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Gaming

One of the "Forgotten Five" toys could finally be inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame

Five popular toys have never made it into the Toy Hall of Fame but at least one of those wrongs will be righted this year in a special contest open to the public.

One of the "Forgotten Five" toys could finally be inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame

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Sunday

National

A trans teenager and her mom reflect on Nebraska restricting gender-affirming care

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with transgender teenager Nola Rhea and her mother Heather Rhea about a new Nebraska law restricting gender-affirming care.

A trans teenager and her mom reflect on Nebraska restricting gender-affirming care

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Sunday

Health

People with insurance will now have easier access to HIV-prevention medication

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Carlos del Rio of the Emory University School of Medicine about updated recommendations for prescribing and insuring drugs that prevent HIV.

People with insurance will now have easier access to HIV-prevention medication

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Sunday

Movie Interviews

'Mutt' is a journey into what happens when your past and present collide

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with actor Lío Mehiel and writer/director Vuk Lungulov Klotz about their movie, "Mutt."

'Mutt' is a journey into what happens when your past and present collide

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Sunday

Climate

Maine Gov. Janet Mills on the state's use of federal funding to combat climate change

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Maine Gov. Janet Mills about the state's implementation of rebates for heat pumps to lower carbon emissions.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills on the state's use of federal funding to combat climate change

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Sunday

Africa

U.S.-Russia tensions are playing out in Niger in the wake of its military coup

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks to Wassim Nsar, a senior research fellow at the Soufan Center, about the coup in Niger and how tensions between the U.S. and Russia are playing out in West Africa.

U.S.-Russia tensions are playing out in Niger in the wake of its military coup

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Sunday

Animals

England just hosted the 2023 Snail Racing World Championship

In Norfolk, England, this weekend, Nicholas Dickinson helped stage the 2023 Snail Racing World Championship.

England just hosted the 2023 Snail Racing World Championship

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Saturday

National

Delays in passport renewals are putting a damper in Americans' summer travel plans

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Clint Henderson, a reporter and editor at the travel website The Points Guy, about major delays for passport renewals this summer.

Delays in passport renewals are putting a damper in Americans' summer travel plans

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Sunday

Food

Simple, refreshing recipes for hot summer days from 'America's Test Kitchen'

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster from "America's Test Kitchen" on their best simple recipes for a hot summer weekend.

Simple, refreshing recipes for hot summer days from 'America's Test Kitchen'

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Saturday

Weekend Edition Saturday

Philadelphia I-95 bridge collapse will cause more issues than just traffic

Workers are beginning to rebuild the collapsed section of Interstate 95 outside Philadelphia. Construction is expected to take weeks or months, and have ramifications up and down the East Coast.

Philadelphia I-95 bridge collapse will cause more issues than just traffic

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Saturday

Culture

An annual Colorado festival celebrates Mike, a headless chicken

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with McKenzie Kimball, director of a very quirky tradition in Fruita, CO - the "Mike the Headless Chicken Festival."

An annual Colorado festival celebrates Mike, a headless chicken

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Sunday

Flooded with online hate, the musician corook decided to keep swimming
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Music Interviews

Flooded with online hate, the musician corook decided to keep swimming

Made famous on TikTok, "if i were a fish" is a silly, fun ode to self-acceptance and self-confidence from the musician corook.

Flooded with online hate, the musician corook decided to keep swimming

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Business

Companies pull back from Pride campaigns after backlash, and threats toward employees

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Katherine Sender, a professor at Cornell University focusing on media and sexuality, about the state of corporate LGBTQ+ Pride campaigns.

Companies pull back from Pride campaigns after backlash, and threats toward employees

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Sunday

Books

Hana Videen on her book 'The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English'

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with author and medieval studies scholar Hana Videen about her book, "The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English."

Hana Videen on her book 'The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English'

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Sunday

The perfect storm that led to Caroline Rose's 'The Art of Forgetting'
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Music

The perfect storm that led to Caroline Rose's 'The Art of Forgetting'

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with songwriter Caroline Rose about their new album, The Art of Forgetting.

The perfect storm that led to Caroline Rose's 'The Art of Forgetting'

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