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'Bottoms' gives the classic teen sex comedy an absurd queer twist
Friday, August 25, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with writer/director Emma Seligman about her new movie Bottoms.
Cooling down in the heat puts extra financial strain on already struggling Americans
Monday, August 14, 2023
The heat in the U.S. this summer has broken records, and this kind of summer might be the new normal. So what can the government do to help support those who can't afford to cool their homes?
A deal to get imprisoned Americans home prompts concerns on what Iran gets in return
Friday, August 11, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer about what Iran will get in return for the release of four Americans from the notorious Evin prison.
GOP hopeful Asa Hutchinson is optimistic that Trump's grip on party will loosen
Saturday, August 05, 2023
The former Arkansas governor and 2024 presidential candidate who is critical of the former president is struggling in the polls. He sees voters not dwelling on Trump but focused on other issues.
Remembering actor Angus Cloud of 'Euphoria,' dead at 25
Wednesday, August 02, 2023
Angus Cloud, best known for his role on HBO's Euphoria died Monday at the age of 25. He was spotted to play Fezco, the drug dealer with a heart of gold, by a casting scout on a street in New York.
The new CDC director outlines 3 steps to rebuild trust with the public
Wednesday, August 02, 2023
Mandy Cohen led North Carolina's department of Health & Human Services throughout the pandemic. Now, she's taking what she learned to the national level.
New CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen on her vision for the agency
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Dr. Mandy Cohen, the new director of the CDC, about her vision for the agency in the wake of COVID and how to prepare for fall surges of flu and COVID.
Don't call it a heat 'wave': Expert weighs in after a month of record-breaking heat
Friday, July 28, 2023
After a month of record-breaking heat, are we past calling it a heat "wave?" NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Duke heat expert Ashley Ward.
Dads may want to do more caretaking — but then face barriers, one study finds
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Fathers may want to take on more domestic and child care responsibilities, but gender norms and a lack of social support may discourage them from doing so, a new international study finds.
Phoenix melts in a record streak of days over 110 degrees. And it's not over yet
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Tuesday marked 26 consecutive days in Phoenix, Az. with a temperature over 110 degrees, and it doesn't look like it will let up any time soon.
'LA Made: The Barbie Tapes' is giving the Barbie deep dive we didn't know we needed
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Antonia Cereijido and M.G. Lord about their new podcast, LA Made: The Barbie Tapes, based on their archival tape of interviews with major players in the doll's creation.
Remembering house music legend DJ Deeon, dead at 56
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Chicago house icon DJ Deeon passed this week. The producer pioneered the "ghetto house" subgenre in the early 1990s.
A Vermont farmer faces the aftermath of massive flooding
Thursday, July 13, 2023
A Burlington-area man says his small organic farm sustained $350,000-$400,000 in crop damages alone — and was canoeing through his fields after heavy rains earlier this week.
For the first time in decades, Angolan giraffes now populate a park in Angola
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
After a logistically complicated journey of over 36 hours, 14 juvenile giraffes have made it to their subspecies' native homeland in Iona National Park.
Silicon Valley is less promised land, more black hole in new novel, 'Ripe'
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer Sarah Rose Etter about her new novel Ripe, which explores the darker sides of Silicon Valley as a woman tries to make sense of her career and growing dread.
Want to make your house a home? Keep away from trends
Monday, July 10, 2023
There's a look we've come to expect when we check out real estate listings the perfect kitchen — streamlined, neutral — and there's pressure on homeowners to renovate to improve future salability.
Bob the Drag Queen takes offense at YOUR offense
Friday, June 30, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Bob the Drag Queen, tracing the thread of his career before and after winning RuPaul's Drag Race.
What Asian Americans really think of affirmative action
Friday, June 30, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers discusses the Asian American perspective on affirmative action with University of Maryland professor and political scientist Janelle Wong.
An afternoon with Bob the Drag Queen
Friday, June 30, 2023
Bob the Drag Queen knows the world of drag is getting politicized. But as he prepares his next moves on stage and screen, he makes no apologies for expressing his signature flair.
Jenny Xie tackles a fraught mother-daughter relationship in novel 'Holding Pattern'
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jenny Xie about her first novel, Holding Pattern. It takes a familiar story — a young adult who decides to move home — and flips it on its head.