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Thursday

5 easy tips for making friends as an adult
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Perspective

Life Kit

5 easy tips for making friends as an adult

Whether you're moving into a summer sublet or your forever home, friendships are important to feeling settled in a new place. So how do we do that? A friendship coach walks us through how we can be more vulnerable and resourceful in adult friendships.

5 easy tips for making friends as an adult

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Monday

Wednesday

The economics of the influencer industry, and its pitfalls
Kaz Fantone/NPR

Planet Money

The economics of the influencer industry, and its pitfalls

When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? An astronaut, a doctor or maybe a famous athlete? Today one of the most popular responses to that question is influencer – content creators who grow their following on Tik Tok, Instagram and YouTube and monetize that content to make it their full-time job.

The economics of the influencer industry, and its pitfalls

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Tuesday

The economics of the influencer industry

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The Indicator from Planet Money

The economics of the influencer industry

We wanted to know how many influencers are making a living from their content creation. Turns out, not many are. On today's episode of our series on the influencer industry, we meet a fashion influencer trying to piece together sponsorship deals ... and hit the shops for styling advice.

The economics of the influencer industry

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Sunday

How an anti-abortion campaign overtook a reproductive rights club on one Texas campus

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Education

How an anti-abortion campaign overtook a reproductive rights club on one Texas campus

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's abortion decision, a student group at Texas A&M that promoted abortion rights has seen its membership plummet, while an anti-abortion group is thriving.

How an anti-abortion campaign overtook a reproductive rights club on one Texas campus

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Thursday

Student Podcast Challenge

6 early entries we love from the NPR Student Podcast Challenge

Listen to these podcasts from middle and high school students, selected from entries submitted on or before March 3.

6 early entries we love from the NPR Student Podcast Challenge

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Wednesday

Education

Encore: A new tool helps teachers detect if AI wrote an assignment

Several big school districts like New York and Los Angeles have blocked access to a new chat bot that uses artificial intelligence to produce essays and poetry that seem like a human wrote them.

Encore: A new tool helps teachers detect if AI wrote an assignment

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Sunday

Education

A new tool helps teachers detect if AI wrote an assignment

Several big school districts such as New York and Los Angeles have blocked access to a new chatbot that uses artificial intelligence to produce essays. One student has a new tool to help.

A new tool helps teachers detect if AI wrote an assignment

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Tuesday

Millennials in Hollywood are making parents apologize on-screen
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It's Been a Minute

Millennials in Hollywood are making parents apologize on-screen

In this episode from June 2022, guest host B.A. Parker and Vox entertainment critic Emily St. James dive into a trend that was all over Hollywood: parents apologizing on-screen. From miniseries like 'Ms. Marvel' to the indie darling 'Everything Everywhere All At Once,' St. James calls the subgenre the 'millennial parent apology fantasy.' They get into how stories about parents and children confronting gaps in culture, generation and identity could pave the way for new perspectives about trauma and family.

Millennials in Hollywood are making parents apologize on-screen

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Sunday

Student Podcast Challenge

A 65-year-old college student shares wisdom on reinventing oneself

As the new year begins, a 65-year-old college student offers advice on reinventing yourself.

A 65-year-old college student shares wisdom on reinventing oneself

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Wednesday

Announcing the fifth annual NPR Student Podcast Challenge
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Student Podcast Challenge

Announcing the fifth annual NPR Student Podcast Challenge

The national podcasting contest for middle and high school students is open for entries. It will close on April 28.

Announcing the fifth annual NPR Student Podcast Challenge

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Friday

Sibling rivalry takes the stage on Broadway; plus Randall Park's latest 'Blockbuster'
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Sibling rivalry takes the stage on Broadway; plus Randall Park's latest 'Blockbuster'

There's nothing like the holidays for family drama. And in today's episode, Brittany Luse sits down with two actors who portray a classic brother-against-brother dynamic in the Pulitzer-winning play Topdog/Underdog, which recently returned to Broadway. Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II talk sibling rivalries, the American dream and why their two-man show is not just an exploration of race.

Sibling rivalry takes the stage on Broadway; plus Randall Park's latest 'Blockbuster'

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Friday

Lionel Messi's last World Cup? Plus, a 'Diasporican' Thanksgiving
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It's Been a Minute

Lionel Messi's last World Cup? Plus, a 'Diasporican' Thanksgiving

They call him a 21st-century god of soccer. One of the all time greats. A king. But Lionel Messi's crown is still missing one big jewel: a World Cup trophy for his home country, Argentina.

