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Author: Anthony Lane
How Trump’s EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters
New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert says EPA chief Lee Zeldin has rescinded regulations, cut or eliminated departments and terminated the jobs of many scientists. Trump calls Zeldin “our secret weapon.”
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Author: Terry Gross
Welcome to ‘Anxietyland’ theme park, where the rides are no fun
From the Emotional Roller Coaster to the Worry-go-round, cartoonist Gemma Correll walks us through her brain’s not-so-amusing amusement park in a darkly funny memoir.
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Author: LA Johnson
What ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ got right about the fashion industry
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with fashion critic Robin Givhan about the fashion industry’s opinion of “The Devil Wears Prada” movie and what it’s hoping to see — and not see — in the sequel.
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Author: Michel Martin
FCC orders early license renewal for ABC stations following Kimmel’s first lady joke
The Federal Communications Commission has ordered Disney’s ABC to seek early broadcast license renewals for the eight TV stations it owns amid backlash over Jimmy Kimmel’s joke about Melania Trump.
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Author: Mandalit del Barco
Trump’s ‘American flag blue’ reflecting pool project gets a mixed reaction in D.C.
The pool is being resurfaced in a shade more akin to that of a swimming pool. It’s one of many physical changes Trump is planning for the nation’s capital.
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Author: Rachel Treisman
Flea on his wild path from childhood to the Chili Peppers: ‘Thank God I’ve changed’
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The longtime bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers has his first solo album. “I’m making music that occupies its own place in the world and that feels that’s good to me,” Flea says of Honora.
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Author: Terry Gross
Conversation with a Health-Care-Provider Support Bot
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Author: Emma Rathbone
A driver lifted a teen’s spirits at a stoplight
Forty years ago, a 19-year-old woman sat behind the wheel of her car, sobbing and feeling like her life had fallen apart. A stranger pulled up beside her at a stoplight and lifted her spirits.
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How a stereo-mic captured unknown bands and delightful sound
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Aadam Jacobs about his massive archive of taped concert recordings from the 1980s and 1990s, and the grassroots effort to get them digitized.
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Author: Jordan-Marie Smith
