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Chloé Zhao on directing her 1st Marvel movie
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao about her new movie, Eternals, and the way she approached making her first Marvel film.
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Remembering beloved D.C. jazz drummer Howard 'Kingfish' Franklin, lost to COVID
Howard "Kingfish" Franklin was a beloved figure in the Washington, D.C., jazz scene. He died this year from COVID-19.
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Pat was an early radical abortion rights activist. Her positions are now common
Pat Maginnis helped women obtain abortions when it was illegal — and courted arrest to challenge that legal status. She was 93 when she died earlier this year.
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91-year-old who called his motel the 'Waldorf Astoria' got invited to Rome venue
When 91-year-old Ezell Holley checked in a budget motel due to Texas' storms, he made the most of it — calling it the "Waldorf Astoria." The real hotel in Rome invited Holley to stay at their venue.
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Why Puerto Rico leads the U.S. in COVID vaccine rate — and what states can learn
The highest rate of COVID-19 vaccination in the United States is not in a liberal-leaning Northeastern or West Coast state. It's in a place with a notably different political culture.
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Puerto Rico is the most vaccinated place in the U.S.
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Mónica Feliú-Mójer of Ciencia Puerto Rico on how grassroots organizing and responsible messaging helped Puerto Rico achieve the highest U.S. COVID vaccination rate.
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Netflix employees call for accountability
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Zoe Schiffer, senior reporter at The Verge, about the latest developments surrounding Netflix and company accountability.
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An Unlikely WNBA Champ
When you barely make the playoffs, nobody expects you to stay in the playoffs. The Chicago Sky defied expectations, becoming the WNBA champions Sunday night.
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Coming to terms with the COVID death of an estranged mother
We remember Holly Serl, one of more than 700,000 Americans who have died from the coronavirus.
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How Janet Jackson's 'Control' shook the room for decades
Janet Jackson's Control turns 35 this week. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sam Sanders of It's Been A Minute, who investigated the album's making and legacy to commemorate the anniversary.