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Latest Episodes
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Peylia Marsema Balinton — better known as blues singer Sugar Pie DeSanto — talks to her longtime manager Jim Moore. At 86 years old, she is about to be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
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A major antitrust trial over Google's search engine is coming to a close. It boils down to this point: Is Google an illegal monopoly that's pushed out rivals — or is it simply the best search engine?
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April's job growth was down from the previous month, according to a new Labor Department report. The unemployment rate rose slightly, from 3.8% to 3.9%, but remains low by historical standards.
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Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep and NPR's Renee Montagne, who hosted the show with Steve for more than a dozen years, look back on some of their most memorable moments.
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Four states so far have passed laws prohibiting the use of public money for no-strings cash aid. Advocates for basic income say the backlash is being fueled by a conservative think tank.
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Dean's family says he quickly fell into critical condition after being diagnosed with a MRSA bacterial infection. He is the second aviation whistleblower to die in the past three months.
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In an NPR interview, NYC Mayor Eric Adams said he had a 'gut reaction' that outside agitators were leading Columbia anti-war protests. Students beg to differ.
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The United Methodist Church, one of the largest U.S. Protestant denominations, voted to repeal its ban on LGBTQ clergy as well as prohibitions on its ministers from officiating same-sex weddings.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with strategic diplomacy expert Mickey Bergman about the different approaches Israel and Hamas take toward negotiating a hostage swap and cease-fire.
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After three weeks in the spotlight of the national debate on abortion, Arizona lawmakers voted to repeal the law banning almost all abortions. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs promised to sign it.