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April Ryan on her book 'Black Women Will Save the World'

7:53am October 16, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with April Ryan, White House correspondent for TheGrio news website, about her book "Black Women Will Save the World," a tribute to Black women in America.

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Poet and filmmaker Fatima Asghar's debut novel is 'When We Were Sisters'

7:58am October 15, 2022

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to poet and filmmaker Fatimah Asghar about their debut novel, "When We Were Sisters."

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John Irving on his new novel 'The Last Chairlift'

7:56am October 15, 2022

by Scott Simon

John Irving became a best selling writer with "The World According To Garp." He talks with NPR's Scott Simon talks his final novel, "The Last Chairlift," which includes many of his trademark themes.

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Anna Badkhen's new essay collection touches on migration and displacement

5:08am October 14, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Soviet-born writer Anna Badkhen about the birthplace of humankind and global migration. Her new essay collection is called: Bright Unbearable Reality.

This April 26, 1989, file photo shows Norma McCorvey, left, known as "Jane Roe" in the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, with attorney Gloria Allred in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

The forgotten story of Jane Roe, who fought for and then against abortion rights

5:18pm October 13, 2022

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Norma McCorvey is the real name of the woman many Americans now know as the Roe in Roe v. Wade. Her story shows the ways class, religion and money shape abortion politics in the United States.

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The human sensory experience is limited. Journey into the world that animals know

1:28pm October 13, 2022

by Terry Gross

In An Immense World, science writer Ed Yong explores the diversity of perception in the animal world — including echolocation, magnetic fields and ultraviolet vision. Originally broadcast June 2022.

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Photography book reimagines Black actors in some of cinema's most memorable moments

5:10am October 13, 2022

by Marc Rivers

A new photography book by Carrell Augustus — Black Hollywood: Reimagining Iconic Movie Moments — puts black actors and actresses at the center of some of Hollywood's most iconic movie images.

Journalist Jacob Goldstein traces the advent of paper money back to 1000 AD China. Above, $100 notes are printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.

Money is 'A Made Up Thing' — but that doesn't change rising inflation

1:49pm October 12, 2022

by Dave Davies

Author and podcaster Jacob Goldstein says we don't think of money as a technology, but we should. He traces the first paper currency to China's Sichuan province, and ponders the Fed's next move.

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Roger Bennet on his book 'Gods of Soccer' and how he chose the 100 greatest players

4:53pm October 11, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Roger Bennett, co-author of Gods of Soccer: The Pantheon of the 100 Greatest Soccer Players.

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'NYT Cooking' writer Melissa Clark wants to make it easier to cook dinner

1:25pm October 11, 2022

by Dave Davies

Clark says she's always looking for shortcuts in the kitchen — including ways to use fewer pans. Her latest cookbook is Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals.

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