Lionel Messi's last World Cup? Plus, a 'Diasporican' Thanksgiving

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Tuesday

'Abbott Elementary' gets teachers
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It's Been a Minute

'Abbott Elementary' gets teachers

Brittany Luse watches a lot of TV, but there's one show she's always caught up on — Abbott Elementary. This workplace comedy follows a group of teachers at a Philadelphia public elementary school. The show is sweet and roaringly funny, but it also touches on national issues such as underfunding and teacher retention.

'Abbott Elementary' gets teachers

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Friday

Black films that changed the game
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It's Been a Minute

Black films that changed the game

It's a big week in Black cinema as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever hit theaters Friday. But on the same day, another film dropped that may be just as powerful in its message about Black moviemaking. Is This Black Enough For You? pays homage to the decades of creativity that made the celebrated Marvel movie possible – and deeply influenced cinema as we know it.

Black films that changed the game

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Friday

Skincare culture runs deep — and celebrities are cashing in
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Culture

Skincare culture runs deep — and celebrities are cashing in

The promise of the skincare industry – and the celebrities crowding it – is that it's about health, not superficial beauty. But is it?

Skincare culture runs deep — and celebrities are cashing in

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Are the Kardashians America's family?
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Are the Kardashians America's family?

The Kardashians. Whether you're into them or not, one thing is true: You can't avoid them. When they're not releasing new episodes of their long-running reality TV show, they're making headlines about Halloween costume reveals or ex-husbands who go on anti-Semitic rants. Because somehow, over the past decade, the Kardashian family went from Hollywood D-listers to American institution.

Are the Kardashians America's family?

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Friday

Our undying cultural obsession with vampires
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It's Been a Minute

Our undying cultural obsession with vampires

Spooky season is upon us, so we decided to sink our teeth into the world of vampires. Host Brittany Luse kicks off the conversation with Kendra R. Parker, who teaches a class at Georgia Southern University about Black vampires in film and literature. They talk about the racial and sexual politics of vampire narratives and why humans continue to find vampire stories compelling.

Our undying cultural obsession with vampires

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Monday

'Los Espookys' co-creator Julio Torres hates main character energy
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Television

'Los Espookys' co-creator Julio Torres hates main character energy

Los Espookys co-creator and star Julio Torres joined It's Been A Minute to discuss the show, his designer parents, and why he likes to write for supporting characters.

'Los Espookys' co-creator Julio Torres hates main character energy

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Friday

Taylor Swift is peak millennial vibes
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It's Been a Minute

Taylor Swift is peak millennial vibes

The It's Been a Minute team gives you a sneak peek at the event of the season: BravoCon, where our producer met his favorite housewife, and the Salt Lake City stars spill the tea to host Brittany Luse.

Taylor Swift is peak millennial vibes

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Friday

How Elon Musk used sci-fi and social media to shape his narrative
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How Elon Musk used sci-fi and social media to shape his narrative

The saga around Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter has been just that: a months-long soap opera involving lawsuits and subpoenas, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, even a town hall. But why does Musk — one of the world's richest and arguably most influential men — want with a social media platform?

How Elon Musk used sci-fi and social media to shape his narrative

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Tuesday

'The Woman King' and when movies aren't history lessons

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'The Woman King' and when movies aren't history lessons

When our host Brittany Luse first heard of The Woman King – a film about an all-women warrior unit defending the West African kingdom of Dahomey during the years of the Atlantic slave trade – the idea made her nervous. Hollywood's record with Black historical dramas is pretty checkered. But then she saw it.

'The Woman King' and when movies aren't history lessons

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Friday

Stacey Abrams balances pragmatism and hope, amid Georgia's midterm elections

If Stacy Abrams (center) wins her bid for the governorship of Georgia, she would become the first Black woman governor in US history. Political scientist Christina Greer (right) compares Abrams with other Black women politicians who have made history. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images; Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images; Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Image from Dr. Christina Greer; Photo Illustration by Kaz Fantone hide caption

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Stacey Abrams balances pragmatism and hope, amid Georgia's midterm elections

Stacey Abrams wants to make history again. After losing the Georgia governor's race to Brian Kemp back in 2018, Abrams — the first Black woman to be a major party's gubernatorial candidate — spent four years coalition building across the state. Now she's back, armed with a national reputation, the experience of running for statewide office and a fresh determination to defend her state from voter suppression. Will it be enough to make her the country's first Black woman governor?

Stacey Abrams balances pragmatism and hope, amid Georgia's midterm elections

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