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VA Cautions Ken Burns' Vietnam Documentary Could Trigger PTSD

1:04pm September 18, 2017

by Steve Walsh

The VA is preparing for an increase in Vietnam veterans seeking mental health treatment after PBS airs a Vietnam documentary. Mental health professionals say it could trigger PTSD and depression.

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Dolores Huerta: The Civil Rights Icon Who Showed Farmworkers 'Sí Se Puede'

7:36pm September 17, 2017

by Maria Godoy

A key architect of the nationwide grape boycott that galvanized the farmworkers' rights movement, her legacy has long been overshadowed. A new film aims to change that. Huerta speaks with NPR.

World News

Ken Burns And Lynn Novick On 'The Vietnam War'

7:59am September 17, 2017

The epic story of the Vietnam War is told in a new 10-part series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. They talk with Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

The Hughes Glomar Explorer was custom-built to secretly house a sunken Soviet submarine.

Books
Arts

'The Taking Of K-129': How The CIA Stole A Sunken Soviet Sub Off The Ocean Floor

6:08pm September 16, 2017

by Michel Martin

Author Josh Dean describes how the CIA worked to secretly resurface a sub that the Soviet Union considered lost. Their cover story involved eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes.

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Students argue with school administrator during the Walkouts. Circa 1968.

'From The Mundane To The Magnificent': Photos From The Chicano Rights Movement

6:08pm September 16, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

From 1967 until 1977, photographers from La Raza chronicled Chicanos in and around Los Angeles. This month, the Autry Museum of the American West is sharing some of the most powerful images.

Why The Government Sells Flood Insurance

8:08am September 16, 2017

Taxpayers will cover a large part of the cost of hurricane damage. Historian Stephen Mihm of the University of Georgia talks with Scott Simon about the history of the National Flood Insurance program.

New Historical Marker Commemorates Legacy Of African-American School In Winston-Salem

8:00am September 15, 2017

by Bethany Chafin

Winston-Salem is honoring the legacy of a school that served the city's African-American students with a special marker preserving the 14th Street School's place in history.

The inside of a pawpaw is soft and gooey.

This Once-Obscure Fruit Is On Its Way To Becoming PawPaw-Pawpular

7:00am September 15, 2017

by Ally Schweitzer

You won't find the pawpaw, which tastes like a cross between a mango and a banana, in most grocery stores, even though they're native to North America. But the locavore food movement has embraced it.

Review: Ken Burns' 'The Vietnam War'

5:06am September 15, 2017

by Eric Deggans

Filmmaker Ken Burns and collaborators turn their lens to the Vietnam War in a 10-part, 18-hour documentary. It was six years in the making and includes rarely seen footage.

Cokie Roberts Answers Your Questions About The Debt Ceiling

8:05am September 13, 2017

Commentator Cokie Roberts talks to Rachel Martin and answers questions from listeners about the history of the debt ceiling.

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