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In celebration of Fresh Air's 30th anniversary, Seth Meyers joined Terry Gross for a taping in front of a live audience on June 9, 2017, in Philadelphia, Pa.

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For Our 30th Anniversary, Fresh Air Tapes Live With Seth Meyers Of 'Late Night'

3:07pm June 14, 2017

by Terry Gross

The SNL veteran used to ruminate over shows that didn't quite hit the mark; now the he resists the urge to look back: "It's nice to be in this place where you can be very forward focused," he says.

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'Mormama' Is A House Built On Quicksand

1:00pm June 14, 2017

by Amal El-Mohtar

Kit Reed's would-be Southern Gothic chiller starts strong, with an amnesiac man stumbling into a house haunted by family secrets — but is ultimately undone by issues of plot, pacing and voice work.

The new poet laureate of the United States, Tracy K. Smith, visits the Library of Congress Poetry and Literature Center in Washington, D.C., last month.

Tracy K. Smith, New U.S. Poet Laureate, Calls Poems Her 'Anchor'

8:23am June 14, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet says she plans to use her new role to meet people who don't read poetry ... yet, anyway. She believes poetry can be a resource for people in fraught or isolating times.

The technology around us has made its way into all kinds of movies. But there's one movie genre it hasn't been able to infiltrate — the romantic comedy.

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Why Hasn't Online Dating Made It Onscreen?

8:06am June 14, 2017

by Glen Weldon

The technology around us has made its way into all kinds of movies — sci-fi, thrillers, horror. But there's one movie genre it hasn't been able to infiltrate — the romantic comedy.

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Tracy K. Smith Named U.S. Poet Laureate

5:13am June 14, 2017

by Lynn Neary

The Library of Congress has named Tracy K. Smith as the the country's new poet laureate. She's the author of three collections of poetry and won the Pulitzer Prize in 2012.

Baked crema Mexicana doughnuts with a blood orange glaze, as featured in the food blog Chicano Eats. On his bilingual blog, Esteban Castillo shares traditional and fusion Mexican recipes. The blog has a stunning, minimalist aesthetic meant to challenge th

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PHOTOS: 'Chicano Eats' Food Blog Dishes Up Bicultural Flavors

5:26pm June 13, 2017

by Jessica Diaz-Hurtado

On his bilingual food blog, Esteban Castillo shares traditional and fusion Mexican recipes. The blog has a stunning, minimalist aesthetic meant to challenge the way people see Mexican food.

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What Makes A Good Whodunit? 'Magpie Murders' Author Spells It Out

4:32pm June 13, 2017

by Lynn Neary

Anthony Horowitz's latest novel is a whodunit about whodunits. He says, "I wanted it to be ... a sort of a treatise on the whole genre of murder mystery writing."

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The Unkindest Cut: Theater, President Trump And The Politics Of Performing Arts

2:09pm June 13, 2017

Is depicting the president as Julius Caesar fair game, or over the line?

Elise Tries pore vacuuming in South Korea.

Video: That Time We Tried Pore Vacuuming In South Korea

1:49pm June 13, 2017

by Elise Hu

In NPR's Elise Tries series, correspondent Elise Hu tests out new experiences in East Asia. In this episode: pore vacuuming, a hot trend in Korean beauty. A suction pen excavates grime from your face.

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Journalist Ventured 'Behind The Lines Of Jihad' To Interview The World's Most Wanted

1:26pm June 13, 2017

Washington Post correspondent Souad Mekhennet has risked kidnapping and imprisonment to report on extremist groups, such as ISIS and the Taliban. Her new memoir is I Was Told to Come Alone.

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