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Remembering author Kurt Vonnegut, who would have turned 100 on Friday

5:07am November 11, 2022

On what would've been Kurt Vonnegut's 100th birthday, Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep shares a memorable interview he did with the writer in 2006. Vonnegut died in 2007.

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Author Andrew Weiss on his graphic novel, "Accidental Czar"

4:25pm November 08, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author Andrew Weiss about his graphic novel, "Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin," which details Putin's rise from KGB officer to president.

Members of the all-Black aviation squadron known as the Tuskegee Airmen line up Jan. 23, 1942.

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'Half American' explores how Black WWII servicemen were treated better abroad

11:37am November 08, 2022

by Dave Davies

Though more than one million Black Americans contributed to the war effort, historian Matthew Delmont says a military uniform offered no protection from racism.

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2 drag queens have advice for women in 'Working Girls'

5:54pm November 06, 2022

by Adrian Florido

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with drag queens Katya Zamolodchikova and Trixie Mattel about their new book, Working Girls: Trixie and Katya's Guide to Professional Womanhood.

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Rabia Chaudry on her memoir 'Fatty Fatty Boom Boom'

8:10am November 06, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

Rabia Chaudry loved food — especially fast food — and struggled with her weight growing up as a Pakistani-American. She talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about her memoir, "Fatty Fatty Boom Boom."

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Kevin Wilson on his new novel, 'Now Is Not the Time to Panic'

8:09am November 05, 2022

by Scott Simon

Two teens make posters with a mysterious phrase, and end up starting something they can't finish. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kevin Wilson about his new novel, "Now Is Not the Time to Panic."

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In 'Meredith, Alone', the protagonist hasn't left her house in 1,214 days

8:09am November 05, 2022

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Claire Alexander about her new book "Meredith, Alone." When the book opens, its protagonist hasn't left her house in 1,214 days.

Dr. Nancy Caroline with paramedic Walt Brown in 1975

How a team of Black paramedics set the gold standard for emergency medical response

6:00am November 05, 2022

by Akilah Wise

In American Sirens, writer Kevin Hazzard recounts how a group of Black paramedics in Pittsburgh in the 1970s pioneered and professionalized the modern day ambulance service.

The country has seen a dramatic shift away from jobs requiring physical strength. Fewer than 1 in 10 jobs now require what's called heavy work, a sector once dominated by men.

Men are struggling. A new book explores why and what to do about it

9:43pm November 04, 2022

by Andrea Hsu

In his new book Of Boys and Men, Richard V. Reeves of the Brookings Institution argues that men must move into fields that are now dominated by women to reverse economic declines.

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Billy Porter makes peace with himself: 'I set myself free, honey. No more secrets'

1:27pm November 04, 2022

by Terry Gross

Porter won an Emmy for Pose, and a Tony for the Broadway musical Kinky Boots. In addition to performing, he's also a star on the red carpet. His memoir is Unprotected. Originally broadcast in 2021.

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