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Banning books in schools is on the rise. Around the country, parents are lobbying to banish from libraries and curriculums any work they deem to be “graphic” or “offensive,” often sweeping up books centered on queer or POC experiences in the process. Some authors say that’s no coincidence - nor is it surprising that this is happening just as the publishing industry is remaking itself to tell more diverse stories. The question is, what’s the best way to respond to the outrage?


This week as we wind down the summer, we're replaying some of our favorite episodes of this year. This episode originally aired on February 13, 2022.


Guest: Ashley Hope Pérez, author of three YA novels, including Out of Darkness, and professor of literature at Ohio State University.


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Amarica's Constitution - Trump Takes the Fifth

The Trump investigations are everywhere.  This week we move from Mar-A-Lago to New York, where the Attorney General had some questions for the ex-president.  He took the Fifth, repeatedly if unsurprisingly.  We look at it, but to do so we look at the Fifth Amendment itself, its roots going back millennia, and its evolution as American law.  So you think you know the Fifth?  We beg to differ.  Prepare for an entirely new way to think about this venerable protection, as Professor Amar offers a framework that will provoke, surprise, and hopefully, delight.

NPR's Book of the Day - Emma Donoghue revisits isolation and faith (with many birds) in new book ‘Haven’

Author Emma Donoghue "seem to enjoy the stimulus of going to an entirely new place." That's precisely what she does in her new book 'Haven'; it's about three Irish monks in the middle ages who choose to live a life of isolation on a rocky island. In an interview with Ari Shapiro, Donoghue explains why she has recurrent themes of isolation and faith in her stories.

Short Wave - Quiz Bowl! How Animals Sense The World

Do worms feel pain? How do otters experience the world? What are those pink appendages on the face of the star-nosed mole? We answer all these questions and more in this quiz show episode of Short Wave. Scientist in Residence Regina G. Barber and producer Margaret Cirino go head-to-head answering questions based on science writer Ed Yong's new book, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us.

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It Could Happen Here - Who is Viktor Bout and why might the US trade him for Brittney Griner

James, Gare, and Shereen talk about the “merchant of death,” prisoner swaps, the international arms trade, and Bout’s weird home videos.

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Ologies with Alie Ward - Diplopodology (MILLIPEDES & CENTIPEDES) with Dr. Derek Hennen

How many legs? Why so many legs? What's a millipede versus a centipede? And again WHY SO MANY LEGS. We have just the guy for that: Diplopodologist Dr. Derek Hennen. As a person who’s spent over a decade sorting through leaf litter and naming scores of new species, Derek is truly a champion for the multi-limbed little critters. If you liked what Casey Clapp brought to Dendrology, get ready to appreciate millipedes like you never thought you would. Also: mythology gossip, world records, Taylor Swift fandom, and sniffing bugs. 

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Lost Debate - Ep 74 | Quiet Quitting, Zuckerberg on Rogan, Mar-a-Lago Affidavit, No Djokovic

Ravi and Rikki start by unpacking the internet’s hottest new buzzword: quiet quitting. Then they move on to Mark Zuckerberg’s long sitdown with Joe Rogan, a heated fight over equity in admissions at a prestigious Virginia high school, the unredacted revelations from the Mar-a-Lago affidavit, and Novak Djokovic sitting out the U.S. Open over his vaccination 


[4:28] Quiet Quitting

[13:30] Zuckerberg on Rogan

[32:40] Equity in Admissions

[41:45] Mar-a-Lago Affidavit

[46:04] No Djokovic


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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - To Increase Preschool Enrollment, Volunteers Go Door-To-Door

Despite universal free pre-K in Chicago, enrollment in South and West-Side schools lags behind the city average. Reset checks in with WBEZ education reporter Nereida Moreno. We also hear from Michelle Morton, a parent ambassador for the organization Community Organizing and Family Issues. She goes door-to-door spreading awareness and helping parents with the preschool enrollment process.