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Remembering Susan Stamberg, one of NPR's most recognized voices
Known as a "founding mother" of NPR, Stamberg was the first woman to anchor a national news program in the U.S. She died Oct. 16. Originally broadcast in 1982, 1993 and 2021.
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'It Was Just an Accident' is a blast of pure anti-authoritarian rage
Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been arrested repeatedly in his home country. His shockingly funny new revenge thriller was informed by the stories of people he met in prison.
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Confused by the U.S. economy? You're not alone
How are changing tariffs, the AI boom, immigration policies and uncertainty in employment and the stock market impacting the economy? Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor in chief of The Economist, explains.
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Just because she won a Nobel doesn't mean Malala didn't break some rules in college
In 2014, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person to win a Nobel Prize, an honor that weighed on her when she went off to college. In Finding My Way, she writes about her life at Oxford and beyond.
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'Mr. Scorsese' dissects the filmmaker's body of work in loving detail
A five-hour study of Martin Scorsese on Apple TV+ describes itself as a "film portrait." In fact, with its insightful interviews and film clips, Mr. Scorsese is more a patiently created masterpiece.
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Soprano Julia Lezhneva is exceptional in this recording of early Handel arias
Critic Lloyd Schwartz tells a story about Lezhneva, a Russian singer he "discovered" a few months ago — without realizing he already owned a 2015 recording of her rendition of Handel's early oratorio.
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Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' series includes voices the founders overlooked
Burns' PBS documentary includes the perspectives of women, Native Americans, and enslaved and free Black people — all of whom were initially excluded from the declaration "all men are created equal."
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Fresh Air Weekend: Author Julian Brave NoiseCat; Musician Laufey
NoiseCat is the son of an Indigenous Canadian father and white mother. His new memoir is We Survived the Night. Laufey was an "odd fish" in native Iceland. Now she's a jazz-pop star.
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'Blue Moon' is an aching comedy about a genius on the slide
Ethan Hawke stars as lyricist Lorenz Hart on the night his former writing partner, Richard Rodgers, debuts his hit musical Oklahoma!. Blue Moon offers a canny take on professional jealousy.
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'Fairyland' author recalls growing up with her gay dad in pre-AIDS San Francisco
Alysia Abbott was raised by a single father at the dawn of the gay liberation era. Sofia Coppola recently adapted Abbott's memoir, Fairyland, to film. Originally broadcast in 2013.
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You know Daphne du Maurier's 'Rebecca' — but she also wrote these terrifying tales
Rebecca dominates du Maurier's legacy, but she wrote plenty of other macabre novels and short stories. A collection called After Midnight gathers 13 of these tales, with an intro by Stephen King.
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Julian Brave NoiseCat's survival story is both personal and ancestral
NoiseCat is the son of an Indigenous Canadian father and white mother. After a cultural genocide, he says, living your life becomes an existential question. His new memoir is We Survived the Night.
