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Politics
Background On The Intelligence Community Whistleblower's Complaint
What was so concerning that a U.S. intelligence official filed a whistleblower complaint? That's the question in Washington. When asked about it, President Trump tried to put the focus on Joe Biden.
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Arts & Life
'There Isn't Just One Type Of Black,' Says Comedian Nicole Byer
The rising comedy star and host of the Emmy-nominated cooking competition Nailed It! has gone to therapy weekly, escaped grief on stage and taught herself to do her own makeup for television.
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Music
Looking Back On 'Bitches Brew': The Year Miles Davis Plugged Jazz In
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Christian McBride about the impact of Miles Davis' seminal album Bitches Brew — an electrified sound that ushered in decades of jazz fusion 50 years ago.
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Music
Saying Something 'That Is Us': The Villalobos Brothers Raise Their Voices
Ernesto, Luis and Alberto Villalobos took a detour from the classical music world to embrace the sounds of their childhood with the band's latest album, Somos.
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Music
'Wanna Be Mine?': K.Flay Extends An Open Invitation Of Sisterhood With 'Solutions'
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with singer-songwriter K.Flay about her song "Sister," her latest album Solutions, and redefining sibling relationships.
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Music
What TikTok's Explosion Could Mean For Music
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Alyssa Bereznak of The Ringer about how the social media platform TikTok could serve as the future of music sharing.
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National
How The U.S. Citizenship Oath Came To Be What It Is Today
If you are born in the United States, citizenship is a birthright. But if you immigrate to this country, the work of the citizenship process culminates in the reciting of an oath.
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Arts & Life
Hannah Gadsby: If Political Correctness Can Kill Comedy, It's Already Dead
The Australian comedian publicly called it quits in her breakout special, Nanette, last year. That only got more people to pay attention. She now returns with a new tour, Douglas.
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Arts & Life
From 'Buffy' Superfan To Pulitzer Prize, A Critic Celebrates TV On Her Own Terms
Emily Nussbaum's new book, I Like To Watch, is a collection of essays that span her career and the age of prestige TV. She wants to "explode and expand" the types of shows we take seriously, she says.
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Music
From Chuck Berry To Tupac Shakur: Taking Stock Of The 2008 Universal Fire
The loss from the 2008 Universal Studios backlot fire was thought to be a few movie sets and film duplicates. But Jody Rosen reports that it was one of the largest losses in recorded music's history.