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Latest Episodes
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In this week's StoryCorps, a conversation with Peylia Marsema Balinton — better known as blues singer Sugar Pie DeSanto. She is about to be inducted into the Blues Hall of fame.
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Four states so far have passed laws prohibiting the use of public money for no-strings cash aid. Advocates for basic income say the backlash is being fueled by a conservative think tank.
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In an NPR interview, NYC Mayor Eric Adams said he had a 'gut reaction' that outside agitators were leading Columbia anti-war protests. Students beg to differ.
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The United Methodist Church, one of the largest U.S. Protestant denominations, voted to repeal its ban on LGBTQ clergy as well as prohibitions on its ministers from officiating same-sex weddings.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with strategic diplomacy expert Mickey Bergman about the different approaches Israel and Hamas take toward negotiating a hostage swap and cease-fire.
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After three weeks in the spotlight of the national debate on abortion, Arizona lawmakers voted to repeal the law banning almost all abortions. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs promised to sign it.
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A self-taught virtuoso, his music from the 1950s and 60s was strictly instrumental and featured a distinct twangy sound. His hits included, "Forty Miles of Bad Road" and "Rebel Rouser."
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A new category of listings is called "Icons." Homes include the house from the Pixar movie Up — complete with 8,000 balloons attached to the top. It's held up by a crane over the N.M. desert.
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NPR's A Martinez talks to comedian Jerry Seinfeld about his new Netflix film, Unfrosted. It's a made-up history of Pop-Tarts, and the cereal rivalry between Post and Kellogg's.
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Arizona lawmakers vote to repeal a Civil War-era abortion ban. Examining the varying police responses to college protests. Former president Trump campaigned in swing states Wisconsin and Michigan.