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Arts & Life
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been banned from making movies or leaving Iran
Filmmaker Jafar Panahi is banned from making movies or leaving Iran. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Vulture critic Roxana Hadadi about the work he manages to produce despite government restrictions.
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A budding journalist was killed while covering a shooting. His professor remembers him
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Rick Brunson, who taught journalism to Dylan Lyons. Lyons, a TV reporter, was killed this week while covering a shooting in Orlando, Fla.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: Controversy for Alabama basketball players; USWNT goes undefeated
Alabama basketball players are the subject of controversy. The U.S. Women's National Soccer team went undefeated in a tournament this week. A Mississippi pitcher throws fastballs ... with either arm.
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National
A conversation with a Ukrainian war refugee and the American who's sponsoring her
NPR's Scott Simon talks to a Ukrainian who came to the U.S. after fleeing war in her native country, Svitlana Yavenko, and the American who is sponsoring her, Shane Little.
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Books
Jac Jemc on her new novel 'Empty Theatre'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author Jac Jemc bout her new novel, "Empty Theatre." It's a satirical re-imagining of the relationship between King Ludwig of Bavaria and Empress Sisi of Hungary.
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Animals
The Oakland Zoo rescued two orphaned mountain lion cubs
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Alex Herman, vice president of veterinary services at the Oakland Zoo, about two orphaned mountain lion cubs that the zoo recently helped rescue.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: NBA All-Star weekend; sports broadcasters' financial trouble
Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about NBA All-Star weekend, MLB spring training, and financial trouble for regional sports broadcasters.
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Food
New Mexico senator Bill Soules wants to make roasted chile the official state aroma
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with New Mexico state senator Bill Soules about his proposed bill to make roasted chile the official aroma of the Land of Enchantment.
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Books
Patrick Bringley on his book 'All the Beauty in the World'
Patrick Bringley found solace and healing while working as a guard at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Bringley about his book, "All the Beauty in the World."
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National
The FBI shot down a car-sized object above Alaska's coast
The U.S. has shot down a car-sized object flying at a high altitude above Alaska's coast. It's unclear if it's a surveillance instrument, like the balloon that crossed over the nation last week.