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More women are posting online about why they quit the “tradwife” lifestyle to instead build a community of working moms on social media. (Story originally aired on Morning Edition on Dec. 19, 2024.)

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Ryan Destiny, who stars as two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields in the new movie “A Fire Inside.”

NPR’s series “Throw It Back” explores how the objects we love as kids shape how we see and live in the world as adults. It continues with the story of the Rev. Gregory Holston and his stuffed monkey.

Pop Culture Happy Hour host Glen Weldon joins NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe to share a few of his favorite under-the-radar films from this year, including “National Anthem” and “Good One.”

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Heather Reed of Eureka Springs, Ark., and puzzle master Will Shortz.

Director Barry Jenkins is best known for films like “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk.” On Wild Card, he opens up about where he felt the safest as a kid.

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Modern life can be lonely. Some are looking to an old German tradition – of drinking and conversation – to deepen connection through regular meetups.

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It comes weeks after Netflix’s attempt to broadcast live boxing between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson was rife with technical glitches.

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Paul Ninson had an old-school, newfangled dream: a modern library devoted to photobooks showing life on the continent. He maxed out his credit cards, injured his back — and made it happen.

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NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Jonathan Lane, of the consortium Revolution 250, about why the Battle of Bunker Hill won’t be reenacted at Bunker Hill to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S.