Christopher Intagliata
Stories
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'A Return to Self: Excursions in Exile' is part travelogue, part memoir
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Aatish Taseer about his book A Return to Self. It's part travelogue, part memoir and finds the writer wrestling with questions about immigration and cultural identity.
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Meet the oldest runner to complete the Badwater Ultramarathon
Eighty-year-old Bob Becker became the oldest person ever to complete the grueling Badwater 135 ultramarathon, starting in Death Valley's sweltering heat and covering three mountain ranges.
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'Pee-wee as Himself' is a portrait of a private man and his public alter ego
Pee-wee As Himself tells the story of how a kid who grew up adoring The Little Rascals and I Love Lucy went on to revolutionize sketch comedy and children's television.
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Rural areas face unique challenges when responding to disasters
President Trump landed in Texas Friday to visit areas ravaged by floods. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dianna Bryant about the challenges rural areas face in preparing for and responding to disasters.
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Iconic Birkin bags are pricy — but the original just fetched a stunning $10 million
The original Birkin bag — made specifically for the singer and actress Jane Birkin — just sold for more than $10 million at Sotheby's in Paris.
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Cooking with Chef Roy Choi
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with chef Roy Choi about his new cookbook, The Choi of Cooking: Flavor-Packed, Rule-Breaking Recipes for a Delicious Life.
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Rep. Mike Lawler on the GOP's spending bill, and whether the House can pass it
NPR's Juana Summers talks with New York Rep. Mike Lawler, a republican, about the Senate's tax and spending bill – and whether he thinks the House has enough votes to send it to the president's desk.
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Interstellar navigation and New Horizons
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has traveled so far from Earth that the relative position of the stars is beginning to shift — a fact that could help future spacecraft navigate the galaxy on their own.
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How Medicaid cuts could impact rural hospitals
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sarah Jane Tribble, chief rural correspondent for KFF Health News, about how the Reconciliation Bill's cuts to Medicaid could impact rural hospitals.
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Sea lions return home after toxic algae exposure
After the longest toxic algal bloom on record off the southern California coast, marine mammal researchers are investigating how sea lions were affected, and releasing the last few back into the wild.