return of the Jedi. The flood of complaints from listeners led to on-air apology.

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DC Comics' boss knows the challenges ahead — and the problem superhero films can pose

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Superhero movies transformed the film industry over the last 15 years. But how does the man in charge of some of the most beloved comic book characters chart the years ahead?

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Being a TV writer has changed — and so have the wages, says 'The Wire' creator

Thursday, May 25, 2023

The Wire creator David Simon says he doesn't think artificial intelligence can "remotely challenge" what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.

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Jim Lee talks about his journey from superhero fan to DC Comics president

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Jim Lee, the new president of DC Comics, talks about the history and future of superhero comics.

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How tech companies are trying to balance child safety and privacy

Monday, May 22, 2023

Reporter Emma Roth at The Verge talks about the challenges of implementing internet age verification.

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TV writer David Simon weighs in on the Writers Guild of America strike

Friday, May 19, 2023

David Simon talks about how being a TV writer has changed over the years — and so have writer's wages.

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The new Zelda game, 'Tears of the Kingdom,' lives up to the hype

Friday, May 12, 2023

Keza MacDonald, video game editor for The Guardian, talks about the new game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

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