Prince Contained Multitudes, New Book Confirms
Prince on defining his music: "The only thing I could think of, because I really don't like categories, but the only thing I could think of is inspirational."
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It's A Beautiful Day For Some Sunny #NPRpoetry From Listeners
Listeners have sent in more poems as part of our month-long poetry series, #NPRpoetry. Today's poems reflect on nature and springtime, from sandhill cranes in Michigan to rainstorms in Hawaii.
'Alive And Kicking' Chronicles Deep History Of Swing Dancing
Filmmaker Susan Glatzer and swing dance legend Norma Miller discuss the new documentary Alive and Kicking. The film chronicles the birth, decline and renewal of American swing dancing.
'Shots Fired' Creators Want To 'Challenge Your Perspective' On Police Shootings
Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood are the husband-wife screenwriting duo behind the Fox TV series that imagines the fallout of a flipped script: a black cop shoots an unarmed white man.
Actor Jaime Camil On How 'Jane The Virgin' Humanizes Its Telenovela Characters
Camil plays Jane's telenovela star father, Rogelio De La Vega. He says the show's storylines may be ridiculous, but every character comes from a sincere place.
Laura Kipnis Tackles Campus Sexual Politics In 'Unwanted Advances'
Kipnis, a professor at Northwestern, argues that Title IX investigations of sexual misconduct on campus are vastly overexpanded, to the point of chilling intellectual freedom and academic debate.
Reading The Game: Bioshock Infinite
It's a simple premise — a guy, a girl, a gun and a debt to repay — but in Bioshock Infinite it becomes a mind-bending story about politics, oppression, change and sacrifice. Set in a flying city.
Listeners Create #NPRpoetry Using Prominent Political Themes
As National Poetry Month continues, we share two listeners' poems about education funding in Oklahoma and another about the importance of activism.
Is Deviation Over Procreation Worth A Marriage's Termination?
Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. Today the hosts hear from married women who disagree with their husbands about having children.
Not My Job: Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Gets Quizzed On 2020
Hickenlooper came to Colorado to work for an energy company but opened a brewpub instead. The beer must have been pretty good, because he was elected mayor of Denver and later governor of the state.