Justin Torres explores the queer history we're not talking about in novel 'Blackouts'
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Justin Torres on how Torres uncovered hidden queer history for his new novel 'Blackouts.'
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Radio Diaries: Neil Harris, one among many buried at Hart Island
Hart Island is where bodies in New York go when they are unclaimed or unidentifiable. One man buried there had lived two lives, in different places and under different names.
An 'anti-World's Fair' makes its case: give land back to Native Americans
A new art installation asks people and institutions to go beyond land acknowledgements - and give property back to Indigenous tribes.
What survivors of trauma have taught this eminent psychiatrist about hope
In his new book, 97-year-old Robert Jay Lifton shares the "survivor wisdom" he's learned from those who've lived through terrible events — the Holocaust, Hiroshima, POW camps.
Presidential pets can breed controversy. A dog was once suspected of being a spy
Historically, pets — everything from birds to cats to dogs — have been part of the White House. And Biden's dog Commander isn't alone. More than a few have ended up embroiled in some controversy.
Fossil footprints in New Mexico suggest humans have been here longer than we thought
A new study of fossil footprints in White Sands National Park bolsters the argument that humans may have lived in North America longer than thought.
McCarthy's fall marks new low in the speakership's declining status
The status of the speakership has been declining for years. McCarthy's ouster is an extreme example in a sequence of events that have made the speaker more vulnerable — and thus weaker.
Historian Heather Cox Richardson puts House speaker's ouster into perspective
NPR's A Martinez speaks with historian Heather Cox Richardson about the state of our democracy following this week's unprecedented removal of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
White Sands fossil footprints challenge notions about human history
How long have humans lived in North America? For decades, the commonest answer has been perhaps 14,000 years — but new findings add weight to arguments for a longer human history in the Americas.
Some Christians want to make amends for the church's treatment of Indigenous people
Several Christian denominations in recent years have repudiated a doctrine that was used to justify the subjugation of Native and Indigenous people. That's now playing out in local congregations.