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A Filmmaker's 'Quest' For A Quiet Family Portrait Is Pierced By Unforeseen Trauma

1:38pm June 15, 2018

by Terry Gross

Jonathan Olshefski spent 10 years filming Christopher Rainey and his family, who run a recording studio in North Philadelphia. Then their daughter was shot. Originally broadcast Dec. 20, 2017.

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Remembering War Photographer David Douglas Duncan

1:38pm June 15, 2018

by Terry Gross

Duncan, who died at 102, was a Marine officer and combat photographer during World War II. Later he photographed the wars in Korea and Vietnam. Originally broadcast in 1990.

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Remembering Jill Ker Conway, The First Female President Of Smith College

12:32pm June 15, 2018

by Terry Gross

The women's history scholar, who died June 1, grew up on a remote Australian sheep farm and later went on to write three memoirs, including True North. Conway spoke to Fresh Air in 1989, '94 and '98.

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Actor Ed Helms appears on Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.

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Ed Helms: Tag Me In

12:01pm June 15, 2018

Actor Ed Helms talks about his new movie Tag and he shares a toothy secret kept from The Office producers.

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Songs Without Words? Yes, Says Felix Mendelssohn

11:19am June 15, 2018

Peter sings without singing with a little help from Felix Mendelssohn. His Songs Without Words was conceived as a song with a singer, yet it has no words.

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In Bao, a Chinese woman with empty-nest syndrome finds relief when one of her dumplings springs to life.

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In Pixar's First Female-Directed Short, A Dumpling Child Fills An Empty Nest

11:09am June 15, 2018

by Rachel Martin

Bao was written and directed by Domee Shi, who started working at Pixar as an intern. It tells the story of a woman who discovers joy — and sorrow — when a steamed bun she makes comes to life.

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Janine Shepherd: How Can We Redefine Ourselves After A Tragedy?

9:36am June 15, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

Janine "the machine" Shepherd was a cross-country skier bound for Olympic greatness, when an accident left her paralyzed. She describes her struggle to redefine her identity beyond being an athlete.

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Roxane Gay: What Does It Mean To Identify As A Feminist?

9:36am June 15, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

Roxane Gay is a writer, a Haitian-American, a bisexual, and a feminist — albeit a self-proclaimed bad one. She says her journey to identify as a feminist has evolved over time.

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Taiye Selasi: How Do The Places We Call Home Inform Our Identities?

9:36am June 15, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

Rather than identify with a country, writer Taiye Selasi chooses to identify with localities — local places and cities where her diverse range of experiences have helped shape her many identities.

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Jackson Bird: How Can We Demystify Trans Identity?

9:36am June 15, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

Jackson Bird was born female, but identified as male and transitioned in his twenties. He says compassion can help us become more comfortable talking about issues that affect transgender people.

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