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'Reservation Dogs' co-creator says the show gives audiences permission to laugh

2:24pm December 27, 2022

by Terry Gross

Sterlin Harjo says society has a tendency to be "very precious with Native people." His irreverent series follows four teens on a reservation. Originally broadcast Sept. 19, 2022.

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French-Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf performs during the Nice Jazz Festival in southeastern France in July 2019.

Trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf steps out of his comfort zone with 'Capacity to Love'

12:01pm December 27, 2022

by Betto Arcos

Common ground is the main theme of Maalouf's new album, which features a wide array of vocalists from across the pop music spectrum. Maalouf also recently revived an international trumpet competition.

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15 binge-worthy podcasts to check out before 2023

11:02am December 27, 2022

by The NPR One Team

Before we kick off a new year, here are some of our favorite podcasts from 2022 for your listening enjoyment!

Clockwise from top left: The Gilded Age, Fire Island, Mood, The Flight Attendant, Heartstopper and Everything Everywhere All at Once.

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50 wonderful things from 2022

9:43am December 27, 2022

by Linda Holmes

Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making annual lists of wonderful things since 2010. The recommendations this year are big and small, inspirational and silly, very popular and totally obscure.

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Steven Spielberg was a fearful kid who found solace in storytelling

1:03pm December 26, 2022

by Terry Gross

Spielberg's latest project, The Fabelmans, is semi-autobiographical — focused on his childhood and teen years and his parents' divorce. Originally broadcast Nov. 9, 2022.

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An ode to cribbage, the game that taught me a new (love) language

8:00am December 26, 2022

by Sara Barbour

Relationships don't always offer opportunities to be light and playful with each other. What we'd found through cribbage was something important, something more than just a pandemic hobby.

Clockwise from top left: Marlon Brando in the film The Godfather (1972); Emily Meggett, the author of Gullah Geechee Home Cooking; illustration from Kate Beaton's graphic memoir Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands; America Ferrera (clockwise from top left), Eva Longoria, Rosie Perez, Ivette Rodriguez, Rosario Dawson and Christy Haubegger.

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The NPR Culture Desk shares our favorite stories of 2022

7:00am December 26, 2022

by NPR Staff

This year, our reporting took us to museums, libraries and symphonies; to Edisto Island, Hollywood, New York and beyond. Culture Desk reporters say these are the stories that will stick with them.