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Movies
Movies you missed: 'Top Gun'
Scott Simon speaks with Melissa Kuypers, manager of operations at NPR West, about the 1986 movie "Top Gun," which she had never seen before.
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Elyse Myers' TikToks are funny, yet insightful anecdotes on her mental health
Social media can be a cruel place, but digital creator Elyse Myers is building a community of acceptance using funny and insightful content about her mental health.
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Books
LSD, vodka and burner phones fuel the shadowy world of Dan Chaon's novel 'Sleepwalk'
Scott Simon speaks with author Dan Chaon about his new novel, "Sleepwalk," about an eccentric character who finds those indebted to a shadowy corporation.
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Race & Identity
Historian and columnist in Buffalo, N.Y., reflects on race in her community
Scott Simon talks with Eva Doyle, historian and longtime columnist in Buffalo, N.Y., about how her community is processing last week's racist attack.
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Sports
Saturday sports: Equal pay in U.S. soccer; NBA and NHL playoffs continue
We look at the historic equal pay agreement for the U.S. national soccer teams, controversy at Wimbledon over player bans, and the latest on the NBA and NHL playoffs.
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Opinion: What extra-terrestrials might learn on Earth
NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the first congressional hearings on UFOs - rebranded now as UAPs (Unexplained Aerial Phenomena) - in 52 years. Sadly, the search for intelligent life continues.
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Business
A N.C. cattle farmer describes inflation's impact on his operations
Scott Simon speaks with Tommy Porter, a farmer in North Carolina, about how inflation is affecting the operation of his livestock and poultry farm.
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Lyle Lovett feels all of fatherhood on first album in a decade, '12th of June'
Lyle Lovett is feeling fatherhood in silly and tender ways. Scott Simon talks with the Texas musician about family life and how it inspired his first album in a decade, "12th of June."
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Books
'River of the Gods' dives into the 19th century British exploration of the Nile
Scott Simon talks with Candice Millard about 19th century British exploration and her new book, "River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile."
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Environment
A decline in flying bugs sounds good for humans, but it's bad for the environment
Scott Simon talks to Matt Shardlow of UK conservation group Buglife about the decline in flying invertebrates in the UK and how that could spell environmental disaster.