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Episodes

• A Special Tune Marked Apollo 11

  ABC commissioned an original song from Duke Ellington for the 1969 mission. Ellington wrote and performed "Moon Maiden" as viewers waited for the lunar landing.

  Jul 21, 2019 at 5:00 am
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  Utah's 'Tandoori Taqueria' Brings Unexpected Indian Spice To Cowboy Country

  Taco shops are easier to find in rural Utah than Indian restaurants. The Tandoori Taqueria fuses both cuisines and it's doing brisk business in the middle of cowboy country.

  Jul 14, 2019 at 8:09 am

• The Potential Causes Of Odd Plane Behavior

  Airplane passengers often crave certain flavors and cry more readily. It could be that air pressure and noise are to blame.

  Jul 14, 2019 at 5:37 am
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  Sunday Puzzle: Lucky Number 7

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz play the puzzle this week with KQED listener Steven Bailey of San Francisco.

  Jul 14, 2019 at 5:21 am

• Thousands Lose Power In New York City

  Manhattan's Upper West Side was hit with a power outage Saturday night, leaving some stranded in subway tunnels and causing traffic jams.

  Jul 14, 2019 at 5:21 am

• Experiences Attempting Adoption: 'Excuse Me, May I Raise Your Child?'

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with author and journalist Farai Chideya about her experiences attempting adoption. She writes about it in a piece titled "Excuse Me, May I Raise Your Child?"

  Jul 14, 2019 at 5:21 am
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  Sunday Puzzle: Power Of The Pen

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz challenge KUWR listener Patrick Ivers of Laramie, Wyo.

  Jul 07, 2019 at 5:09 am

• Jack Fairweather On The 'Secret Mission To Destroy Auschwitz'

  Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Jack Fairweather about his new book, The Volunteer, which chronicles a Polish man who volunteered to go to Auschwitz in order to start a resistance movement there.

  Jul 07, 2019 at 5:09 am

• Remembering João Gilberto

  Brazilian musician João Gilberto has died. We have this appreciation.

  Jul 07, 2019 at 5:09 am

• Jeffrey Epstein Arrested

  Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested and charged with sex trafficking by federal prosecutors in New York. Julie K. Brown of the Miami Herald talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

  Jul 07, 2019 at 5:09 am

• British Diplomat Calls Trump's 'Inept' Presidency In Leaked Messages

  Leaked cables from the British ambassador in the U.S. are unflattering to the Trump administration.

  Jul 07, 2019 at 5:09 am

• Record-Breaking Rainfall Limits Harvest For Midwest Farmers

  Rain delayed planting season for soybean and corn farmers in Ohio. Kris Swartz of Perrysburg tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro he was unable to plant most of his acres this year.

  Jul 07, 2019 at 5:09 am