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Episodes

• Politics chat: Democrats champion Build Back Better bill while Republicans decry cost

  Democrats struggle with the messaging over President Biden's economic agenda as the infrastructure bill becomes law and the Build Back Better bill advances to the Senate.

  Nov 21, 2021 at 5:00 am

• Bryson Tiller emotes the bitter-sweetness of the holidays in 'A Different Christmas'

  Leila Fadel speaks with musician Bryson Tiller about his first holiday album, "A Different Christmas."

  Nov 21, 2021 at 5:00 am

• All U.S. adults can now get Pfizer and Moderna boosters

  Leila Fadel speaks to infectious disease specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's authorization of Pfizer and Moderna booster shots for all adult Americans.

  Nov 21, 2021 at 5:00 am
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  Sunday Puzzle: Start at the end

  Nick Von Turkovich plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben.

  Nov 14, 2021 at 5:11 am

• Jack-of-all-trades jazz musician releases EP 'Jelly Cleaver and The Forever Presence'

  Danielle Kurtzleben speaks to London-based jazz musician Jelly Cleaver about her new EP, "Jelly Cleaver and The Forever Presence."

  Nov 14, 2021 at 5:05 am

• Remembering NPR book editor Petra Mayer

  The NPR family has suffered a tremendous loss: NPR book editor Petra Mayer died suddenly Saturday. We take a moment to remember our ebullient, brilliant and proudly nerdly colleague.

  Nov 14, 2021 at 5:05 am

• A parable about motherhood, 'Chouette' begins with a human birth to an owl baby

  A woman gives birth to an owl-baby in the novel "Chouette." Danielle Kurzleban talks with author Claire Oshetsky about why magical realism was a good vehicle to explore motherhood.

  Nov 14, 2021 at 5:05 am

• Want true crime without all the grisly details? Try a 'cozy mystery'

  Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with writer Alyse Burnside about her exploration of the gentle literature genre known as "Cozy Mysteries."

  Nov 14, 2021 at 5:05 am
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  Sunday Puzzle: Drop a letter to make it better

  NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben and puzzlemaster Will Shortz play the puzzle with Marion Yoder from Cheyenne, Wyoming.

  Nov 07, 2021 at 5:36 am

• '0000+0000' is pronounced 'Yay-koon May-yee,' and is the title of IFE's latest album

  Danielle Kurtzleben speaks to Otura Mun of the Afro-Cuban electronic music project ÌFÉ about his new album, "0000+0000".

  Nov 07, 2021 at 5:14 am

• Polling Institute director says it may be time to get rid of election polls

  Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Patrick Murray, director of the Polling Institute at Monmouth University, about the future of election polls after their recent failures to predict results.

  Nov 07, 2021 at 5:10 am

• Sudan faces mass protests and arrests after military dissolves civilian government

  Danielle Kurtzleben speaks to Khartoum-based political analyst Samir Fadol on the latest in Sudan, where a military coup unseated the civilian government October 25.

  Nov 07, 2021 at 5:06 am