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Here are our 10 best college podcasts in America
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Student Podcast Challenge

Here are our 10 best college podcasts in America

In its third year, NPR's College Podcast challenge received more than 500 entries from all around the U.S. We've listened to them all and narrowed it down to 10 finalists.

Here are our 10 best college podcasts in America

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Music Interviews

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy honors the songs that have shaped his life in new memoir

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy about his new memoir World Within A Song and how he has found meaning through his favorite music.

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy honors the songs that have shaped his life in new memoir

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Religion

A breakup led this former White House speechwriter to rediscover her Jewish faith

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with former White House speech writer Sarah Hurwitz about the wisdom she found in an unexpected place: her childhood faith.

A breakup led this former White House speechwriter to rediscover her Jewish faith

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Author Interviews

Prompted by a visit from his grandfather's ghost, a man reconciled with his family

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with John Blake, who wrote More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered About the White Mother He Never Knew, about how an apparition of his grandfather led to healing.

Prompted by a visit from his grandfather's ghost, a man reconciled with his family

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Tuesday

Student Podcast Challenge

Listening to high school finalists of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge

NPR's Student Podcast Challenge received more than 3,300 entries in its fifth year. We bring you some of the finalists in our high school category from students around the country.

Listening to high school finalists of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge

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Television

Actor Jeff Hiller feels fortunate to play a character who is both queer and religious

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with the actor Jeff Hiller about how his character on HBO's Somebody Somewhere reflects some of his own personal spiritual journey.

Actor Jeff Hiller feels fortunate to play a character who is both queer and religious

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Announcing NPR's fifth annual Student Podcast Challenge
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Student Podcast Challenge

Announcing NPR's fifth annual Student Podcast Challenge

The 2023 national podcasting contest for middle and high school students is open for entries. It will close on April 28.

Announcing NPR's fifth annual Student Podcast Challenge

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Wednesday

How American Indian family separation leaves impacts generations later
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How American Indian family separation leaves impacts generations later

Bear Carrillo grew up knowing only a few details about his birth parents: when he was born they were university students, the first from their tribes to go to college, and they just couldn't afford to keep him. Decades later, a DNA test kit uncovers a new story.

How American Indian family separation leaves impacts generations later

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