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Technology

How is the tech industry thinking about AI's environmental impact?

We investigate how the tech industry is thinking about its environmental footprint as it invests in energy-consuming new AI models.

How is the tech industry thinking about AI's environmental impact?

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Saturday

Music Interviews

Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet champions an all but forgotten composer

Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet has performed with the world's most renowned orchestras on grand stages. He talks with NPR's Scott Detrow about his set at the Tiny Desk.

Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet champions an all but forgotten composer

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Sunday

Music Interviews

My Morning Jacket is coming out with a new album, 'Is'

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with musician Jim James of the band My Morning Jacket, about their new album, 'Is.'

My Morning Jacket is coming out with a new album, 'Is'

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National

In the early days of the pandemic, a green space in Seattle was one woman's refuge

In the early days of the COVID lockdown, Eileen Wurst would seek refuge in a green space in Seattle.

In the early days of the pandemic, a green space in Seattle was one woman's refuge

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Thursday

Culture

Unable to visit playgrounds during quarantine, a family found joy in trainspotting

Amid the devastation and fear in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a mother reflects on one way she and her family found some joy and connection along some train tracks.

PANDEMIC TRAINSPOTTING

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Sunday

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Health

Expert says tariffs and terrorist designations won't beat the opioid crisis

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with researcher Vanda Felbab-Brown about why she thinks President Trump's proposed tariffs and designating cartels as terrorist organizations won't stop the opioid crisis.

Expert says tariffs and terrorist designations won't beat the opioid crisis

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Saturday

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Punxsutawney Phil is held up by his handler for the crowd to see during the ceremonies for Groundhog day in 2018 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

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Perspective

National

An earnest defense of America's silliest holiday: Groundhog Day

Let's celebrate Groundhog Day, in all its bizarre, quirky strangeness. Let it remind us that we have not subdued nature, but merely made ourselves more comfortable in its domain.

Saturday

Books

"Too Soon" is a fun, flirty novel about three generations of Palestinian women

NPR's Pien Huang speaks with author and playwright Betty Shamieh about her debut novel, Too Soon.

"Too Soon" is a fun, flirty novel about three generations of Palestinian women

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Friday

Television

Stars of 'Severance' discuss their roles and the show's long-awaited second season

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Tramell Tillman and Britt Lower, stars of the Apple TV+ series Severance, about the show's highly-anticipated second season.

Stars of 'Severance' discuss their roles and the show's long-awaited second season

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Sunday

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

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Interview highlights

Exit interview: DOT Sec. Buttigieg on infrastructure act and the road ahead

In an exit interview with All Things Considered, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg reflects on the Biden administration's infrastructure act and why it didn't resonate with some voters.

Sec. Pete Buttigieg shares his thoughts as he prepares to leave office

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Monday

Culture

NPR's Scott Detrow tries to bring back the office tradition of microwave mulled wine

NPR's Scott Detrow tries to spread holiday cheer by reviving an old office holiday tradition: making mulled wine in the microwave at work on Christmas Eve.

NPR's Scott Detrow tries to bring back the office tradition of microwave mulled wine

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Sunday

Food

Mulled wine in the microwave? Don't knock it until you've tried it.

NPR's Scott Detrow tries to spread holiday cheer by reviving an old office holiday tradition: making mulled wine in the microwave at work on Christmas Eve.

Mulled wine in the microwave? Don't knock it until you've tried it.

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Saturday

World

2024: The year of global elections

Billions of people around the world voted in elections across more than 60 countries this past year. The results provide an assessment of the state of electoral democracy on a global level.

2024: The year of global elections

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Sunday

Sports

Learning as an adult can be hard. It's even harder on a balance beam.

Learning a new skill as an adult can be daunting, especially something as difficult as gymnastics. One adult gymnastics class shows there are serious benefits to adult learning.

Learning as an adult can be hard. It’s even harder on a balance beam.

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Tuesday

Ted Chiang was recently awarded the PEN/Faulkner Foundation's prize for short story excellence.

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Interview highlights

Writer Ted Chiang on AI and grappling with big ideas

Ted Chiang was recently awarded the PEN/Faulkner Foundation's prize for short story excellence. He sat down with NPR to talk about AI, making art and grappling with big ideas.

Science fiction writer Ted Chiang wins PEN/Malamud Prize

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Saturday

Author Interviews

Science fiction writer Ted Chiang wins PEN/Malamud Prize

Science fiction author Ted Chiang wrote the short story that became the movie "Arrival." He talks with host Scott Detrow.

Science fiction writer Ted Chiang wins PEN/Malamud Prize

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