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A Girl Spreads Her Wings In 'Eagle Huntress'

5:53am November 02, 2016

A documentary about a teenager who breaks a 2,000-year-old Mongolian tradition is so satisfying it makes you feel good about feeling good. says Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan.

Children's Book Author Natalie Babbitt Dies At 84

6:23pm November 01, 2016

Natalie Babbitt died Monday at her home in Connecticut at age 84. She was a writer who never talked down to the children she wrote for. That included covering big concepts like death.

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Eleanor Roosevelt, shown here in London in 1959, continued to work on behalf of progressive causes after her tenure as First Lady ended.

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Volume 3 Of Eleanor Roosevelt Biography Chronicles The Rise Of An Activist

1:51pm November 01, 2016

by Maureen Corrigan

Feminist historian Blanche Wiesen Cook published the first volume of her biography of Roosevelt in 1992. Critic Maureen Corrigan says the newly released final volume is exhausting and exhilarating.

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Donald Glover Challenges Stereotypes About Rappers In 'Atlanta'

1:51pm November 01, 2016

Glover created, co-writes and stars in the FX series Atlanta, a hybrid of comedy and drama set on the fringes of the city's hip-hop scene. He has also recorded music under the name Childish Gambino.

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young plays in Super Bowl XXIX in Miami in January 1995.

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Not My Job: Quarterback Steve Young Gets Quizzed On Not So Great Grandsons

1:41pm November 01, 2016

We've heard that Young is a great-, great-, great-grandson of LDS church leader Brigham Young. So we'll ask him three questions about grandsons who didn't quite live up to their famous forefathers.

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Fascinating characters on ATBR this week

12:32pm November 01, 2016

by Paul Brown

I hope you can join us for this week's Across the Blue Ridge. We have some music from two fascinating performers who are seldom heard nowadays.

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Faith, Sex And The South Intersect In 'Virgin'

7:00am November 01, 2016

by Heller McAlpin

April Ayers Lawson's debut story collection features young, often sheltered characters struggling with intimacy in a world where ordinary uncertainties are amplified by a fundamentalist upbringing.

The theme of Mike's Maze this year is "See America," which commemorates the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.

With GPS And Graph Paper, Farmers Find A-maze-ing Ways To Bring In Cash

9:57pm October 31, 2016

by Laurel Dalrymple

Using technology and math, farmers are creating elaborate corn maze designs, from replicas of fine art to Internet kitties. Labyrinths help make ends meet — they yield more cash per acre than crops.

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How Does Christoph Niemann Make Art Look Effortless? With A Lot Of Work

6:21pm October 31, 2016

by NPR Staff

The artist and illustrator says that behind every fun, whimsical sketch there are "100 very boring, unsexy steps." Niemann describes his creative process in his new book Sunday Sketching.

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3 Romances To Light Up Your Diwali

4:47pm October 31, 2016

by Sonali Dev

We're celebrating Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, with three books sure to strike a spark of romance in your heart, no matter how long and dark the nights are getting.