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Christopher Ingraham, his wife Briana, and their three children — twins Charles (center) and Jack (right), 6, and William, 2, who was born after the family moved to Red Lake Falls, Minn.

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A Throwaway Line Led 'Washington Post' Reporter To Call Rural Midwest His New Home

11:37am September 11, 2019

by Rachel Martin

Christopher Ingraham, a data reporter at The Washington Post, found unexpected joy when he moved his family to the county he once called "the absolute worst place to live in America."

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'She Said' Reveals The People And Practices That Protected Weinstein

1:53pm September 10, 2019

by Terry Gross

New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, who broke the story of Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct, talk about the obstacles Weinstein created to prevent their investigation.

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Journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey attend the Brilliant Minds Initiative dinner at Gramercy Park Hotel Rooftop on May 1, 2018 in New York City.

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'New York Times' Reporters Explain How They United Women, Helping Trigger #MeToo

7:44pm September 09, 2019

by Mary Louise Kelly

Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey talk of the challenges of getting women who alleged they were sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein to go public — and of the secret settlements detailed in She Said.

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CIA chemist Sidney Gottlieb headed up the agency's secret MK-ULTRA program, which was charged with developing a mind control drug that could be weaponized against enemies.

The CIA's Secret Quest For Mind Control: Torture, LSD And A 'Poisoner In Chief'

6:18pm September 09, 2019

by Terry Gross

Journalist Stephen Kinzer reveals how CIA chemist Sidney Gottlieb worked in the 1950s and early '60s to develop mind control drugs and deadly toxins that could be used against enemies.

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New Book Examines How Television Enabled Trump's Political Rise

6:28am September 09, 2019

James Poniewozik, chief TV critic for The New York Times, talks about his new book: Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America.

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'The Secrets We Kept' Imagines What CIA Secretaries Knew

7:56am September 08, 2019

by Lynn Neary

Novelist Lara Prescott became curious about the women who worked at CIA headquarters during the real-life mission to smuggle Dr. Zhivago into the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

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Why Margaret Atwood Said 'No' To A 'Handmaid's Tale' Sequel — Until Now

8:29am September 07, 2019

by Scott Simon

Atwood wasn't interested in a Handmaid's Tale sequel because she didn't have anything more to say about its protagonist. But in The Testaments, she takes the story in a surprising new direction.

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Author Etgar Keret Discusses His New Book Of Short Stories, 'Fly Already'

5:01pm September 04, 2019

NPR's Ari Shaprio speaks with author Etgar Keret about his new book of short stories, Fly Already.

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Families, Not Just Students, Feel The Weight Of The Student Loan Crisis

10:33am September 04, 2019

by Elissa Nadworny

A new book looks at how the struggle to pay for college has transformed the experience of the American middle class.

A Leader's Job Is To Set The Vision, Retired Gen. Mattis Says

12:01pm September 03, 2019

In the second part of his interview with former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to the retired general about leadership. Mattis' new book is: Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead.

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