What are the narwhals up to? Generally, we don't really know! They are mysterious creatures. NPR science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce talks about new, rare drone footage scientists captured of arctic narwhals. The video sparked new ideas for how they use their tusks.
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NPR's Book of the Day - John Himmelman, Reginald Dwayne Betts take a populist approach to poetry in new books
The authors of two new poetry collections aspire to reach broad audiences with their work. First, John Himmelman says he wanted to tell stories with as few words as possible. The Boy Who Lived in a Shell, a book of illustrated poems intended for children, is connected by a single narrator, Ivo, who lives in a giant moon snail shell. In today's episode, Himmelman speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about working at a New York library, writing to make himself laugh, and making poetry accessible to short attention spans. Then, lawyer, educator and author Reginald Dwayne Betts spent eight years in prison for a crime he committed at 16. While there, Betts began to write. His latest collection Doggerel plays with the idea of mediocre poetry and a recurring motif of dogs. In today's episode, he speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his Jack Russell terrier, reading poetry to strangers, and an emotional encounter with the police.
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The Indicator from Planet Money - Missing taxes, spiking copper and Napster’s re-re-rebirth
On Indicators of the Week, we look at a huge projected tax shortfall, the price of copper and the afterlife of Napster, the peer-to-peer file-sharing service that refuses to die.
Related episodes:
A new-ish gold rush and other indicators (Apple / Spotify)
Can the Federal Reserve stay independent (Apple / Spotify)
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Related episodes:
A new-ish gold rush and other indicators (Apple / Spotify)
Can the Federal Reserve stay independent (Apple / Spotify)
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - TBD | We Made a Memecoin
Memecoins are a niche type of cryptocurrency with no intrinsic value. But they remain a popular form of crypto, as seen earlier this year with President Trump’s own memecoin. And if it worked for him, then why not our little podcast?
Guests:
Azeem Khan, advisor to UNICEF’s crypto fund and cocreator of the blockchain Morph.
Nitish Pahwa, Slate staff writer covering business and tech.
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1A - ICYMI: The Consequences Of Slashing USAID Funding
The acting assistant administrator for global health at USAID, Nicholas Enrich, was placed on administrative leave in early March.
Before his departure, he had made a series of chilling predictions in memos concerning the consequences of the Trump administration's gutting of the agency.
These include some 18 million additional cases of malaria and 166,000 resulting deaths. One million children who will remain malnourished. And 200,000 additional children paralyzed by polio.
And he placed the blame squarely at the feet of USAID leadership, the State Department, and DOGE.
We discuss what the world will look like without American aid to help address global problems.
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Before his departure, he had made a series of chilling predictions in memos concerning the consequences of the Trump administration's gutting of the agency.
These include some 18 million additional cases of malaria and 166,000 resulting deaths. One million children who will remain malnourished. And 200,000 additional children paralyzed by polio.
And he placed the blame squarely at the feet of USAID leadership, the State Department, and DOGE.
We discuss what the world will look like without American aid to help address global problems.
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What Could Go Right? - The Progress Report: Ebola Scare and Obamacare
In this episode of The Progress Report, Zachary and Emma discuss recent bipartisan agreements on U.S. gun laws including the Supreme Court’s upholding of Biden-era rule on ghost guns, the impact of Obamacare on healthcare access, and Uganda’s record-breaking rapid response to an Ebola outbreak.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1041: Chinese Pharmacy
Episode: 1041 A Chinese pharmacopoeia -- 2000 years ago. Today, we ask how the Chinese managed to hide their candle under a bushel.
It Could Happen Here - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #9
Verify your signal number! The gang talks about anti-genocide protesters being hunted by ICE, an update on the rendition of Venezuelan immigrants, and how a journalist learned about airstrikes in Yemen from a Trump admin group chat.
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https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF12581
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9930/
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https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1904884072763044089
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-deportation-flights-el-salvador-doubles-down/
https://x.com/David_J_Bier/status/1904526812434084143
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President Trump's latest 25-percent tariffs on foreign autos is driving a wedge between U.S.-Canada relations. Judge orders preservation of messages on Signal app. HSS to cut a quarter of its employees. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.
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The Gist - Code Name: Pale Horse — Scott Payne vs. the American Reich
Scott Payne is an undercover FBI agent who infiltrated America’s modern Nazis under the ominous alias Pale Horse. Plus, Trump’s back on the tariff train, this time hitting autos, but we dig into the unseen economic cost of shoehorning jobs into unproductive places. And part 4 of the discussion of a police shooting in the NYC subway becomes a case study in media malpractice, this time focusing on public radio.
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