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Doctors Without Borders describes declining situation in Mariupol, Ukraine

Monday, March 07, 2022

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Alex Wade at Doctors Without Borders about the humanitarian crisis in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

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Jan. 6 panel member on the court filing alleging criminal conspiracy by Trump

Thursday, March 03, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Democratic Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren of California about a new court filing from the House Jan. 6 committee.

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South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn shares his view of Biden's presidency

Monday, February 28, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina about President Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday.

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Rom-com movies have evolved. But they still need these 3 simple elements

Saturday, February 12, 2022

We're diving into the wonderful world of rom-coms — tackling everything from what the definition should be, why they were great (and sometimes not so great), and what a modern one looks like.

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U.S. diplomat talks path forward with Russia

Friday, February 04, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michael Carpenter, who represents the U.S. at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, on the threat that the European continent could be plunged into war.

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What the history of U.S. sanctions can tell us about their sway on the Ukraine crisis

Tuesday, February 01, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with assistant professor of history at Cornell, Nicholas Mulder, on the history of U.S. sanctions and the role they're playing now in the tensions between the U.S. and Russia.

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Remembering devoted father Arthur Schwartz, who died of COVID

Friday, January 14, 2022

Arthur Schwartz of Ann Arbor, Mich., was a longtime employee of General Motors, a baseball fanatic and a loving father. He died in 2020 from COVID-19.

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Over $5 billion in welfare spends were left unspent by states

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Hannah Dreyfus from ProPublica about the $5.2 billion of welfare funds that were left unspent by states, despite poverty in the U.S. worsening.

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'Fiona and Jane' captures a friendship's intensity, loyalty and occasional torment

Tuesday, January 04, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jean Chen Ho about her new book, Fiona and Jane. It describes how two Taiwanese American women who grew up in Los Angeles grow apart and find their way back to each other.

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All audio recorded before 1923 — like possibly the 1st soda ad — enters public domain

Monday, January 03, 2022

On Jan. 1, all sound recordings before 1923 entered the public domain, due to the Music Modernization Act. The release is a treasure trove of opera, vaudeville, marching bands and spoken word.

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Need to break up with someone? Baboons have found a good way to do it, study finds

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Just like humans, groups of baboons sometimes break off relations. Scientists have studied the dynamics of such breakups and say baboons tend to split up in a cooperative, egalitarian way.

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New research says baboon breakups are mutual

Wednesday, December 08, 2021

Just like humans, groups of baboons sometimes break off relations. Scientists have studied the dynamics of such breakups and say baboons tend to split up in a cooperative, egalitarian way.

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Why Orcas have been lingering longer in the Arctic

Friday, December 03, 2021

Orcas are lingering longer in the Arctic Ocean, as sea ice there shrinks. The whales often travel to access varieties of prey, but it's likely there are now more hunting opportunities in the Arctic.

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A new report suggests that abuses of power surrounded Andrew Cuomo's book deal

Friday, November 26, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Eric Lach, a reporter at The New Yorker, about a new report that reveals details around Andrew Cuomo's many abuses of power.

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As food prices rise, non-profits try to keep serving clients

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro checks in with Brooke Neubauer, who owns a non-profit in Las Vegas, Nev., about how the community she serves is holding up as food prices surge.

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The biggest problem facing the U.S. electric grid isn't demand. It's climate change

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

The infrastructure package sets aside billions for the power grid. That may not be enough to reshape a system not designed for the extreme weather brought about by a warming planet.

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After missteps, Ashley Judd says Time's Up is ready to 'get it right'

Monday, November 22, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Ashley Judd, a Time's Up board member, about the organization's decision to "reset" and lay off the majority of their employees.

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Justus Rosenberg, professor who helped artists escape Nazi Germany, dies at 100

Friday, November 19, 2021

For almost 60 years, Justus Rosenberg was a beloved professor at Bard College. But before he made a living writing and teaching about artists and intellectuals, he helped rescue them in World War II.

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U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus discusses the migrant crisis on the border with Poland

Thursday, November 18, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus Julie Fisher about the migrant crisis along the Belarus-Poland border.

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Rep. Abigail Spanberger talks about the future of Build Back Better

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., about Biden's policy agenda and the future of the social spending package, Build Back Better.

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