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Christopher Intagliata Christopher Intagliata is a senior editor at All Things Considered, where he writes news and edits interviews with politicians, musicians, restaurant owners, scientists and many of the other voices heard on the air.
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Friday

Music Interviews

Dhruv channels emotional turbulence into 'Private Blizzard,' his debut album

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to singer Dhruv, whose career was launched by a Tik Tok viral hit, about his debut album 'Private Blizzard.'

Dhruv channels emotional turbulence into 'Private Blizzard,' his debut album

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Monday

Politics

Former senior adviser to Biden on Harris' path to the presidential nomination

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Anita Dunn, former senior adviser to President Biden, about what to expect from the president's speech Monday night and her current work with the Harris campaign.

Anita Dunn at DNC

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Friday

Animals

Giant panda Ying Ying gives birth to twins

The giant panda Ying Ying in Hong Kong is now the mother of twins. The theme park where she lives said the birth is a “true rarity” — because Ying Ying is the world’s oldest first-time panda mom.

Pandas

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Thursday

Louis Cole commands the pulpit as singers join in the performance at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles.

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Interview highlights

With a new orchestral album, Louis Cole pulls magic out of the air

Louis Cole is a prolific musician known primarily as a drummer, but whose music over the past decade has fallen in the nexus of jazz, funk and rock. Now he's in a whole new space.

With new orchestral music, Louis Cole pulls magic out of the air

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Tuesday

Music Interviews

With new orchestral music, Louis Cole pulls magic out of the air

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with drummer and composer Louis Cole about the new sounds he brought to his latest album.

With new orchestral music, Louis Cole pulls magic out of the air

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Friday

Sports

Longtime running buddies will compete tomorrow in the streets of Paris

NPR's Juana Summers talks with USA men's marathoners Conner Mantz and Clayton Young about the challenges of the Paris marathon, and their longtime friendship on and off the running course.

Encore: OLYMPICS: CONNER MANTZ & CLAYTON YOUNG

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Clayton Young (L) and Conner Mantz celebrate after placing second and first during the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials — Marathon in February.

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2024 Paris Olympics

Spurred by faith and friendship, two buddies chase marathon medals in Paris

When runners take their places at the starting line of the men's Olympic marathon on Saturday, among them will be two friends and training partners, who have logged thousands of miles together.

OLYMPICS: CONNER MANTZ & CLAYTON YOUNG

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Thursday

Johnson at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar in February.

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2024 Paris Olympics

Ashleigh Johnson is a water polo champion. She might lead the U.S. to another gold

Ashleigh Johnson is one of the best water polo goalkeepers in the world. Can she guide the U.S. women's team to another Olympic gold?

Ashleigh Johnson is a water polo veteran. Now, she's learning how to be a role model

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Wednesday

Sports

How Olivia Reeves became one of the best weightlifters — and a gold medal favorite

Weightlifter Olivia Reeves, 21, is a gold medal favorite in Paris. If she takes gold, she'll be the second American woman to do so since women's weightlifting was added to the Olympics in 2000.

OLYMPICS: OLIVIA REEVES

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Tuesday

Sports

Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis is breaking records at the Olympics

Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis soared roughly a foot higher than the silver and bronze medalists. And he kept setting the bar higher, breaking the world record.

MONDO DUPLANTIS WORLD RECORDS

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Monday

Sports

How U.S. men's basketball is preparing for Olympics quarterfinals

As the U.S. men's basketball team prepared for Tuesday’s game against Brazil, NPR's Juana Summers talked the team’s managing director, Grant Hill, to ask how he views the competition.

OLYMPICS: Grant Hill on Team USA Basketball

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Sports

Olympian Minna Stess talks about her skateboarding journey and her first Games

NPR's Juana Summers talks with 18-year-old Olympic skateboarder Minna Stess about her journey in the sport.

OLYMPICS: Minna Stess

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Wednesday

Sports

BMX racer overcame personal and professional loss to end up on Paris' starting hill

NPR's Juana Summers talks to Team USA BMX racer Alise Willoughby about her expectations for Paris and her training partnership with her husband, the former BMX racer Sam Willoughby.

BMX Racer Overcame Personal and Professional Loss to End Up on Paris' Starting Hill

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Tuesday

Sports

They left their countries behind. But not their Olympic aspirations

Thirty-seven refugees are competing in Paris as the Refugee Olympic Team. NPR's Juana Summers talks with kayaker Saman Soltani, who fled Iran, and judoka Muna Dahouk, who left Syria during the war.

They left their countries behind. But not their Olympic aspirations

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