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• Colin O'Brady, First To Trek Unassisted Across Antartica: 'I'm A Little Bit Tired'

  NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Colin O'Brady, the first person to trek across Antarctica completely unassisted.

  Dec 30, 2018 at 5:27 am

• Encore: 'The Times They Are A-Changin" Still Speaks To Our Changing Times

  Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin'" came out in 1963 as the country was entering a tumultuous time. Both the civil rights and antiwar movements embraced it as an anthem of protest.

  Dec 30, 2018 at 4:58 am
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  Nancy Grace Roman, 'Mother Of Hubble' Space Telescope, Has Died, At Age 93

  Roman was one of the first female executives at NASA, its first chief of astronomy and played an instrumental role in making the Hubble Space Telescope a reality. She died on Dec. 25.

  Dec 30, 2018 at 4:58 am

• On Jan. 1, Books, Movies And Music From 1923 Enter Public Domain

  James Boyle and Jennifer Jenkins of Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain talk with NPR's Leila Fadel about the movies, music and books from 1923 entering the public domain on Jan. 1.

  Dec 30, 2018 at 4:58 am

• An Argument Against Life Sentences, Especially For Juvenile Defendants

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Robert Holbrook, who was given a life sentence, and Ashley Nellis, co-author of the book "The Meaning of Life: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences."

  Dec 23, 2018 at 5:01 am

• Liz McComb Explores The Holiday Season In Latest Album

  "Merry Christmas" showcases classic songs and McComb's powerful voice. She tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about growing up singing and about Christmas at home in France.

  Dec 23, 2018 at 5:01 am

• A Mexican Girl Attached Her Christmas List To A Balloon. An Ariz. Man Found It

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Randy Heiss of Patagonia, Ariz., about a wish list attached to a balloon that had floated over the border from Mexico. He tracked down the little girl who sent it aloft.

  Dec 23, 2018 at 5:01 am

• What 'Unaccompanied Alien Children' Means

  The term is how the government describes some immigrant children, but it isn't always the best way to describe the children or the circumstances of their migration.

  Dec 23, 2018 at 5:01 am

• The Reaction In Afghanistan To Trump's Troop Withdrawal

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Afghan policy analyst Najib Sharifi about the regional reaction to President Trump's decision to pull thousands of U.S. troops from that country.

  Dec 23, 2018 at 5:01 am

• New Climate Deal Keeps Paris Accord Alive, Draws Path To Implementation

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with CNN's Senior International Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh about the climate deal recently reached at a major conference in Poland.

  Dec 16, 2018 at 5:25 am

• Aid Will Move Slowly From Yemen Port Ceasefire — If It Lasts

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to reporter Jane Ferguson about the situation in Yemen, where a ceasefire in a key port city is off to a shaky start.

  Dec 16, 2018 at 5:03 am

• Merry Christmas, And A Happy New 42 Years (And Counting)

  Two retired workers with Britain's Royal Mail have been exchanging the same Christmas card (by hand) for 43 years, marking most years in it with a little rhyme.

  Dec 16, 2018 at 5:03 am