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3:56

Meet Kent Broussard, a retired accountant who just...

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2025/09/13

Retired accountant Kent Broussard of Baton Rouge decided to go back to college so he could audition for a spot in the LSU Tigers Marching Band. He made the cut.

4:35

What's next now that Trump's 'crime emergency' in...

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2025/09/13

President Trump's crime emergency in Washington, D.C., has ended. But both supporters and critics in D.C. say it will have lasting change.

5:30

Why reaction to Charlie Kirk's killing has many...

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2025/09/13

NPR's Scott Simon talks with political commentator Charlie Sykes about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and its effect on political discourse.

4:37

Saturday Sports: Challenges for LA Clippers; solid...

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2025/09/13

NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss sports.

3:56

What you should know about the poisonous death cap...

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2025/09/13

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Prof. Anne Pringle, a mycologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, about the latest research on death cap mushrooms, revealing new information about the enigmatic fungus.

2:33

A late summer trek on Silver Star Mountain in...

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2025/09/13

Some of the wildest country in the U.S. is in Washington state's Cascade Range, reached by old logging and jeep roads that give way to high alpine trails. NPR's Brian Mann sends an audio postcard.

5:33

Rescue and fundraising efforts continue following...

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2025/09/13

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Nesar Abdiani about the aftermath of the earthquakes that struck eastern Afghanistan last week.

4:18

Week in Politics: Charlie Kirk's assassination;...

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2025/09/13

Reaction to Charlie Kirk's assassination showed how polarized American politics have become, prompting Utah's governor to call for calm and reflection.

6:56

Musical 'Legos': How Umphrey's McGee built...

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2025/09/13

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Brendan Bayliss and Joel Cummins of Umphrey's McGee about "Blueprints," their new album that's rooted in improvisation but also gave fans some say in the final product.

8:38

Co-writers discuss the inspiration behind their new...

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2025/09/13

NPR's Scott Simon talks with comedian and actor Michael Strassner and director Jay Duplass. They co-wrote the new movie comedy "The Baltimorons."

8:54

'Tomorrow is Yesterday' is a book on why the...

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2025/09/13

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Hussein Agha and Robert Malley about their new book, "Tomorrow is Yesterday" – an insiders' account on why the Israeli-Palestinian peace process ultimately failed.

9:05

Writer Jeannie Vanasco discusses her new memoir 'A...

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2025/09/13

A mother frequently stops talking to her daughter after moving in with her, but why? NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Jeannie Vanasco about her mother and her memoir "A Silent Treatment."

3:11

Opinion: Susan Stamberg, trailblazer and NPR Founding...

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2025/09/06

NPR Founding Mother Susan Stamberg is retiring. She became the first woman to anchor a nightly national news program in 1972, and helped loosen up the serious, stodgy sound of radio hosts.

9:13

'Twinless' is a dark comedy that doubles up on the...

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2025/09/06

Dylan O'Brien and James Sweeney craft a kind of chemistry that is equal parts funny and heart-wrenching.

3:43

What's the story behind the detention of hundreds of...

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2025/09/06

Federal agents arrested nearly 500 workers they said were in the U.S. illegally at a construction site in Georgia for a South Korean battery maker. Officials said it was the largest immigration enforcement action at a site.

4:33

Key officials in the Trump administration hold...

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2025/09/06

President Trump has been awarding trusted aides with more than one job. But how does this affect the function of those positions?

4:24

Week in Politics: National Guard to Chicago; latest...

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2025/09/06

We discuss the possible deployment of the National Guard to Chicago, a stalled job market, and what the renaming of the Department of Defense might signal.

4:38

A look at the dramatic week in the world of vaccines...

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2025/09/06

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense questioning during this week's Senate hearing as frustration, confusion, and anger grew among lawmakers and citizens regarding his controversial vaccine policies

3:32

An overview of Trump's increasing threats to deploy...

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2025/09/06

President Trump is ramping up threats to send the National Guard into several major cities despite a federal judge ruling that his deployment of troops to Los Angeles was illegal.

3:53

The wait for video game fans is finally over. 'Hollow...

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2025/09/06

The long-awaited sequel to the wildly popular indie video game is finally out, six years after fans learned one would come along.

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