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August 30, 2024 • 12 mins
Raunchy sex comedies had a moment at the end of the 20th century. And perhaps the king of them all, was American Pie. Even people who have never seen the movie probably know the most memorable scene has something to do with a sex-obsessed teenage boy doing something unseemly with a homemade apple pie.
Flash forward a quarter century and Hollywood is making fewer teen comedies than it used to. For the 25th anniversary of A...
Flash forward a quarter century and Hollywood is making fewer teen comedies than it used to. For the 25th anniversary of A...
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August 29, 2024 • 10 mins
In 1988, Ben Spencer was sentenced to life in prison for a brutal robbery and murder he has always insisted he did not commit.
Spencer spent the next 34 years in prison, dashing off letters almost every day to his wife, his friends, lawyers, to anyone who would listen, claiming his innocence.
In 2021, he was officially released from prison. But on Thursday, he was officially exonerated.
We hear about hi...
Spencer spent the next 34 years in prison, dashing off letters almost every day to his wife, his friends, lawyers, to anyone who would listen, claiming his innocence.
In 2021, he was officially released from prison. But on Thursday, he was officially exonerated.
We hear about hi...
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August 28, 2024 • 11 mins
Earlier this month, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, and the former head of Google, Eric Schmidt, wrote a piece for Foreign Affairs arguing that the future of warfare is here. They say that the U.S. is not ready for it.
The two authors argue recent technological developments have changed warfare more in the past several years than the decades spanning from the introduction of the airplane,...
The two authors argue recent technological developments have changed warfare more in the past several years than the decades spanning from the introduction of the airplane,...
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August 27, 2024 • 8 mins
When Tim Walz accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president, his son stole the show.
In a viral moment, the cameras panned to 17-year-old Gus Walz, who, with tears in his eyes, stood up, clapped loudly, pointed to the stage and appeared to repeatedly yell out: "That's my dad!"
Some cheered the new visibility of neurodivergent people.
But what do advocates and parents of neurodiverse children actua...
In a viral moment, the cameras panned to 17-year-old Gus Walz, who, with tears in his eyes, stood up, clapped loudly, pointed to the stage and appeared to repeatedly yell out: "That's my dad!"
Some cheered the new visibility of neurodivergent people.
But what do advocates and parents of neurodiverse children actua...
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August 27, 2024 • 11 mins
It's been more than three weeks since the U.S. and Russia completed the largest prisoner swap since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Speaking from the White House shortly after news broke that three American prisoners were headed home, President Biden described the release as an "incredible relief."
Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was one of those prisoners, and she's sharing what life was like in a R...
Speaking from the White House shortly after news broke that three American prisoners were headed home, President Biden described the release as an "incredible relief."
Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was one of those prisoners, and she's sharing what life was like in a R...
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August 25, 2024 • 10 mins
Both major party presidential nominees Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are on the same side of one issue. Getting rid of taxes on tips. But what would that really look like in practice?
Wailin Wong and Darian Woods from NPR's daily economics podcast, The Indicator, dive into the potential guardrails for a policy that many economists believe could easily go off track.
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Wailin Wong and Darian Woods from NPR's daily economics podcast, The Indicator, dive into the potential guardrails for a policy that many economists believe could easily go off track.
For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, s...
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August 24, 2024 • 42 mins
What happens when political ambition collides with a #MeToo allegation in the Democratic party?
Episode 2 of our two-part investigation.
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August 24, 2024 • 36 mins
Did Eric Garcetti, a powerful Democrat, lie under oath about a #MeToo scandal in his office?
That's the question at the center of a new investigation from NPR.
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August 23, 2024 • 9 mins
College students are trickling back onto campuses for the fall semester, just months after protests exploded across the U.S. over Israel's war in Gaza.
University leaders are bracing for more protests and counter-protests this semester. And on some campuses, new rules have already taken effect.
We hear from Vanderbilt University chancellor Daniel Diermeier about the academic year ahead.
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University leaders are bracing for more protests and counter-protests this semester. And on some campuses, new rules have already taken effect.
We hear from Vanderbilt University chancellor Daniel Diermeier about the academic year ahead.
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August 22, 2024 • 6 mins
Before she became vice president, Kamala Harris had only ever won elections in California — a solid blue state.
To win the White House, the Harris-Walz ticket will need to compete in purple and even red areas.
At the Democratic National Convention, delegates and other attendees from conservative parts of the country offer what they think their party needs to do to reach voters in swing states and Republican strong...
To win the White House, the Harris-Walz ticket will need to compete in purple and even red areas.
At the Democratic National Convention, delegates and other attendees from conservative parts of the country offer what they think their party needs to do to reach voters in swing states and Republican strong...
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August 21, 2024 • 8 mins
Olivia Julianna, 21, is one of more than 200 digital content creators who has been given media credentials to the Democratic National Convention this week.
She has over a million followers across TikTok, Instagram and other accounts, in an age where more young people are learning the news through social media.
But she never imagined that her "very working-class" upbringing would lead her not only to the DNC — but ...
She has over a million followers across TikTok, Instagram and other accounts, in an age where more young people are learning the news through social media.
But she never imagined that her "very working-class" upbringing would lead her not only to the DNC — but ...
