Tag: humor

“Leaders are not born,” Granny says. “They’re made through molding and modeling.” That’s why she and her granddaughter and putting on their hats and coats and walking to the polls.

This week, sports power couple Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe talk about their podcast, who’s more competitive, and where they keep their medals

Musician Laura Marling is out with a new album called, Patterns in Repeat.

NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Olivia Kuan about her documentary, The Herricanes, about her mom’s professional football career and the National Women’s Football League.

The same songs are sitting at the top of the music charts longer than ever, and that has Brittany Luse wondering, are our listening habits stuck in a doom loop? Brittany chats with NPR music editor Stephen Thompson to get to the bottom of the top of the charts.

Plus, when a daughter or sister disappears how does a family move on without closure? Host Brittany Luse is joined by Fresh Air co-host Tonya Mosley and and her nephew Antonio Wiley to talk about their new kind of true crime podcast, She Has A Name.

Ken Tucker reviews Robert Hilburn’s biography of Newman, A Few Words in Defense of Our Country. Plus, we listen back to a 1998 archival interview with the Grammy Award-winning artist.

When the pope dies, backbiting, infighting and ruthless smear campaigning taint the effort to find his successor. Ralph Fiennes stars in a film perfectly timed for this nail-biting election season.

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Sulhee Jessica Woo, author of a new cookbook, “Let’s Make Some Lunch,” shares healthy and fun meals that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less.

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Last Halloween, the FDA said that some cinnamon, a spice loved by many kids and adults, was contaminated with lead, a metal that can cause irreversible damage in babies and young children.

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The success of Silent Hill 2, and the announcement of several other projects, begs the question: How serious is Konami about revitalizing its most beloved franchises?

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