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Why the Murdaugh trial has had audiences hooked

Thursday, March 02, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Neal Baer, former executive producer of Law and Order: SVU, about American audiences' fascination with crime stories.

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A new series examines life in U.S. Prisons, and aims to reach people living it

Monday, February 20, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Inside Story host Lawrence Bartley about the series, created by formerly incarcerated people, for audiences inside and ouside the system.

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Expert is 'angry' at pace of government response in Turkey

Tuesday, February 07, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Gonul Tol, director of the Turkey program at the Middle East Institute, about conditions on the ground in the Hatay province in southeastern Turkey.

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How foreign overfishing is driving migration crisis in Senegal

Monday, February 06, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with environmental scientist Dyhia Belhabib about overfishing in Senegal.

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Monterey Park's long history as a bastion for Asian-American suburban life

Monday, January 23, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Min Zhou, a professor of sociology and Asian American Studies at UCLA, about the city of Monterey Park, Calif., and the community where a shooting took place on Saturday.

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Artificial Intelligence made big leaps in 2022 — is that exciting or scary?

Thursday, December 29, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Brian Christian, the author of "The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values," about the impact AI is having on our lives.

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Data shows the pandemic spiked anxiety in the U.S., but state policies can help

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks to Catherine Ettman, postdoctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , about recent trends in the prevalence of anxiety in the U.S.

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They say you can't choose family, but many do. Tell us about your chosen families

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

For some people, family isn't who they're related to, it's about who they've chosen to be in their lives.

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What Georgia's runoff election results mean for political parties

Wednesday, December 07, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Republican strategist Janelle King and Democratic strategist Fred Hicks about what the results of Georgia's runoff election mean for the parties moving forward.

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COVID might cause sleep troubles that can last even after the infection passes

Monday, December 05, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalist Emily Sohn about her National Geographic article on the connection between COVID infections and sleep disturbances.

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The world's response to hunger crisis in East Africa is inadequate, say aid workers

Monday, December 05, 2022

A crisis of extreme hunger is threating millions in East Africa. However, international aid has not been able to meet the need.

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Labor historians urge Biden against intervening rail labor deal

Thursday, December 01, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Joseph McCartin, executive director of the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, about Biden's track record on labor.

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U.S. bans Dominican sugar company over forced labor

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with reporters Sandy Tolan and Euclides Cordero Nuel about the ban on Dominican sugar from Central Romana, based on information that the company uses forced labor.

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She was a diplomat in Ukraine when war came. In a U.S. suburb, a truck took her life

Friday, November 18, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Dan Langenkamp, former press attaché for the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, about his advocacy for bike safety. His wife was killed in a crash in August.

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Drought crisis in Ethiopia shows price of climate change on world's most vulnerable

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with International Rescue Committee President and CEO David Miliband about his recent trip to Ethiopia to assess dire humanitarian conditions due to drought in East Africa.

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Remembering the D.C. centenarian who went viral after dancing with President Obama

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Centenarian Virginia McLaurin found internet stardom after dancing with former President Obama and was known for her volunteering and activism. She died Monday at age 113.

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Somalia faces a food insecurity crisis because of extreme drought

Monday, November 14, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rania Dagash-Kamara, UNICEF's Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, about the crisis of food insecurity in Somalia as a result of extreme drought.

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This elderly African penguin wears special shoes to treat its foot condition

Friday, November 04, 2022

A geriatric African penguin at the New England Aquarium got adorable custom shoes to help treat its foot condition.

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This new book connects food and feelings through tales of love, loss and chicken

Tuesday, November 01, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to actress Zosia Mamet, editor of the new book "My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food and Feelings."

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'Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions' has the makings of being the greatest yet

Tuesday, November 01, 2022

This year's tournament has arguably the strongest cast of competitors in history, but three contestants stand out from the rest.

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