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Pete Rose, all-time hits leader who was then banned from baseball, has died at 83
by Ailsa Chang
Baseball great Pete Rose has died. He's known as MLB's all-time hits leader, but was banned from the sport in 1989 for gambling. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Keith O'Brien about Rose’s legacy.
Arguments that trans athletes have an unfair advantage lack evidence to support
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with geneticist Dr. Eric Vilain about a spate of laws targeting trans athletes.
Chlöe Bailey on her debut album 'In Pieces'
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with singer-songwriter and actress Chlöe Bailey about her new album, In Pieces.
'Schmigadoon!' co-creator talks season 2
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cinco Paul, the co-creator of Schmigadoon!, about the storyline and music of Season 2, which premiered on Apple TV+ on April 5.
Wisconsin race puts renewed attention on state supreme courts and shadow dockets
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Dallet about the recent race for a seat on that court and why people should pay more attention to state shadow dockets.
Celebrating #NPRPoetryMonth with Franny Choi
We read listener-submitted poems, as NPR's Scott Detrow celebrates National Poetry Month with poet Franny Choi, author of the collection The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On.
Ellie Goulding runs through highlights off her new album 'Higher Than Heaven'
Singer Ellie Goulding discusses a few songs from her new album, Higher Than Heaven.
Northwest shellfish growers call for aggressive action against invasive crabs
by Tom Banse/Northwest News Network
Oyster growers in Washington's Willapa Bay are alarmed by an invasion of potentially destructive European green crabs. Some are asking for an all-out trapping offensive to corral the invasive species.
'On Grief' book has its roots in the long-lost diaries of a 9/11 victim
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Atlantic writer Jennifer Senior about grief.
Dueling rulings lead to confusion over abortion drug access
by Sydney Lupkin
Future access to the abortion drug mifepristone is called into question following competing rulings from federal judges in Texas and Washington State.
Trump indictment news fuels baseless beliefs held by QAnon followers
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Travis View, host of the QAnon Anonymous podcast, about how the news of the Trump indictment is being discussed among QAnon followers.
Key takeaways from the week's Midwest elections
by Kelsey Snell
Liberals scored two victories in key Midwestern elections this week. We examine the races' political lessons.
Former Tennessee House Democrat discusses 'unconscionable' expulsion
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with former Democratic Rep. Justin Pearson, who was recently expelled from the Tennessee State House of Representatives over a protest he held regarding gun reform.