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Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
In South Carolina, Sanders Discusses Race, Courts Black Voters
by Sarah McCammon
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who's seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, drew big crowds again this weekend, but they may not be the right kind of crowd if he hopes to win South Carolina's primary.
'Science Of Mom': Scientist Sorts Through Studies So Parents Don't Have To
Alice Callahan uses her background in nutritional biology and fetal physiology to help new parents tell fact from fiction in her new book The Science of Mom. She gives tips to NPR's Rachel Martin.
Alex Potter's Photos Bear Witness To Yemen's Civil War
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Alex Potter, a young American photographer in Yemen's largest city Sanaa. She is bearing witness to the terrible human toll of Yemen's civil war.
Pasaquan, Eccentric Artist's Georgia Home, Gets A Sprucing Up
by Rickey Bevington
Tucked away in rural southwest Georgia, a phantasmagorical home is under restoration. The compound, named Pasaquon, is the life's work of visionary artist Eddie Owens Martin.
Hard To Categorize: Joseph C. Phillips' Album 'Changing Same' Is Out Tuesday
Joseph C. Phillips Jr. creates music that sounds classical, funky and sometimes cinematic. He deconstructs his compositions for NPR's Rachel Martin.
German College Student Ditches Apartment To Ride The Rails
NPR's Rachel Martin reports on a young woman who has given up her home and is spending a year living on trains, criss-crossing Germany. She plans to turn her experience into a college thesis.