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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with filmmaker Ava DuVernay about the film and TV of a decade ago as part of a Black History Month series about the year 2016.
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of movies that feature characters in various stages of duress. The first is the latest adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel “Wuthering Heights.” They follow that with the wild time-travel venture “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die.” -
Movie ReviewsNo matter what your stand is on the war in Gaza, Oscar-nominated “The Voice of Hind Rajab” is likely to break your heart , Dan Webster says. -
Director Chelsea Duvall and actor Melody Deatherage joined Host Henry McNulty to discuss Spokane Civic Theatre's production of "POTUS."
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A team of researchers in the Netherlands set out to decipher the rules of an ancient Roman board game, with an assist from artificial intelligence.
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Researchers followed more than 400,000 teens until they were adults. It found that those who used marijuana were more likely to develop serious mental illness, as well as depression and anxiety.
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Recent breakthroughs have accelerated worries that AI may soon replace humans in the workforce on a massive scale. Two experts talk through how and whether that could happen.
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Hudson always wanted to sing, but feared it would derail her acting career. Now she's up for an Oscar for her portrayal of a hairdresser who performs in a Neil Diamond tribute band in Song Sung Blue. -
The Supreme Court has found some of President Trump's tariffs to be illegal. What are the political implications?
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Neal Katyal, one of the lawyers who defended U.S. businesses in the SCOTUS case against Trump's tariffs, argues that the federal government must refund them with interest. -
An armed man was shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday. President Trump was in Washington, D.C., at the time.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with New York's Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul about the effects of a powerful nor'easter that prompted multiple declarations of states of emergency.
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The latest wellness craze involves injecting these molecules for athletic performance, longevity and more. Scientists say the research isn't keeping pace with the health claims. -
Ahead of the State of the Union address on Tuesday, evidence continues to mount that President Trump is facing political headwinds.
