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Neon Indian: A Musician With The Mind Of A Filmmaker

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Neon Indian: A Musician With The Mind Of A Filmmaker

Alan Palomo says he deliberately took his time making his band's latest LP: "At some point I was just kind of like, 'I don't want to spend my 20s in a van."

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Philadelphia's Retiring Top Cop: 'I've Never Pretended To Be Perfect'

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey, who led the fourth largest police department in the nation, recently announced he would be retiring from the post. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption

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Philadelphia's Retiring Top Cop: 'I've Never Pretended To Be Perfect'

by Bobby Allyn

Philadelphia's Retiring Top Cop: 'I've Never Pretended To Be Perfect'

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 'If It's Time To Speak Up, You Have To Speak Up'

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks with NPR's Michel Martin on Friday at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Paul Morigi/AP Images for NPR hide caption

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 'If It's Time To Speak Up, You Have To Speak Up'

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 'If It's Time To Speak Up, You Have To Speak Up'

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Neon Indian: A Musician With The Mind Of A Filmmaker

Neon Indian's new album VEGA INTL. Night School, is out now. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Neon Indian: A Musician With The Mind Of A Filmmaker

by NPR Staff

Neon Indian: A Musician With The Mind Of A Filmmaker

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In A Shared Language Of Remembrance, Whose Memories Are 'Ours'?

Candles are placed on graves at the Slavicie udolie cemetery in Bratislava, Slovakia, on November 1, 2015. The day is celebrated by many around the world as All Saints' Day, a time for remembering saints and deceased loved ones. Vladimir Simicek/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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In A Shared Language Of Remembrance, Whose Memories Are 'Ours'?

In A Shared Language Of Remembrance, Whose Memories Are 'Ours'?

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