Mallory Yu
Stories
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Environment
'How Wild' podcast explores the history of the wilderness and its future
A new podcast from KALW, explores the history of wilderness and its future.
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Science
Amateur mathematician finds the new largest prime number
Luke Durant, a researcher and amateur mathematician, has identified the largest new prime number known to humankind. The newly discovered prime number is 2 to the power of 136,279,841, then minus one.
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National
The 'Uncuffed' podcast gives voice to California prisoners
"Uncuffed" is a prison radio training program and a podcast where people in California prisons tell their stories.
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Movies
Oh the horror! A director-critic tells us her favorite scary flicks of 2024
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with horror movie director and critic Rebekah McKendry about her favorite scary movies of 2024.
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Dua Lipa talks about her new album and playing a venue like the Tiny Desk
Dua Lipa usually plays for thousands in stadiums, but she recently stopped by NPR to play a much smaller venue: the Tiny Desk.
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World
What’s at stake in the upcoming election in the country of Georgia
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with elections analyst Tamara Sartania in Georgia’s capital, Tblisi, to talk about what’s at stake in the upcoming election and struggle for power.
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Politics
'What the Vote' podcast digs into what Gen Z voters are thinking about
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Science
Lake Michigan's mysterious sinkholes
Two years ago, scientists surveyed the floor of Lake Michigan looking for shipwrecks. They found something mysterious and unexpected — a cluster of sinkholes on the lakebed.
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The aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Sarasota County, which took a direct hit
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Genevieve Judge, a spokesperson for Sarasota County, about what the municipality is seeing the day after Hurricane Milton plowed through overnight.
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Law & Courts
D.C. and more than a dozen states sue TikTok
NPR's Juana Summers talks with D.C. AG Brian Schwalb about the new lawsuit against TikTok alleging that the social media platform causes harm to kids and operates in an illegal virtual economy.