Marc Rivers
Stories
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Arts & Life
Inside this maximum security prison, a film festival proves 'a little bit healing'
The Sing Sing maximum security prison in New York held its first-ever film festival recently, with incarcerated men invited to judge the five entries.
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Family and legacy laced through Malcolm Washington's 'The Piano Lesson'
Malcolm Washington talks about bringing the play The Piano Lesson — about a brother and sister battling over what to do with a family heirloom piano — to the big screen with his whole family.
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Arts & Life
Incarcerated men jury criminal justice documentaries in Sing Sing's first film fest
Sing Sing, a maximum security prison in New York, hosted its first film festival. With the help of the Marshall Project, a jury of incarcerated men weighed the merits of documentaries.
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Actor Al Pacino reflects on his biggest roles
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with actor Al Pacino about his career and biggest roles.
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BOOK: SONNY BOY - Al Pacino
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with actor Al Pacino about his new memoir, "Sonny Boy."
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National
Volunteer organizations fan out in Helene recovery efforts
In the southeastern states hit by Hurricane Helene, FEMA is coordinating the federal government recovery effort and a grassroots network of neighbors and volunteers are helping each other.
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Politics
Sorority sister of Kamala Harris remembers her as the 'consummate college student'
Before any public office, Kamala Harris went to Washington, D.C., to study at Howard University. Jill Louis, class of '87, joined Alpha Kappa Alpha at the same time as Harris.
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Politics
Former comms director for Kamala Harris reflects on 'tough environment'
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist Gil Duran, who was communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris when she was California’s state attorney general.
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Politics
Charting J.D. Vance's journey from 'never Trump' to Trump's running mate
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with David Frum, a senior editor for The Atlantic, to dig a little deeper into J.D. Vance’s political path. Frum knew the politician and wrote a piece about him in 2022.
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Politics
Biden and Trump go head to head tonight. What are the stakes?
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Republican strategist Doug Heye and Democratic strategist Faiz Shakir about the stakes for Thursday's presidential debate.
