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Taika Waititi's other films include Boy (2010) and What We Do in the Shadows (2014).

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Director Taika Waititi's 'Wilderpeople' Is Good For A Laugh — And Then A Cry

10:55am June 24, 2016

by Elizabeth Blair

The Kiwi actor/filmmaker uses humor to address painful situations in his films. His latest, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, follows a city kid trekking through the wilderness with his reluctant foster dad.

Jenny (Diane Keaton) and Charlie (Eugene Levy) in Finding Dory.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Finding Dory' And Great Voice Acting

10:10am June 24, 2016

by Linda Holmes

This week's show finds us swimming around in Pixar's latest, and then we talk about the finer points of the voice acting we love the most. Plus: what's making us happy this week.

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"We're raising our girls to be perfect, and we're raising our boys to be brave." - Reshma Saujani

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Can Coding Help Girls Take Risks?

9:43am June 24, 2016

by NPR/TED Staff

Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani offers a creative solution to gently push young women into making bold decisions. Her program aims to close the gender gap in computer science.

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"It required a change in thinking. A change that forced public health workers to stop treating it as a medical problem but rather as a human behavior problem." - Richard Thaler

How Are Health Workers Putting An End To Guinea Worms?

9:43am June 24, 2016

by NPR/TED Staff

Professor Richard Thaler returns to the show to talk about how a nudge has essentially eradicated guinea worm disease in Africa.

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Intelligence officer Tory Garcia, who has a background in gymnastics and diving, works through the obstacle course on American Ninja Warrior, which airs on NBC and Esquire Network.

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'If It Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Interesting,' Say 'Ninja Warrior' Producers

5:37pm June 23, 2016

by NPR Staff

The American Ninja Warrior obstacle course is so hard that, at first, no one managed to complete it. But the show's executive producers say that's OK: "It's not about winning," says Arthur Smith.

The seed library maintained by the Jijak Foundation contains dozens of native varieties of corn, beans, tobacco, watermelon and ancient squash.

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How Native American Tribes Saved A Giant, Ancient Squash From Oblivion

5:34pm June 23, 2016

by Rebecca Williams

Native Americans in the Great Lakes region have cultivated the giant squash for centuries. Now tribes are sharing the seeds with each other and with small farmers to bring the plant back.

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Shark, Weak: 'The Shallows' Strands Blake Lively At Sea

5:26pm June 23, 2016

by Chris Klimek

A shark traps a medical student just 90 seconds from shore in this mediocre, water-logged thriller.

A marksman sights in on a target during a class for an Illinois concealed carry permit in February 2014.

Handguns In America And The Rise Of The 'Concealed-Carry Lifestyle'

5:19pm June 23, 2016

"Something really profound has changed in the way that we use guns," journalist Evan Osnos says. He estimates that 13 million people are licensed to carry a concealed gun in America.

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Solondz's 'Wiener-Dog': A Cute Pooch Sets Out On A Picaresque Tour Of Human Pathos

5:00pm June 23, 2016

by Ella Taylor

Director Todd Solondz follows an adorable dachshund as it passes from one blisteringly lonely suburbanite to another. The result is a film that manages to be deeply pessimistic but never cynical.

Jung Jaeyoung in Hong Sangsoo's Right Now, Wrong Then.

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Alternative, Film: 'Right Now, Wrong Then' Offers Two Cinematic Takes On Romance

5:00pm June 23, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

Korean writer-director Hong Sang-soo's latest movie iterates the same encounter between a filmmaker and young woman in two different styles, with two different results.