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Sleep Deprived: We're Recharging Our Phones, But Not Ourselves

10:57am April 09, 2016

by NPR Staff

Arianna Huffington says we're in the midst of a sleep deprivation crisis and that Donald Trump really shouldn't be bragging about needing only four hours of sleep a night.

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'Every Heart' Is A Doorway To Winning Fantasy

7:00am April 09, 2016

by Jason Heller

Seanan McGuire's new novella takes the classic portal fantasy — a group of kids who stumble into magical worlds and are forever changed — and gives it poignant new life.

Jake Gyllenhaal demolishes his life in Demolition, first emotionally, and then with power tools.

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Grief Goes Explosive In 'Demolition' And 'Louder Than Bombs'

6:35pm April 08, 2016

by Bob Mondello

Louder Than Bombs and Demolition both deal with car crashes and grieving men, but the damage looks very different.

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Will Superhero Movies Go The Way Of Old Westerns?

6:26pm April 08, 2016

Western movies once ruled Hollywood the way comic book movies seem to now. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Brooks Hefner of James Madison University about how Westerns faded from popularity, and whether the same thing will happen to superhero movies.

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An Ancient Route Rolls On: Questions For Author Of 'The Silk Roads'

5:13pm April 08, 2016

by Nishant Dahiya

It's been centuries since camel caravans crisscrossed Eurasia along the Silk Roads. Now historian Peter Frankopan's new book puts the fabled roads at the center of a new view of world history.

Pope Francis blesses a newlywed couple during his weekly audience in the Paul VI hall in Vatican City on Aug. 12, 2015.

Some Relationship Advice From Pope Francis

3:55pm April 08, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

In his new exhortation, "The Joy of Love," Francis addresses marriage, sex and love. For a 79-year-old man who has taken a lifelong vow of celibacy, the pontiff has some pretty solid tips.

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Bruce Springsteen Cancels Greensboro Concert Over HB2

3:50pm April 08, 2016

According to a statement on his website, Bruce Springsteen will not be performing in Greensboro on Sunday, April 10.

Paneer curry. The "curry-flavored" powder that members of the British colonial administration took home from India became popular in 18th century England.

From India To North Korea, Via Japan: Curry's Global Journey

3:01pm April 08, 2016

by Markus Bell

From British colonials who fell in love with "curry powder" in India, to Koreans who encountered the taste in Imperial Japan, the story of curry is one of globalization writ on a dish.

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'Gateway To Freedom': Heroes, Danger And Loss On The Underground Railroad

1:41pm April 08, 2016

Historian Eric Foner recently won the American History Book Prize from the New York Historical Society for Gateway to Freedom, about the underground railroad. Originally broadcast Jan. 15, 2015.

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Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton star in Twister.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Best Bad Movies And A Punishing Quiz

9:39am April 08, 2016

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, original PCHH panelist Trey Graham returns to chat about bad movies and to be less humiliated than the rest of us by a quiz about pop culture returns.

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