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We explained why woodpeckers hammer on metal — which struck a chord with listeners
WLRN Miami· 2 days 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.
NPR staffers pick their favorite fiction reads of 2024
NPR· 2 days 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 ...
Need help finding your way? Life Kit has tips on improving your sense of direction
WUNC Chapel Hill· 4 days agoNPR's Life Kit offers tips on how to improve your sense of direction.
Could the U.K. election mean an off-ramp from personality politics?
WUNC Chapel Hill· 3 days agoNPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Holehouse, British political correspondent for The Economist, about the upcoming UK election.
Meshell Ndegeocello talks about her album and ongoing inspiration from James Baldwin
NPR· 1 day agoNPR's Tiny Desk is honoring Black Music Month with concerts lead by women, including Meshell Ndegeocello. NPR's Ari Shapiro spoke with her about her album “No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin."
Former federal judge deciphers Aileen Cannon's judicial choices in Trump case
WUNC Chapel Hill· 4 days agoNPR's Scott Detrow talks with retired judge Shira Scheindlin about what stands out to her about how the judge overseeing former President Trump's Florida classified documents case is proceeding.
In 'One of Our Kind,' a Black family moves to a planned utopia :NPR's Book of the Day
NPR· 2 days agoBut things start to take a turn when Jasmyn realizes not everyone who lives in Liberty is the way she expected them to be. In today's episode, author Nicola Yoon speaks with NPR< ...
National security expert warns that extreme weather threatens democracy
WUNC Chapel Hill· 3 days agoNPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Alice Hill, a former senior director for resilience policy on the National Security Council, about how extreme weather threatens elections globally.
'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee discusses her work to solidify the holiday
WLRN Miami· 7 hours agoOpal Lee, an activist for the Juneteenth holiday, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Lee about the holiday she worked hard to solidify.
Here are the nonfiction books NPR staffers have loved so far this year
NPR· 2 days 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 ...