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Latest Episodes
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One of the last remaining sawmills in Montana is closing, but not for lack of logs. Housing is too expensive for the labor force, and the mill can't hire enough workers.
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Parts of the world experienced a total solar eclipse this month, but what good is it without a soundtrack? On the day of the eclipse, Soundgarden's song "Black Hole Sun" saw a boom in streams.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rutgers professor Ashley Koning about voting behavior as it relates to the issue of gun violence.
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Israel launches missile strikes on Iran. NYPD breaks up pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University. Twelve jurors are chosen for former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York.
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In this week's StoryCorps, a daughter recalls how her mother adapted to living in America after immigrating from China.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, about Israel's retaliation against Iran's attack.
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Attorneys have selected a jury of 12 New Yorkers for former president Donald Trump's hush money trial — as many as six alternates also need to be seated before opening statements can begin.
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As Congress debates more aid for Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk explains why she believes Russia's war in Ukraine should be a priority for the U.S.
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The U.N. Security Council failed to pass a vote on the Palestinian Authority's bid to join the United Nations as a full member. The vote: 12 in favor, the U.S. opposed and there were two abstentions.
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The British royal workforce, like that of the global economy, is aging rapidly. But what do these working royals do all day, anyway?