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Colson Whitehead And Barry Jenkins On Making ‘The Underground Railroad’ (Rebroadcast)

Friday, January 14, 2022

The story reimagines the metaphorical underground railroad as an actual underground railroad, with train tracks, stations, and so on.

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The Rise Of The Four-Day Work Week (Rebroadcast)

Thursday, December 23, 2021

A study in Iceland found that reducing an employee's work hours did not reduce productivity.

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NBA Star Carmelo Anthony On Childhood, Community, And His Legacy (Rebroadcast)

Monday, September 27, 2021

“I’m blessed to say that basketball has got me to a point, it laid down the groundwork and the foundation to allow me to do these other things. But that’s not who I am. That's my job, that’s not who I am.” 

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Carrie Brownstein On Music, Authenticity And Making Movies With Friends

Monday, September 20, 2021

In the new film "The Nowhere Inn," the lines between reality and fiction become blurred. 

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A Former Guantánamo Detainee Shares His Story

Tuesday, September 07, 2021

President Obama signed an executive order to close Guantánamo Bay in 2009. Twelve years later, it remains open, housing 39 detainees.

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Afghan Women On What’s At Stake For Women In Afghanistan

Monday, August 23, 2021

Advocates working on the ground in Afghanistan say Taliban promises on women are nothing more than publicity stunts.

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The Purpose Of Perspiration

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Can we learn to love our sweat, rather than be embarrassed by it?

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Why Are So Many Healthcare Workers Unvaccinated?

Monday, August 16, 2021

A Carnegie Mellon study found that among healthcare workers, physicians are most likely to be vaccinated, while nursing aides and emergency medical technicians are least likely.

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Are The ‘Forever Wars’ Coming To A Close? Or Is The U.S. Just Rebranding?

Tuesday, August 03, 2021

"Our role in Iraq will be ... to be available, to continue to train, to assist, to help and to deal with ISIS as it arises."

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At The Olympics, Sport Climbing Reaches New Heights

Monday, July 26, 2021

Get away from your worries on the wall.

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The Search For ‘The Loneliest Whale’

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Trying to find 52 would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

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The Hopes And Hurdles Of CRISPR And Gene Editing

Wednesday, July 07, 2021

"Genome editing is a powerful, scientific technology that can reshape medical treatments and people’s lives, but it can also harmfully reduce human diversity and increase social inequality."

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Doomsday Prepping Goes Mainstream

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Survivalists are preparing for TEOTWAWKI (the end of the word as we know it).

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Doorbell Cameras Are Saving Footage To The Cloud. What Happens Next?

Thursday, June 24, 2021

Ding-dong! There's the doorbell. Hold on, let me check my app.

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Local Spotlight: Returning Ancestral Land To Native Hawaiians

Monday, June 21, 2021

We talk to two reporters who investigated the homesteading program, as well as the chairman running it and a Native Hawaiian who is waiting for a lease.

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Inside Electronic Dance Music’s Gender Equity Problem

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

As expansive as EDM's reach has been, inside the scene, the path to success is narrow. And overwhelmingly male.

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The Curtains Rise On Live Music

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

A year without revenue has shuttered hundreds of concert venues across the country.

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A ‘Ton’ Of Fun: How Mahjong Became A U.S. Phenomenon

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Click-clack-kvetch. Mahjong is popular among both Chinese and Jewish Americans.

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Vaccination Nation: The President’s Plan Pivots

Wednesday, May 05, 2021

Most adults who want the vaccine have received it. Now what?

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1A Reflects On The Last And Next 50 Years Of NPR

Monday, May 03, 2021

Featuring interviews with leaders and emerging voices, we look at the last 50 years of NPR, examine its historical weak spots and hear how change is being made in the present and decades ahead.

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