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The program wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories
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Latest Episodes
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U.S. consumers are showing an increased interest in prolonging the life of the things they own, rather than throwing them out. But some products are easier to fix than others. -
A computer scientist known as "the godfather of AI" has been warning about the potential dangers of AI. Geoffrey Hinton recently left Google so he could sound the alarm about AI outperforming humans.
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Scott Simon talks with journalist Rachel Louise Snyder. After writing an acclaimed book about domestic violence, she's out with a new coming-of-age memoir, "Women We Buried, Women We Burned."
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A major point of contention in debt-ceiling negotiations is tougher work requirements for safety-net programs.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadlowark Media about the NBA conference finals and the Florida Panthers' surprising run in the NHL playoffs.
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In this week's StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from a Vietnam War veteran whose job was to identify the casualties of war and notify their loved ones if they were injured or killed.
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New York City has more that 400 subway stops. One straphanger is trying to break the record for reaching all of them the fastest.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to aid worker Daud Jiran about a drought, linked to climate change, that has led to famine in the Horn of Africa.
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While Russia is bogged down militarily by its invasion of Ukraine, there are signs that Moscow's long-held influence over the southern Caucasus is fading.
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The U.S. Treasury predicts the U.S. won't run out of money until June 5, giving Congress and the White House a bit more time to negotiate a deal over the debt ceiling.
