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Cowboys at a rodeo in Pahrump, Nev., on Sept. 21.

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Bull riding is more dangerous than football. Here's why two teenagers love it

Bull riding has ten times the injury rate of football. We talk to two teenage cowboys who have dedicated themselves to the sport.

2 teens in Nevada acknowledge that risk goes along with being rodeo cowboys

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Thursday

Business

D.C.'s Capitol Hill Classic can attest club volleyball tournaments are big business

Every weekend in cities across the country, youth volleyball tournaments provide life lessons for players and pump millions of dollars into local economies.

D.C.'s Capitol Hill Classic can attest club volleyball tournaments are big business

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Thursday

Animals

Visiting sea lion rehab in California

Sea lions are part of the landscape and soundscape on the California coast. And when one of them is found sick or injured, it often ends up at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito.

Visiting sea lion rehab in California

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Wednesday

Hundreds of seals and sea lions are treated each year at the Marine Mammal Center

Volunteers from the Marine Mammal Center release California sea lions Quly (L) and Togozees (R) back to their ocean home at Rodeo Beach in Marin County, California, on August 4, 2023. Bill Hunnewell/Giancarlo Rulli hide caption

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Hundreds of seals and sea lions are treated each year at the Marine Mammal Center

Sea lions are part of the landscape and soundscape on the California coast. And when one of them is found sick or injured, it often ends up at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito.

Hundreds of seals and sea lions are treated each year at the Marine Mammal Center

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Monday

National

60 years after Hitchock's 'The Birds,' fans flock to filming locations

Fans continue to visit two coastal California towns, where director Alfred Hitchcock filmed the 1963 horror classic: The Birds.

60 years after Hitchock's 'The Birds,' fans flock to filming locations

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Saturday

Wednesday

Psychologist Daniel Levitin dissects Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon'

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Psychologist Daniel Levitin dissects Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon'

Pink Floyd's historic album Dark Side of the Moon turns 50 years old today – cognitive psychologist Daniel Levitin joins us to discuss its twisting psychological themes.

Psychologist Daniel Levitin dissects Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon'

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Friday

The delicious but endangered sea creature is getting the best help Aquilino can offer.

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Environment

Behind this locked door is the white abalone's best chance of avoiding extinction

Behind a black door and a sign that reads "Authorized Personnel Only" is a project that aims to bring the white abalone back from the brink of extinction.

Behind this locked door is the white abalone's best chance of avoiding extinction

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Sunday

I went seaweed foraging for the first time and hit the mother lode

I found the prized "Turkish towel" that I had been looking for. Eugene Kim hide caption

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I went seaweed foraging for the first time and hit the mother lode

Foraging has grown into a movement over the last few years, including from your local ocean where it's now peak seaweed season. I went to see what the excitement was about.

I went seaweed foraging for the first time and hit the mother lode

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Thursday

Food

In California it's peak seaweed season. Let's go foraging

Many beachgoers have probably seen seaweed washed up on shore. We take a trip to the California coast to forage for seaweed.

In California it's peak seaweed season. Let's go foraging

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Monday

Music Interviews

Arlo McKinley's new album reflects on loss, addiction and self-forgiveness

Singer-songwriter Arlo McKinley discusses his new album: This Mess We're In. McKinley says one of his biggest successes was being signed to John Prine's record label.

Arlo McKinley's new album reflects on loss, addiction and self-forgiveness

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Monday

Adrian Quesada pays psychedelic tribute to boleros in his new album

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Adrian Quesada pays psychedelic tribute to boleros in his new album

Musician and producer Adrian Quesada has released a collection of songs that nods to a 50-year old genre blending Latin traditional music and psychedelic rock. It's called Boleros Psicodelicos.

Adrian Quesada pays psychedelic tribute to boleros in his new album

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Friday

Country singer Mickey Guyton released her latest album, Remember Her Name, on Sept. 24.

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On Debut Album, Mickey Guyton Remembers Her Name

Over the last decade, singer-songwriter Mickey Guyton has been trying to convince the country music industry that she is country. NPR's Noel King talks her about the highs and lows she's experienced.

On Debut Album, Mickey Guyton Remembers Her Name

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Monday

Paul Thorn Brings A Softer Touch To A Rough Patch On 'Never Too Late To Call'

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Paul Thorn Brings A Softer Touch To A Rough Patch On 'Never Too Late To Call'

Southern singer-songwriter Paul Thorn joins NPR's Debbie Elliott to talk about his latest record, Never Too Late To Call.

Paul Thorn Brings A Softer Touch To A Rough Patch On 'Never Too Late To Call'

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Monday

For The First Time, An All-Female Crew Will Broadcast A Major League Baseball Game

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For The First Time, An All-Female Crew Will Broadcast A Major League Baseball Game

Melanie Newman, broadcaster for the Baltimore Orioles, will handle play-by-play duties. "At some point soon, I think we're on our way to this just being a normal day in a broadcast," Newman says.

For The First Time, An All-Female Crew Will Broadcast A Major League Baseball Game

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