Kat Lonsdorf
Stories
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Science
Montana Wildfire Fight Draws Help From Other States
Crews from Utah and California are headed to Montana to lend support in the battle against the state's wildfires, even as blazes rage back home.
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Arts & Life
After A Year At Home, Listeners Ask Us 'How To Human' Again
As people start to re-emerge from isolation, there's a lot to navigate and re-learn. Dr. Lucy McBride and theologian Ekemini Uwan field questions from listeners about how to navigate our new reality.
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Sports
The Olympics Are In 10 Weeks, But Many In Japan Don't Want Them
The Tokyo Summer Olympics are 10 weeks away. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with The New York Times' Motoko Rich in Tokyo about the games' unpopularity in Japan, where the pandemic is still out of control.
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Arts & Life
Sex Therapist Is 'Here To Help' In Her New Book Specifically For Women
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with sex therapist Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus about her upbringing, career, and advice from her new book Sex Points.
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Arts & Life
This Bar Missed Its Patrons. Its Idea To Reach Them Touched Others Around The World
One bar in Mexico decided to start a website recreating some of those sounds at your favorite bar for those confined at home. It was an idea that took off around the world.
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Business
Millions Are Out Of A Job. Yet Some Employers Wonder: Why Can't I Find Workers?
Some businesses are struggling to find workers even as millions are unemployed, as the pandemic has made this a recession like no other.
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Economy
How The Financial Crisis Of 2008 Appeared In The GameStop Trading Frenzy
The GameStop stock saga rose into a kind of social movement, carried in large part by emotions that are still raw from the 2008 financial crisis.
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Politics
Recalling Nazis From His Childhood, Arnold Schwarzenegger Decries The Capitol Assault
In an emotional video posted to Twitter, the former governor and Austrian immigrant says the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol "trampled the very principles on which our country was founded."
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National
As COVID-19 Cases Soar, Overwhelmed California Hospitals Worry About Rationing Care
As intensive care units hit capacity, hospitals across the state are being forced to consider that they may not be able to provide critical care for everyone who needs it.
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Health
Public Officials Campaign To Keep People Home For Thanksgiving
As COVID-19 cases continue to soar across the country, officials are pleading with the public to rethink large holiday gatherings to mitigate the spread.