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'Dear Sister,' 'A Fatal Inheritance' examine difficult family histories : NPR's Book of the Day
NPR· 5 days agoTo listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the...
NPR staffers pick their favorite fiction reads of 2024
NPR· 1 day agoEven hardworking news journalists by day need a break from reality in their off hours. In our newsroom at NPR, there are some omnivorous fiction readers. We have fans of romance ...
We explained why woodpeckers hammer on metal — which struck a chord with listeners
WLRN Miami· 1 day agoMany NPR listeners responded to a story explaining why some woodpeckers hammer on metal, including a man who said it solved a 35-year mystery for him.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pardoning 175,000 marijuana convictions
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 19 hours agoNPR's Michel Martin talks to Gov. Wes Moore about absolving people convicted of cannabis-related crimes, in what he calls “the most sweeping state level pardon in any state in American history.”
Here are the nonfiction books NPR staffers have loved so far this year
NPR· 1 day agoWe see you, hard-core NPR readers — just because it's summer doesn't mean it's all fiction, all the time. So we asked around the newsroom to find our staffers' favorite nonfiction ...
Researcher of ancient Mayan human remains uncovers site used in male, twin sacrifices
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 1 day agoNPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Rodrigo Barquera, a researcher at the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany, about a study revealing a surprise about ancient Mayan sacrifices.
Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93
Dallas Morning News· 17 minutes agoWillie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and...
Willie Mays, Giants great and electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93
WLTX-TV Columbia· 44 minutes agoWillie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and...
Boston Celtics fans are celebrating a league record 18th NBA championship
WLRN Miami· 22 hours agoNPR's A Martinez talks to Martenzie Johnson of ESPN’s Andscape about the Celtics 106-88 win over the Dallas Mavericks Monday night in Game 5 of the NBA finals.
NPR probe finds getting help from a sale leaseback company can be costly
NPR· 5 days agoCompanies like EasyKnock offer to help people in financial trouble by buying their home and renting it back. A new NPR probe found the deals cost some people a lot of money and even their homes.