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Kwame Alexander's memoir began as a book of love poems but morphed into so much more

1. The importance of a father's presence in a child's life can be profound, and even life-changing. Kwame Alexander emphasizes the need for fathers to be emotionally present for their children and to show their emotions.
2. Fathers don't always have to be strong and stoic;

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Science

Meet the host of NASA's first Spanish-language podcast

Noelia Gonzalez hosts NASA's first Spanish-language podcast, Universo Curioso.It's part of NASA's larger program to reach Spanish-speaking audiences.Kyle Hale The teams at NASA make discoveries and explore galaxies and soon the agency will have a new venture here on Earth, piloting a full season of its first Spanish-language podcast in 2023.

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Books

Kwame Alexander's memoir began as a book of love poems but morphed into so much more

1. The importance of a father's presence in a child's life can be profound, and even life-changing. Kwame Alexander emphasizes the need for fathers to be emotionally present for their children and to show their emotions.
2. Fathers don't always have to be strong and stoic;

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Science

Meet the host of NASA's first Spanish-language podcast

Noelia Gonzalez hosts NASA's first Spanish-language podcast, Universo Curioso.It's part of NASA's larger program to reach Spanish-speaking audiences.Kyle Hale The teams at NASA make discoveries and explore galaxies and soon the agency will have a new venture here on Earth, piloting a full season of its first Spanish-language podcast in 2023.

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Law

Trump's interactions with Stormy Daniels are in the spotlight again

Law Former president Donald Trump has been invited to speak to a Manhattan grand jury this week.Former prosecutor Harry Litman tells NPR's Michel Martin what this means.Copyright 2023 NPR.All rights reserved.Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information.

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Media industry

Remembering journalist Barbara Walters

Legendary TV journalist Barbara Walters died Friday at the age of 93.She spoke with NPR's Michel Martin in 2008.ELISSA NADWORNY, HOST: And now we'll remember Barbara Walters, one of journalism's most influential figures, who died yesterday at 93.Over her decades-long career, she made her mark as one of the industry's first female television writers and the first woman to co-anchor a network evening news program.

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Law

Trump's interactions with Stormy Daniels are in the spotlight again

Law Former president Donald Trump has been invited to speak to a Manhattan grand jury this week.Former prosecutor Harry Litman tells NPR's Michel Martin what this means.Copyright 2023 NPR.All rights reserved.Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information.

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Remembering journalist Barbara Walters

Legendary TV journalist Barbara Walters died Friday at the age of 93.She spoke with NPR's Michel Martin in 2008.ELISSA NADWORNY, HOST: And now we'll remember Barbara Walters, one of journalism's most influential figures, who died yesterday at 93.Over her decades-long career, she made her mark as one of the industry's first female television writers and the first woman to co-anchor a network evening news program.

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Film

Abigail Disney turns critical lens on her family's company in new doc

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with documentary filmmaker Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Disney co-founder Roy Disney, about her new film, The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales.

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Film

Tyler Perry talks new film 'A Jazzman's Blues'

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry about his new movie, A Jazzman's Blues.

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Health

Behind the new anxiety screening recommendation

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lori Pbert, a member of the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce about the draft recommendation that doctors should screen all adults under the age of 65 for anxiety.

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Arts

They escape political and economic chaos and rise as sommeliers

In a new documentary, four refugees from Zimbabwe compete in an international wine tasting competition.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with sommelier Tinashe Nyamudoka about "Blind Ambition."

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Europe news

A former national security official explores what could be next in the Ukraine war

Following the recent success of Ukrainian forces, NPR's Michel Martin asks retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman about what he thinks will happen next in Russia's war against Ukraine.

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Media industry

Nigeria is banning foreign actors and models from its ads as of Oct. 1

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Tolulope Kolade, founder of voiceover talent firm CodedVoiceovers, about Nigeria's decision to ban foreign talent in advertisements beginning next month.

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'This Very Tree' looks at how one tree survived 9/11 and shows kids resilience

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Sean Rubin.

His central character is a tree that was planted at the Twin Towers in the 1970s and stands tall in New York City's Freedom Plaza once again.

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Europe news

What can we learn about royal leadership from Queen Elizabeth

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Arianne Chernock, an authority on British and European history, about Queen Elizabeth II's leadership style and the future of the monarchy.

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Law

How Biden's judicial record could affect the country's courts

President Biden has appointed a record number of federal judges.

NPR's Michel Martin asks former federal prosecutor and legal expert David Lat how those efforts could shape the courts for generations.

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Media industry

Although the killing of journalists is rare in the U.S., threats of doing so are not

Following the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with media critic Margaret Sullivan about threats to journalists and journalism.

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Europe news

For many people, Queen Elizabeth was the face of a historically oppressive empire

NPR's Michel Martin asks three academics from Commonwealth countries to reflect on the British Empire's complicated legacy on race.

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Europe news

Ukraine is fighting both a physical and cyber war against Russia

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dina Temple-Raston, host of the podcast Click Here, about Ukraine's volunteer IT Army.

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Europe news

What it took to ship out Ukraine's first grain delivery since Russia's invasion

Drought and regional conflict has made millions of East Africans food insecure.

NPR's Michel Martin asks Michael Dunford about the World Food Programme's work to deliver Ukrainian grain to the region.

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Media industry

Youth crime is down, but media often casts a different narrative

Violent crimes committed by juveniles is on the decline but it might not always seem that way.

Professor Vincent Schiraldi tells NPR's Michel Martin that's partly to do with how media coverscrime.

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Elle's new editor in chief is shaking up the magazine

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kenya Hunt, who took over as editor-in-chief of Elle UK earlier this year.

The September issue is the first to be fully edited under her leadership.

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