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'Class Clown' looks back on Dave Barry's sometimes-dark past with his trademark humor
Dave Barry says he's always been the "class clown." His new book looks back at his "first 77 years," examining the funny but also the tragic. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the Pulitzer Prize winner.
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India and Pakistan continue attacks even as they say they are open to de-escalation
After targeting each other's airbases, Pakistan and India say they are open to de-escalation.
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Week in politics: U.S. stays away from new conflict, shakeup in Trump's appointees
The Trump administration is not eager to involve itself in international conflicts like the one between India and Pakistan.
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After lynx were spotted in the Scottish highlands, experts suspect 'rogue rewilding'
The reappearance of lynx in Scotland raised concern about an illegal reintroduction effort. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Peter Cairns of Scotland The Big Picture about what rogue rewilding entails.
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How soap operas got their start in Chicago
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Natalie Moore about the legacy of soap operas. She is host and writer of "Stories Without End," the new season of the WBEZ podcast "Making."
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Opinion: My hometown pope
News of an American pope, and a Chicagoan, causes NPR's Scott Simon to remember what it was like attending Mass in his hometown.
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Marco Rubio takes over for Michael Waltz as National Security Adviser
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is taking over for Michael Waltz as National Security Adviser, but Rubio is keeping his main job and other roles.
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Trump's trade war contracts the economy but job market holds up
President Trump's trade war continues. Numbers show the U.S. economy contracted this year but so far the job market is holding up pretty well.
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Porch geese are making a comeback
Porch geese are trending as nostalgic millennials seek reminders of childhood.
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Grace VanderWaal discusses her new album 'Childstar' and growing up in the public eye
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Grace VanderWaal about her new album, "Childstar." Now 21, she won "America's Got Talent" at age 12.
