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Chef Nicole A. Taylor pictured next to her new cookbook, Watermelon and Red Birds.

Chef Nicole A. Taylor talks red birds, red drink, and Juneteenth

6:00am June 18, 2022

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Here on Code Switch, we love food just as much as we love history. So we couldn't let the Juneteenth pass by without getting into the culinary traditions that have been passed down for generations.

Daryl McCormack and Emma Thompson star in the film, Good Luck To You, Leo Grande.

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Emma Thompson on her new film — and the idea the female orgasm has to be performative

9:17pm June 17, 2022

In her new film, Thompson portrays a widower who reckons with her own sexual discovery in an experience she calls "irresistibly delicious."

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Daryl McCormack and Emma Thompson in Good Luck To You, Leo Grande.

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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing

8:00pm June 17, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: BTS, Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, and more.

Amanda Gorman says the title of her 2021 poetry collection "Call Us What We Carry" came from her understanding that "we all can be vessels of both hurt and hope at the same time."

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Poet Amanda Gorman celebrates the gift of Blackness for Juneteenth

1:57pm June 17, 2022

by Olivia Hampton

To mark the holiday, Gorman reads "Fury and Faith," a poem from Call Us What We Carry. She says her collection's title reflects how "we all can be vessels of both hurt and hope at the same time."

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'On Juneteenth' historian examines the hope and hostility toward emancipation

1:47pm June 17, 2022

by Terry Gross

Juneteenth celebrates the day slavery ended in Texas, June 19, 1865. Historian Annette Gordon-Reed studies the early American republic and the legacy of slavery. Originally broadcast May 25, 2021.

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Remembering character actor Philip Baker Hall

1:47pm June 17, 2022

by Terry Gross

Hall, who died June 12, appeared in the Paul Thomas Anderson films Boogie Nights and Magnolia. He also played a cop on the trail of overdue library books on Seinfeld. Originally broadcast in 2003.

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After more than a decade of accolades and controversy, 'The Wendy Williams Show' ends

11:22am June 17, 2022

Wendy Williams, who has been the show's original host since its premiere in 2009, has not been on the air following her battle with Graves' disease.

Juneteenth, or Emancipation Day, commemorates the end of slavery on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, in compliance with President Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. Here, a young woman stands near a piece of art created during the Louisville Jun

Companies are selling Juneteenth branded products. Here's why that's a big problem

10:30am June 17, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Brands and companies are working to remove their Juneteenth items from shelves, as experts say those who are selling Juneteenth-branded products are "tone-deaf."

WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon speaks at a news conference in January 2014.

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Vince McMahon steps down as WWE CEO while the company investigates alleged misconduct

10:24am June 17, 2022

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Vince McMahon's daughter, Stephanie, will lead the wrestling company during the inquiry. McMahon, accused of paying $3 million to cover up an affair, still will control WWE's creative output.

Bartees Strange explores his journey from 'Farm to Table'

8:49am June 17, 2022

In an interview with Morning Edition's Leila Fadel, the fast-rising artist talks about a life path as winding and varied as his music.