Encore: OJIBWE STAR WARS A new version of the 1977 classic Star Wars opens in Minnesota theaters, now dubbed over in Ojibwe -- the indigenous language of one of the largest Native American tribes in the United States. Melissa Olson
The world's longest trackway of dinosaur footprints is just a hike away More than 150-million years ago, a dinosaur longer than a school bus tromped through a squishy riverbed in southwest Colorado. Its footprints stayed there, frozen in time.
'I want to write myself into existence,' says 'Colored Television' author Danzy Senna was born in 1970, just a few years after Loving v. Virginia legalized interracial marriage. “Just merely existing as a family was a radical statement at that time,” she says. Terry Gross
Beloved 'Russian spy whale' Hvaldimir is found dead under mysterious circumstances A beloved beluga whale with a mysterious past was found dead in the waters of Norway over the weekend. Admirers are paying tribute as authorities investigate. Rachel Treisman
Top dog Joey Chestnut beats his archrival and his own hot dog-eating world record Joey Chestnut faced off against Takeru Kobayashi in a Netflix showdown on Monday. Chestnut downed 83 hot dogs and buns to Kobayashi's 66 in 10 minutes, beating his own world record from 2021. Rachel Treisman
A photographer captures life in America’s last remaining old-growth forests in the NW From salamanders and salmon to bears and mountain lions, David Herasimtschuk's images illustrate not only the beauty of the forests and their creatures but the symbiotic relationships that are vital to the forests’ health and the planet’s welfare. Ben de la Cruz
What it means to call someone 'weird' in Minnesota Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has made 'weird' the insult of the campaign season, using it against his Republican opponents.
Celebrating movie icons: Samuel Jackson In this 2000 interview, the Pulp Fiction star remembered watching movies in segregated theaters. Though he often plays tough guys he said, in real life, "I don't walk around looking for trouble." Terry Gross
Celebrating movie icons: Spike Lee Lee's first film, 1986's She’s Gotta Have It, helped make him a central figure in independent and Black cinema. In 2017, he talked about adapting that film into a 10-part Netflix series. Terry Gross
Our quest for romance through dating apps is only making us lonlier, studies find Tired of swiping left and right? And out of patience? You’re not alone. Our quest for romance through dating apps is only making us lonelier. Hosts