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Octavia Butler: Visionary Fiction (2021)
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Octavia Butler: Visionary Fiction (2021)

Octavia Butler's alternate realities and 'speculative fiction' reveal striking, and often devastating parallels to the world we live in today. She was a deep observer of the human condition, perplexed and inspired by our propensity towards self-destruction. Butler was also fascinated by the cyclical nature of history, and often looked to the past when writing about the future. Along with her warning is her message of hope - a hope conjured by centuries of survival and persistence. For every society that perishes in her books comes a story of rebuilding, of repair.

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Friday

World

An Afghan NGO Worker Worries About How Her Family Will Obtain Visas To Leave

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with an Afghan NGO employee who was able to leave the country under a special immigrant visa. Her relatives and colleagues, however, are stuck in limbo.

An Afghan NGO Worker Worries About How Her Family Will Obtain Visas To Leave

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Thursday

El Libertador and Venezuela's Rise and Fall (2019)
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El Libertador and Venezuela's Rise and Fall (2019)

Venezuela is facing an economic and humanitarian crisis as extreme poverty and violence have forced many to flee the country in recent years. How did a country once wealthy with oil resources fall into such turmoil? Through the lives of two revolutionaries turned authoritarian leaders separated by two centuries, we look back at the rise and fall of Venezuela.

El Libertador and Venezuela's Rise and Fall (2019)

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Thursday

Lives of the Great Depression (2020)

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Lives of the Great Depression (2020)

The Great Depression was a revolutionary spark for all kinds of things — health insurance, social safety nets, big government — all of which were in response to a national crisis. Through the personal accounts of four people who lived during the Great Depression, we look back at what life was like back then and what those stories can teach us about the last time the U.S. went through a national economic cataclysm. This is the second episode of our summer series "Movies for Your Mind." Summer movies like you've never heard before.

Lives of the Great Depression (2020)

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Thursday

Environment

New Study Links Rate Of Emissions To Extreme Weather

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Jennifer Francis, an expert who studies disproportionate Earth warming, about the new study linking the rate of emissions to the likelihood of extreme heat.

New Study Links Rate Of Emissions To Extreme Weather

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Thursday

Sports

Brazil And Argentina Prepare For Copa América Final Showdown

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mauricio Noriega ahead of the Copa América final in which Argentina and Brazil will face off for the third time in the tournament's history.

Brazil And Argentina Prepare For Copa América Final Showdown

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Tuesday

Science

A 51,000-Year-Old Bone Carving Supports Neanderthals' Creativity

Scientists have discovered a giant deer toe bone, engraved by Neanderthals — a hint that our ancient cousins had conceptual imagination.

A 51,000-Year-Old Bone Carving Supports Neanderthals' Creativity

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Thursday

Science

A Subway Microbe Map Shows Life In Cities Around The World

A team of more than 900 international researchers and volunteers has assembled an atlas of microorganisms present in the subways of 60 cities around the world.

A Subway Microbe Map Shows Life In Cities Around The World

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Monday

The Americas

Neck And Neck In The Polls, Peru's Presidential Candidates Are Far Apart Politically

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Andrés Calderón, an independent lawyer and journalist, to check in about the Peruvian presidential election.

Neck And Neck In The Polls, Peru's Presidential Candidates Are Far Apart Politically

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Tuesday

Sports

U.S. Gold Gymnast Simone Biles Keeps Rewriting The Record Book

Christine Brennan, USA Today sports journalist, explains why Simone Biles' Yurchenko double pike feat on Saturday was remarkable — and why it wasn't awarded as such.

U.S. Gold Gymnast Simone Biles Keeps Rewriting The Record Book

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Thursday

The Americas

Ecuador Decriminalized Abortion In Rape Cases — What That Means For South America

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with sociologist and lawyer Ana Cristina Vera about what Ecuador's recent expansion of abortion decriminalization means for reproductive rights in South America.

Ecuador Decriminalized Abortion In Rape Cases — What That Means For South America

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Tuesday

Politics

Gov. Hutchinson On States Opting Out Of Unemployment Relief

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, about his decision to move towards ending federal COVID-19 unemployment benefits.

Gov. Hutchinson On States Opting Out Of Unemployment Relief

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Tuesday

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National

Homeland Security Secretary On Reuniting Families

NPR's Audie Cornish talk with the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the DHS announcement to reunite four migrant families separated under the Trump administration.

Homeland Security Secretary On Reuniting Families

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