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Recent Episodes

Trump issues new executive orders on beef sales to pacify American cattle ranchers

President Trump's latest executive orders allows ranchers to sell meat directly to consumers. Ranchers have been upset over Trump's plan to boost beef imports in a bid to lower prices.

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Lindsay Clancy used the 'insanity defense'. How often is it successful?

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks New York Law School's Heather Cucolo about the insanity defense and how often such defenses are successful.

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Ravyn Lenae discusses her new album 'Blue Island'

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with singer Ravyn Lenae about her latest album "Blue Island" and about handling the pressure that comes with viral fame.

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A year after Charlie Kirk's death, TPUSA is still influencing young conservatives

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Ali Breland, who covers the far-right for The Atlantic, about the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, now one year after Charlie Kirk's assassination.

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Looking back on Ms., Gloria Steinem's feminist magazine that scared off advertisers

Gloria Steinem founded Ms. Magazine in 1971 as a national voice for the feminist movement. Its groundbreaking coverage drew loyal readers and scared off many advertisers.

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Filmmaker Adam Wingard discusses his action thriller 'Onslaught'

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with filmmaker Adam Wingard, whose latest film is the action thriller "Onslaught."

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An island in Western Canada was spotted for the first time. Then it disappeared

A floating island is playing peekaboo on Williston Lake in British Columbia. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe chats with BC Hydro's Bob Gammer about this natural mystery.

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Former State Department energy envoy on how the war in Iran is impacting gas prices

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to former State Department energy envoy David Goldwyn about how the war in Iran continues to affect gas and diesel prices.

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The Metropolitan Opera reimagines Mozart at Coney Island. It involves snakes

The Metropolitan Opera has reimagined a version of Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte" set at Coney Island in the 1950s. Live snakes were auditioned and a large boa constrictor named Princess has been cast.

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Public backlash against data centers is rising. Politicians are playing catchup

Public sentiment against data centers is running high this election season, leaving politicians of all stripes scrambling to respond. We look at how this is playing out in Pennsylvania.

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