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Nigella Lawson On How To Find Peace While Cooking

4:43pm April 21, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with cookbook writer Nigella Lawson about her latest book Cook, Eat, Repeat and how to stop viewing cooking as tedious and, instead, find peace in the kitchen.

Courtney B. Vance now stars in Genius: Aretha as the singer's father, Rev. C. L Frankin. He co-starred in the recent HBO series, Lovecraft Country, and won an Emmy for his portrayal of Johnnie Cochran in the 2016 series, The People v. O.J. Simpson: Americ

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Acting Is 'Problem Solving,' Says Courtney B. Vance

2:14pm April 21, 2021

by Terry Gross

Vance played the charismatic and show-stopping attorney Johnnie Cochran in The People v. O.J. Simpson. Now he takes to the pulpit as Aretha Franklin's father, Rev. C.L Franklin, in Genius: Aretha.

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A portrait of Roya Mahboob, by former President George W. Bush

George W. Bush Lends His Voice To Immigrants In 'Out Of Many, One'

1:18pm April 21, 2021

by Rachel Martin

The former president's book features his portraits of 43 immigrants — athletes, public servants, business leaders, educators — in an effort to join those saying, "The system's broken. Let's fix it."

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We Are Bridges: A Memoir, by Cassandra Lane

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In 'We Are Bridges,' A Writer Resurrects Her Great Grandfather's Memory

10:38am April 21, 2021

by Martha Anne Toll

In 1904, Cassandra Lane's great grandfather Burt Bridges was lynched. In telling his story, Lane offers her own memoir — and lessons on family and American history for her future child and readers.

At the End of the World, Turn Left, by Zhanna Slor

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'At The End Of The World,' An Elegant And Gritty Mystery Debut

7:00am April 21, 2021

by Bethanne Patrick

Zhanna Slor's debut novel, set in a funky neighborhood of Milwaukee, follows two Russian immigrant sisters on very different paths. one now searching for the other after her mysterious disappearance.

A photograph of half an avocado propped onto a small blue bowl full of chocolate mousse is cut out and laid over graph paper and light blue square. To the left white, bold text reads "Avocado Chocolate Mousse." Everything is on a yellow background.

Avocado Going Bad? Put It In Chocolate Mousse

6:00am April 21, 2021

by Becky Harlan

If you've got an avocado that's about to go bad, you can use it to make this simple, healthy chocolate mousse recipe.

Crying in H Mart: A Memoir, Michelle Zauner

A Daughter Grieves Her Mom, And Finds Herself, In 'Crying In H Mart'

1:59pm April 20, 2021

by Kristen Martin

Michelle Zauner's new memoir, built on her 2018 New Yorker piece of the same name, powerfully maps a complicated mother-daughter relationship cut much too short, with Korean food as a guide.

Lauren Hough struggled to adjust after escaping a doomsday cult. "There's an aspect of trauma that's hard to explain," she says. "It's exhausting to be scared all of the time. That anxiety just starts to weigh on you."

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After Growing Up In A Cult, Lauren Hough Freed Herself By Writing The Truth

1:57pm April 20, 2021

by Terry Gross

Hough was 15 when her family left the Children of God cult. Afterward, she struggled to face the trauma of her past. Her new collection of personal essays is Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing.

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Tribute Album 'Law Years' Captures Ornette Coleman's Happy Bounce

1:32pm April 20, 2021

by Kevin Whitehead

Coleman, who died in 2015, had a knack for writing catchy melodies in a distinctive voice. Saxophonist Miguel Zenón loves Coleman's music and put together a quartet to play some.

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'Renegades' Podcast With Obama And Springsteen Is Interesting ... Enough

1:32pm April 20, 2021

by Nick Quah

There's clearly a limit to what the former president will say --even on his own platform. Obama's conversation with the Boss is at its most fluid and introspective when the two discuss masculinity.

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