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National
Encore: Book expresses still-fresh feelings about a tumultuous year
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with poet Tracy K. Smith about the book she co-edited, There's a Revolution Outside, My Love: Letters from a Crisis, which was published earlier this year.
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World
Author describes his years in an Australian processing center ahead of its closure
When author Behrouz Boochani was seeking asylum in Australia, he was held on an island of Papua New Guinea. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with him about the closure of Australia's refugee processing center.
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Arts & Life
Host of 'Making Gay History' reflects on coming of age during the AIDS crisis
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Eric Marcus, the host of the podcast Making Gay History, about his audio memoir on coming of age during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
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National
Reggaeton rules Latinx music, but not at the Latin Grammys
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Julyssa Lopez, writer for Rolling Stone magazine, and NPR's Felix Contreras, about the controversy around this year's Latin Grammys nominations.
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A conversation on what social media means for young people
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with YR Media reporter Nina Roehl and Monica Anderson from the Pew Research Center about the use of social media platforms by youth.
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National
Why Haitian Migrants Have Been Making The Trek From Chile To The U.S. Border
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Professor Yvenet Dorsainvil and journalist Ignacio Gallegos, both in Santiago, about the Haitian migrants making their way to the U.S. from Chile.
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National
Biden Says Border Agents Will Be Held Accountable For Misconduct. A Critic Has Doubts
The Customs and Border Protection agency's internal accountability system is "broken," says Andrea Guerrero of Alliance San Diego. The group says independent and external investigations are needed.
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Science
How Our Brains Create Meaning From The Sounds Around Us
How do our brains create meaning from the sounds around us? That is the question at the heart of a new book from neuroscientist Nina Kraus, called Of Sound Mind.
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Politics
Infrastructure Bill Aims To Address Lead Pipes: Lessons Learned From Flint
The infrastructure bill moving through Congress includes billions to replace lead pipes. In Flint, Mich., NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with residents on how governments can tackle a water crisis equitably.
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Books
Author Maggie Nelson's New Book Examines The Meaning And Rhetoric Of Freedom
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Maggie Nelson, author of the new book On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint, about exploring what it means to be free in our interconnected world.