Writer, director, and producer Michelle Ferrari joins us to talk about the passage of the 19th Amendment and the brave women who pushed that movement to success.
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How Cars Changed Black Life In America
Gretchen Sorin, director and distinguished professor of the Cooperstown Graduate Program of the State University of New York, joins us to talk about the freedoms and challenges of car ownership for African-Americans.
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How We Got To ‘Sesame Street’
David Kamp joins us to talk about the age of children’s television with programs about multiculturalism, literacy, and lessons in kindness — often given by a giant yellow bird.
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Why Debutantes Are Still A Thing
Kristen Richardson joins us to talk about what it is to become a debutante – and if the ritual still has a place in the 21st Century.
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Lessons On Kindness From NPR’s Scott Simon
The Weekend Edition host talks about his new YA novel about accepting others when, sometimes, their gifts are hidden.
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When Alexandra Petri Says ‘Everything Is Fine,’ She’s Being Sarcastic
Washington Post humorist and columnist Alexandra Petri joins us to add her brand of humor to the discord and irony to our current events.
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It’s Not Enough To Not Be Racist
Ibram X. Kendi, director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University, joins us to talk about looking inward to combat racism.
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When The Buzz From Buying Stuff Is Gone
Anne Helen Petersen, senior culture writer for BuzzFeed News, joins us to talk about a history of American messaging that has always promoted “buy, buy, buy” to buoy the economy, and why that isn’t working now.
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COVID-19 And The Future of Sports And Entertainment
Brent Lang, executive editor of film and media at Variety and Tom Goldman, sports correspondent for NPR, join us to talk about how studios and sports leagues are scrambling to figure out their next moves as COVID-19 threatens the futures of entertainment.
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Poor And Pregnant In Texas? You Might Want To Move
ProPublica reporter Nina Martin joins us to talk about the critical links between maternal mortality and Medicaid and why limited to no access means pregnant and new mothers are dying at an alarming rate.
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Mo Rocca Revives The Obit
Mo Rocca joins us to talk about his work re-memorializing notable names in American history.
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The Truth Is: Conspiracy Theories Are Dangerous
Adrienne LaFrance, executive editor of The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to talk specifically about QAnon, whose adherents believe in a “deep state” plot against President Trump.
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