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August 20, 2024 • 7 mins
Earlier this month, student protestors filled the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh, in opposition to a controversial quota system for government jobs.
Authorities then cracked down on demonstrators, blocking internet access, imposing a curfew and issuing police officers a shoot-on-sight order. In just over a month, more than 600 people have been killed.
And as the protests escalated, the demonstrations started to be...
Authorities then cracked down on demonstrators, blocking internet access, imposing a curfew and issuing police officers a shoot-on-sight order. In just over a month, more than 600 people have been killed.
And as the protests escalated, the demonstrations started to be...
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August 19, 2024 • 12 mins
They've been called "Hollywood's worst-kept secret."
Medications like Ozempic or Mounjaro, which are commonly used to treat diabetes, are part of the zeitgeist these days. More and more celebrities are opening up about taking them to lose weight.
So when you imagine where these drugs are prescribed most for weight loss around the U.S., maybe you're thinking Los Angeles or New York.
Turns out, the capit...
Medications like Ozempic or Mounjaro, which are commonly used to treat diabetes, are part of the zeitgeist these days. More and more celebrities are opening up about taking them to lose weight.
So when you imagine where these drugs are prescribed most for weight loss around the U.S., maybe you're thinking Los Angeles or New York.
Turns out, the capit...
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August 18, 2024 • 10 mins
The state of the presidential race is a far cry from what it was just a few months ago. Vice President Kamala Harris's rise to the top of the Democratic ticket has sparked waves of excitement, and some tension, among democratic leaders and voters across the country.
Thousands of delegates now head to Chicago for the party's convention this week, where Harris is expected to deliver the biggest speech of her political caree...
Thousands of delegates now head to Chicago for the party's convention this week, where Harris is expected to deliver the biggest speech of her political caree...
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August 16, 2024 • 11 mins
Twenty-five years ago this month, one film, and one filmmaker, became synonymous with the big plot twist.
So what was it about The Sixth Sense that made it such a cultural phenomenon at the time of its release? And how did that shape the rest of controversial director M. Night M. Night Shyamalan career?
Haley Joel Osment joins Scott Detrow in conversation to reflect on the impact it had on his work, and how he use...
So what was it about The Sixth Sense that made it such a cultural phenomenon at the time of its release? And how did that shape the rest of controversial director M. Night M. Night Shyamalan career?
Haley Joel Osment joins Scott Detrow in conversation to reflect on the impact it had on his work, and how he use...
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August 15, 2024 • 10 mins
Donald Trump is pledging to go further on immigration than he did in his first term as president, if he is re-elected in November.
Internal emails and documents from Trump's time in office — obtained by NPR through the Freedom of Information Act — shed light on how realistic his plan is to radically expand the United States' deportation system.
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Internal emails and documents from Trump's time in office — obtained by NPR through the Freedom of Information Act — shed light on how realistic his plan is to radically expand the United States' deportation system.
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August 14, 2024 • 8 mins
So often, telling the story of the Israel-Hamas war is reduced to a catalog of numbers.
But this war is much more than all of that. It is the daily life of the people living in the midst of the war that has now been raging for 10 months.
The war has also come to encompass a sense of insecurity that permeates, as the humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza through famine, unclean water and dwindling resources. Pair tha...
But this war is much more than all of that. It is the daily life of the people living in the midst of the war that has now been raging for 10 months.
The war has also come to encompass a sense of insecurity that permeates, as the humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza through famine, unclean water and dwindling resources. Pair tha...
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August 13, 2024 • 8 mins
This week, the Biden administration announced it is taking on more of what it calls "everyday headaches and hassles that waste Americans' time and money."
And it's doing that by having federal agencies make new business rules.
There are actions to simplify health insurance paperwork, crack down on fake product reviews, streamline parent-teacher communications in schools and circumvent those automated customer ser...
And it's doing that by having federal agencies make new business rules.
There are actions to simplify health insurance paperwork, crack down on fake product reviews, streamline parent-teacher communications in schools and circumvent those automated customer ser...
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August 12, 2024 • 12 mins
By most measures, the new Democratic ticket has had an impressively smooth launch.
But there is one caveat to that — controversy over how vice presidential nominee Tim Walz described his military service.
A spokeswoman for the Harris-Walz campaign has said in a statement that the Democratic vice-presidential nominee "misspoke" when talking about his military service.
Walz, who served for 24 years in the...
But there is one caveat to that — controversy over how vice presidential nominee Tim Walz described his military service.
A spokeswoman for the Harris-Walz campaign has said in a statement that the Democratic vice-presidential nominee "misspoke" when talking about his military service.
Walz, who served for 24 years in the...
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August 11, 2024 • 10 mins
Overdose death rates have spiked dramatically for young adults, rising 34 percent between 2018 and 2022, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Yet, there are ways to mitigate the risk of overdose, and even ways to reverse it.
Notably there's Narcan.
It's a brand of the medication naloxone, and it's often used in the form of nasal spray. If administered quickly, it c...
Yet, there are ways to mitigate the risk of overdose, and even ways to reverse it.
Notably there's Narcan.
It's a brand of the medication naloxone, and it's often used in the form of nasal spray. If administered quickly, it c...
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