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NPR’s Adrian Ma speaks with author Anne Lamott who shares some tips for a happier new year.
For children who experience war, trauma can cut deep, reshaping every part of their lives.
While we hear news reports from war zones, stories from survivors don’t often include children’s voices.
The War Childhood Museum is a unique place, dedicated to creating a space for those affected by war as children to tell their stories and donate items of significance.
The museum collects and preserves the stories of both adults, describing their experiences as children, and of children currently living with war.
The museum houses audio, video and objects from World War II to the current war in Ukraine – a collection that spans both the globe and time.
NPR’s Adrian Ma speaks with Jasminko Halilovic about growing up in war torn Bosnia, and dignity and resilience of children facing war.
Those who survive the journey on smuggler’s boats mostly arrive on Italy’s shores – where their future will be determined, in large part, by the EU’s new migration process, should it be ratified next year.
This fall, NPR’s Ruth Sherlock joined a rescue ship run by the charity Doctors Without Borders where migrants picked up at sea told her about the risks they took escaping their country and their hopes for a new life in Europe.
Like the pandemic before it, the fentanyl crisis has divided Americans along political and cultural fault lines.
NPR’s Asma Khalid speaks with three reporters — NPR’s addiction correspondent Brian Mann, WBUR’s Martha Bebinger, and KFF Health News’ Aneri Pattani — about the depth of the crisis and possible solutions.
ChatGPT made its public debut a little over a year ago. If you’d never thought much about AI before, you’re probably thinking – and maybe worrying – about it now.
Jobs are an area that will almost certainly be impacted as AI develops. But whether artificial intelligence will free us from drudge work, or leave us unemployed depends on who you talk to.
Host Ari Shapiro speaks with NPR’s Andrea Hsu on how people are adapting to AI in the workplace and ways to approach the technology with a plan instead of panic.
This episode also feature’s reporting on AI and Hollywood background actors from NPR’s Bobby Allyn.
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That simple act of humanity in the midst of war has inspired operas, movies, and even television commercials.
NPR’s Ari Shapiro highlights the many ways in which this incredible event inspired generations of artists, and brings you the voices of the soldiers themselves, who were on the frontlines that day.
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Your tradition may include It’s a Wonderful Life, or cheering on the Grinch’s loyal dog Max, or fighting with your spouse over whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie.
If you celebrate Christmas, you probably have a movie that you consider the best. There’s personal preference, but what other elements give a Christmas movie staying power for generation after generation?
Host Scott Detrow talks with NPR’s pop culture correspondent Linda Holmes about what makes a classic a classic.
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This week’s focus: The Supreme Court and presidential immunity. The court decided they would not take up Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request to fast-track arguments on whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for alleged crimes committed while in office. Instead, the case will continue to make its way through the appeals process, further delaying the trial start date. Plus, Colorado’s Supreme Court decision to remove Trump from the Republican primary ballot.
Topics include:
– The Supreme Court and presidential immunity
– Colorado Supreme Court ruling on Trump
– Predictions on how the U.S. Supreme Court may eventually respond
– A look ahead to 2024
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Both musicians had highly successful tours, highly successful concert films and both women pumped billions into the economy. And each has been supportive of the other this year, and in the past. So why is there a narrative that they’re rivals?
NPR’s Juana Summers revisits the year that was for Beyoncé and Swift, and talks to Miami University of Ohio Music Professor Tammy L. Kernodle about the tendency of society, and the media, to pit successful women in the music industry against one another.
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What does this mean for abortion care in 2024, and how might all of this affect the 2024 elections?
NPR’s Juana Summers digs into these questions with health policy reporter Selena Simmons-Duffin and national political correspondent Sarah McCammon.
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