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Is it possible to get the sweetness of sugar along with the health benefits of fiber?

5:00am August 05, 2024

Forget artificial sweeteners. Scientists at Harvard's Wyss Institute have developed a product that lets you eat sugar without absorbing all of it.

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Alana Springsteen: Tiny Desk Concert

5:00am August 05, 2024

by Robin Hilton

Springsteen showed up ready to make it count, with a carefully arranged set list and an incredible band.

(l-r) Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin in Sing Sing.

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Colman Domingo's 'Sing Sing' is a rare empathetic prison drama

3:00am August 05, 2024

The moving drama Sing Sing stars Colman Domingo as the leader of a tight-knit theatre ensemble within one of the most notorious maximum-security prisons in the United States. Most of the cast are alumni of the actual program who had input on the filmmaking process. The movie showcases the ups and downs of putting on a show without being overly sentimental or cliché.

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'House of the Dragon' Season 2 finale: Before dragons dance, they gotta stretch

10:01pm August 04, 2024

by Glen Weldon

After last week’s barn-burner (and serf-burner) of an episode, this season climax qualifies as anti-. The season ends not with a bang, but with a lot of whimpering.

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Former Olympian Abby Wambach plays a game of Wild Card

7:59pm August 04, 2024

U.S. soccer legend Abby Wambach draws from the Wild Card deck. She tells NPR's Rachel Martin why she see success as a daily practice and why she's comfortable with the idea of being forgotten.

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Pickle products are taking over supermarket aisles

4:30pm August 04, 2024

Consumers have a craving for pickle-flavored products - potato chips, crackers, nuts, even hard seltzer and beer. We have some "analysis" of what's behind this dilly trend.

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A new musical reimagines 'Cats' as it should be

8:18am August 04, 2024

A new version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats" sets it in the queer, competitive ballroom scene - and it finally makes sense.

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A New York artist has a unique take on the art of carving and engraving on whale bone

8:18am August 04, 2024

Scrimshaw is the art of carving and engraving on whale bone, but a New York artist has been bending the rules and using trash in place of the traditional medium.

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Sunday Puzzle: An A.C. puzzle to beat the heat

8:00am August 04, 2024

by Will Shortz

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with this week's winner John Nacy from Jefferson City, Missouri and puzzle master Will Shortz.

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Chef Michael Rafidi's innovative Middle Eastern cuisine has made him a star

6:22pm August 03, 2024

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Chef Michael Rafidi, who recently became the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Chef of the Year.

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