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Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered. She joined NPR in 1999 as an intern. Nothing makes her happier than getting a book in the right reader's hands – most especially her own.

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Friday

Television

'American Born Chinese' is a window into what's changed for the community

Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang talks about the new television adaptation of his graphic novel American Born Chinese.

'American Born Chinese' is a window into what's changed for the community

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Thursday

Music Interviews

Iam Tongi, 18, credits his mom and late dad for his 'American Idol' win

Iam Tongi is the first Pacific Islander to win American Idol. His dad died a few months before Tongi's audition, which he says his mom signed him up for and pushed him to practice.

Iam Tongi, 18, credits his mom and late dad for his 'American Idol' win

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Wednesday

Health Care

What one author says a post-Roe U.S. reveals about Planned Parenthood

Writer Eyal Press talks about Planned Parenthood and what a post-Roe U.S. reveals about the organization.

What one author says a post-Roe U.S. reveals about Planned Parenthood

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Tuesday

Education

What inspired Cameron Fields to move from the newsroom to the classroom

Cameron Fields, a reporter for Cleveland.com, talks about his career pivot from journalism to teaching.

What inspired Cameron Fields to move from the newsroom to the classroom

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Tuesday

Sports

If you don't know basketballer Victor Wembanyama, you will

Some people consider French basketball player Victor Wembanyama the greatest NBA draft pick of all time. Zach Kram of The Ringer talks about what makes Wembanyama so special.

If you don't know basketballer Victor Wembanyama, you will

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Wednesday

National

#MeToo movement comes full circle with Trump verdict, columnist argues

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Michelle Goldberg, who wrote the New York Times column "The Fury of #MeToo Finally Comes for the Man Who Inspired It," about former President Trump's verdict.

#MeToo movement comes full circle with Trump verdict, columnist argues

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Sports

Dozens of student athletes in Iowa came under investigation for sports gambling

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Chris Vannini, senior writer with The Athletic, about the sports gambling investigations in the state of Iowa and at the University of Alabama and the road ahead.

Dozens of student athletes in Iowa came under investigation for sports gambling

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Monday

Politics

Biden's former director of border management reacts to end of Title 42

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Andrea Flores, the former director of border management on the National Security Council under President Biden, about the expiration of Title 42.

Biden's former director of border management reacts to end of Title 42

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Wednesday

Law

Senator says the Supreme Court should 'take the hint' on code of conduct

Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine talks about efforts to create a binding code of conduct for the Supreme Court.

Senator says the Supreme Court should 'take the hint' on code of conduct

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Tuesday

Author Interviews

Author-illustrator Vashti Harrison wants her book and the word 'big' to affirm kids

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Vashti Harrison, illustrator and author of the new picture book Big, about a young Black girl's journey to self love.

Author-illustrator Vashti Harrison wants her book and the word 'big' to affirm kids

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Friday

Business

Disney flexes its legal muscle in latest feud with DeSantis

NPR's Melissa Block talks with New York Times reporter Brooks Barnes about the feud between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis and the power that Disney holds in the state of Florida.

Disney flexes its legal muscle in latest feud with DeSantis

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Thursday

Politics

South Korean President Yoon serenades White House with an American rock classic

South Korean President Yoon serenaded a crowd at the White House with his rendition of Don McLean's classic American Pie.

South Korean President Yoon serenades White House with an American rock classic

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Wednesday

National

Three generations of trans Americans speak about how times have changed — and haven't

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with three trans people about how trans rights have changed through their generations and how anti-trans legislation is shaping the future of trans rights.

Three generations of trans Americans speak about how times have changed — and haven't

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Culture

Photographer's decade-long, 600,000 mile journey shows Indigenous life in new book

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Matika Wilbur about her new book Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America.

Photographer's decade-long, 600,000 mile journey shows Indigenous life in new book

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Dolly Parton talks about her new children's book — and standing up to bullies

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Books

Dolly Parton talks about her new children's book — and standing up to bullies

The music star talks about writing for children, standing up to bullies, and why her program to deliver books to children meant so much to her dad.

Dolly Parton talks about her new children's book — and standing up to bullies

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Tuesday

Author Interviews

Dolly Parton talks about her new kids book and why she's drawn to literature

NPR's Melissa Block talks with singer-songwriter and American icon Dolly Parton about her new kids book Billy the Kid Makes It Big!

Dolly Parton talks about her new kids book and why she's drawn to literature

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Friday

Wednesday

Author Interviews

White women in rural America are dying. This memoir examines why

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Monica Potts about her memoir, The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America.

White women in rural America are dying. This memoir examines why

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Tuesday

Media

Trailblazer sports reporter Liz Clarke reflects on her 37 years in journalism

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Liz Clarke for an exit interview looking back on her 37 years in journalism — 25 of those as a trailblazing sports reporter at The Washington Post.

Trailblazer sports reporter Liz Clarke reflects on her 37 years in journalism

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Friday

Author Interviews

How a writer found healing in the story of her enslaved ancestors

NPR's Andrew Limbong talks with Dionne Ford about her new book, Go Back and Get It: A Memoir of Race, Inheritance, and Intergenerational Healing.

How a writer found healing in the story of her enslaved ancestors

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Monday

Law

Texas judge's anti-abortion drug ruling is indefensible, says lawyer

NPR's Juana Summers talks with lawyer Adam Unikowsky about a Texas judge's ruling overturning FDA approval for the abortion pill mifepristone.

Texas judge's anti-abortion drug ruling is indefensible, says lawyer

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Friday

Religion

SNAP responds to Maryland AG report on decades of sex abuse by the Catholic church

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with David Lorenz, director of the Maryland chapter of the Survivors Network of those abused by Priests, after the report on decades-long sex abuse in the Baltimore Diocese.

SNAP responds to Maryland AG report on decades of sex abuse by the Catholic church

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Thursday

Wednesday

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