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How Not To Handle A New Voice In TV

The firestorm kicked off by a New York Times analysis of TV's most successful black female showrunner mostly highlights how some struggle to handle new voices taking over the cultural conversation.

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In India, Science And Astrology Comfortably Coexist

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Sayonara To 'Super-Size Me'? Food Companies Cut Calories, So Do We

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Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah is interviewed about his fatwa explaining why ISIS is wrong to claim that Islam supports violence and the establishment of a caliphate by force. Dina Temple-Raston/NPR hide caption

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Prominent Muslim Sheikh Issues Fatwa Against ISIS Violence

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How Not To Handle A New Voice In TV

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Remembering Christopher Hogwood, An Evangelist For Early Music

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Jeff And Spencer Tweedy On Making Songs Together

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For Police, A Debate Over Force, Cop Culture And Confrontation

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To Prevent Repeat Hospitalizations, Talk To Patients

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Eric Holder To Step Down As Attorney General

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