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4:22

What does the CDC panel vote on childhood vaccine...

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2025/09/20

Will Stone summarizes the CDC advisory committee's rollback of two vaccines for kids and the restrictions on the COVID-19 vaccine.

4:52

International Rescue Committee official explains...

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2025/09/20

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the International Rescue Committee's head of emergencies, Bob Kitchen, about the aid organization's decision to close all its programming in Gaza City, amid an Israeli military takeover of the city.

3:54

Saturday Sports: The last week of the regular MLB...

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2025/09/20

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss sports and sports topics.

5:56

A look at 2 states that are becoming increasingly...

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2025/09/20

Two swing states — Georgia and North Carolina — have Senate races that will be closely watched next year. What's the message of some of the leading candidates? It's all about President Trump.

3:23

How Publishers Clearing House's bankruptcy is...

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2025/09/20

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Publishers Clearing House winner Tamar Veatch, who stopped getting annual payments earlier this year as the company behind the sweepstakes fell into bankruptcy.

4:48

An overview of public sentiment in the U.K. regarding...

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2025/09/20

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Tim Stanley a columnist at the "The Telegraph" about President Trump's visit to the U.K. – and the rise of the populist right in the country.

5:00

Farm Aid celebrates its 40th anniversary with a...

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2025/09/20

Farm Aid, the annual concert to support family farmers, celebrates 40 years. Newcomer singer-songwriter Jesse Welles — who has a large social media following -- will join long-time musician activists.

4:10

Week in Politics: A government shutdown looms;...

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2025/09/20

A government shutdown looks increasingly likely at the end of the month, and a memorial service for Charlie Kirk is due to be held in Arizona.

9:16

Ian McEwan discusses his new novel, 'What We Can Know'

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2025/09/20

In the future, Britain is partly submerged by rising seas – but what do people remember of the past? NPR's Scott Simon talks to British author Ian McEwan about his new novel, "What We Can Know."

7:52

The inspiration behind rock band Wednesday's new...

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2025/09/20

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Karly Hartzman, frontwoman of indie rockers Wednesday, about how dark stories and the end of a relationship informed the songwriting on the band's new album "Bleeds."

5:39

'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay' opens New...

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2025/09/20

"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay," Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, has been adapted for opera. It opens Sunday at the Metropolitan Opera.

8:08

A new book, 'History Matters,' features the work of...

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2025/09/20

A new posthumous collection from David McCullough, "History Matters," has just been published. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jon Meacham and Dorie McCullough Lawson about it.

3:13

'You'll have a long life': In DR Congo, maggots and...

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2025/09/20

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, wriggling maggots and hairy caterpillars aren't pests — they're prized food — sold by the tub, fried with chili, and celebrated for their nutrition.

3:55

'Monster Madness': A sixth grader sent us this...

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2025/09/20

With help from his brother and some creative sound effects, an 11-year-old made us smile with his podcast. It's a finalist in this year's NPR Student Podcast Challenge.

4:09

Grocery prices have jumped up, and there's no relief...

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2025/09/19

Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.

2:52

Opinion: Our backgrounds and beliefs may vary, but...

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2025/09/13

NPR's Scott Simon recounts the toll of five years of political violence in the U.S.

3:57

Latest updates on the investigation into the...

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2025/09/13

The shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk unsettled the nation and is now leading to speculation about the suspect's potential motives.

3:43

Brazil faces fallout after Bolsonaro is sentenced to...

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2025/09/13

Conspirators, codenames and a coup attempt. Looking at the fallout in Brazil after its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was found guilty of plotting to overthrow the government.

3:54

How open and accessible should American college...

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2025/09/13

Should college campuses be open to the outside community? More and more schools are asking that question after campus shootings.

4:00

Missouri approves Trump-supported redistricting plan...

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2025/09/13

Missouri passed a redistricting plan, the latest in a series of moves triggered by Trump's call on GOP-led states to redraw their congressional maps to help maintain the party's narrow House majority.

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