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Why one U.K. company is continuing with four-day work weeks after six-month trial

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Simon Ursell, managing director of Tyler Grange, about the company's 4-day workweek experiment and the decision to continue with a shortened week for its employees.

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Book sales are declining, but not in the romance genre

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Romance books are on the rise, even as overall book sales are declining. NPR's Juana Summers visited a romance book club at Baltimore's Charm City Books to see what brings readers to the genre.

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From meet-cutes to happy endings, romance readers feel the love as sales heat up

Monday, February 13, 2023

Romance novel sales are surging, even as overall book sales experience their first decline in years. And no, fans are not embarrassed by their love of the genre.

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Tom Brady is retiring... again

Wednesday, February 01, 2023

One year to the day after he said he was stepping away from the NFL the first time, quarterback Tom Brady announced that he is retiring again.

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Santa Barbara County official on storm cleanup and recovery

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Scott Safechuck, a Santa Barbara County Fire Department official, on the cleanup underway as the county recovers from days of brutal storms and prepares for more ahead.

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Kashana Cauley writes about the unexplored perspective of Black survivalists

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Kashana Cauley about her debut novel The Survivalists and putting her comedy background to work in writing about the unexplored perspective of Black survivalism.

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Republican House freshman Mike Lawler on Speaker stalemate

Thursday, January 05, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Representative-elect Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., about the ongoing votes for House speakership as he waits to be sworn in.

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Hakeem Jeffries is the first Black lawmaker nominated for Speaker of the House

Wednesday, January 04, 2023

Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries became the first Black lawmaker nominated for Speaker of the House. He also became the first Democrat since 2007 to earn unanimous support from their caucus.

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Why House speaker has been Kevin McCarthy's ultimate goal

Tuesday, January 03, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with McClatchy reporter Gillian Brassail about Kevin McCarthy's long and winding road to Tuesday's vote for speaker in the House of Representatives.

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Encore: Animals had a lot to say in 2022. Here are some of NPR's favorite stories

Friday, December 30, 2022

NPR is pulling together some of its favorite stories from 2022 that may have been easy to miss among the year's major news but hard to forget. Friday, a look at the animals who shared the mic.

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What have we learned from former President Trump's tax returns?

Friday, December 30, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tax Policy Center senior fellow Steven Rosenthal about what we learned from former President Donald Trump's tax returns released on Friday.

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Encore: NPR shares its favorite musical moments from 2022

Thursday, December 29, 2022

NPR is pulling together some of its favorite stories from 2022 that may have been easy to miss among the year's major news but hard to forget. Thursday, NPR shares its favorite musical moments.

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Encore: Remembering the lives of three inventors who died in 2022

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

NPR is pulling together some of its favorite stories from 2022 that may have been easy to miss among the year's major news but hard to forget. NPR remembers three inventors who died in 2022.

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Kevin McCarthy is still short votes to become Speaker. What could happen next?

Thursday, December 22, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Associated Press congressional correspondent Lisa Mascaro about Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's bid for speakership and how he plans to entice GOP holdouts.

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Writer on how his book set in 1940s Los Angeles parallels today's illiberal democracy

Thursday, December 22, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Antony Marra about his book, "Mercury Pictures Presents."

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Anderson Cooper explores his grief and loss in his podcast, 'All There Is'

Monday, December 19, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with broadcaster Anderson Cooper about his podcast, "All There Is," which explores grief and loss.

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Where do things stand for Paul Whelan after Brittney Griner's release?

Thursday, December 08, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with John Kirby, White House National Security Council spokesperson, about the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian detention.

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Cape fur seals can recognize their pup's calls just two hours after birth

Wednesday, December 07, 2022

Cape fur seals can recognize their pup's cry just two hours after birth, remarkably earlier than other mammals. For context, only about 40% of women can identify their baby's cry 24 hours after birth.

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Author Elin Hilderbrand on why 'Family Happiness' is her favorite book

Wednesday, December 07, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author Elin Hilderbrand about her favorite book, "Family Happiness" by Laurie Colwin.

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Encore: Tasman Keith didn't come here to point fingers

Monday, December 05, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with rapper Tasman Keith about his newest album, "A Colour Undone."

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