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'Silence Is A Sense' Works To Dispel The Terrible Abstractions Of Syria's Civil War

12:16pm March 13, 2021

by Scott Simon

Layla Alammar's new novel is about a journalist who's fled the Syrian civil war for a new life in London — but can only tell anonymous stories about her neighbors because trauma has left her silent.

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'Bloodlands' Tells Tale Of Troubled Times In Northern Ireland

8:19am March 13, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon talks to writer Chris Brandon about his new Acorn TV series, Bloodlands, which focuses on a cold case that takes Belfast detectives back to a violent period in Northern Ireland.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Desus And Mero On The Game Of Darts

7:22am March 13, 2021

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero recently wrote a book called God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons from the Bronx ... but what do they know about actual darts? We'll find out.

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'The Lost Apothecary' Is A Poisonously Good Read

7:00am March 13, 2021

by Denny S. Bryce

Sarah Penner's new novel, set both now and in 18th century London, follows a woman who uncovers a mystery involving an apothecary shop that helped women get rid of troublesome or abusive men.

Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How it Affects Us All, by Laura Bates

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Manosphere, World Of Incels Exposed In Laura Bates Book 'Men Who Hate Women'

6:00am March 13, 2021

by David Futrelle

The author's latest book is an often harrowing read; an uncompromising guide to the misogynistic backlash of the past decade. Bates says the movement's members "are men we all pass on the street."

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Will Posting Memes Or Pro Wedding Pics Land You In Copyright Small Claims Court?

2:28pm March 12, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

Jeff Sedlik's Miles Davis portrait shows up all over the Internet, rarely with his permission, and there's not much he can do to protect himself. Enter the CASE Act, which sounds dull ... but isn't.

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'Wilmington's Lie' Author Traces The Rise Of White Supremacy In A Southern City

1:36pm March 12, 2021

by Dave Davies

David Zucchino says Wilmington, N.C., was once a mixed-race community with a thriving Black middle class. Then, in 1898, white supremacists staged a murderous coup. Originally broadcast Jan. 13, 2020.

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Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain, by Shankar Vedantam and Bill Mesler

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'Useful Delusions' Examines How Beliefs Can Be Powerful In Positive And Negative Ways

1:14pm March 12, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

In a new book, former NPR reporter Shankar Vedantam suggests attaining "a deeper psychological understanding of why people believe what they believe," being empathetic and considering costs involved.

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Brothers Travis, Griffin, and Justin McElroy.

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McElroy Brothers

12:05pm March 12, 2021

Hosts of the podcast My Brother, My Brother and Me Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy play trivia games about Dungeons & Dragons and talk about their new book Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You).

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Fast Slow Jams

12:05pm March 12, 2021

Comedians and co-hosts of the podcast The War Report Shalewa Sharpe and Gastor Almonte listen to sped-up versions of famous slow jams.

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