Month: January 2025

How should Black parents talk to their kids about the police? Gene gets into it with his friend Chenjerai Kumanyika, host of Empire City, a podcast about the history of the NYPD. Chenjerai’s show sprang out of his own attempts to talk with his young daughter about the police and what they do.

Five years ago progressive Democrats seemed to be on the rise. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had just ousted a moderate Democrat, and Senator Bernie Sanders looked like he could win the party’s nomination. Now, two members of the progressive group known as “The Squad” have lost their re-election bids.

This week, Brittany sits down with one of them, former congressional representative, Cori Bush of Missouri. They get into what the progressive politics are in 2025 and what the future holds for Democrats and identity politics.

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There is a lot of TV on deck in the new year – including multiple medical dramas, a violent Netflix drama about Utah settlers in the 1850s, plus, cop shows, Westerns and documentaries.

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Nicole Kidman plays a high-flying, married businesswoman who begins an affair with an intern half her age. It’s a lead performance more daring than the film itself.

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Brody won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of a Hungarian-Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor who seeks a fresh start in post-WWII America. “I just was in awe when I read the script,” he says.

Parents can rest assured that the new security features won’t interfere with your child’s secret Snapchat account.

NPR readers share their best methods for finding missing objects — from tiny screws to lost wallets. One favorite tip? Use a good flashlight.

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Nearly lost in a fire, Zora Neale Hurston’s final novel, ‘The Life of Herod the Great,’ is out more than 60 years after her death. The novel expands on her interest in the ancient king of Judea.

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The narco-musical Emilia Perez and Japanese epic Shogun were the big winners at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards. The question now is what that means for awards season, and for the Globes themselves.

In order to better understand her circadian rhythm, science journalist Lynne Peeples conducted an experiment in which lived for 10 days in a bunker, with no exposure to sunlight or clocks.