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January 6, 2023

NPR's Book of the Day - Authors Peng Shepard and Anne Tyler show that family is…complicated

Today's first interview is with author Peng Shepard on her new mystery. A father and daughter, both cartographers, haven't spoken in seven years. But when the father is found dead, his daughter must use their shared skill to solve the mystery of his death. Shepard told NPR's Elissa Nadworny that obsession can be a stand-in for the person lost. Next, Anne Tyler on her new book which follows a family in Baltimore across several generations. Tyler told NPR's Mary Louise Kelly that she likes to write about families because they sort of have to love each other even when they annoy each other.

January 5, 2023

Bay Curious - Should There be Cattle in Point Reyes?

Beth Touchette has lived in Marin County for a long time, and has often seen seen cattle grazing in Point Reyes National Seashore. It's an unusual sight, one not common in National Parks around the United States. She asked Bay Curious: "How did we end up allowing cattle in a national park?" Beth’s question won a voting round on BayCurious.org, and is at the heart of a battle that’s been heating up between environmental groups, ranchers and the National Park Service for years.

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January 5, 2023

Everything Everywhere Daily - The Speaker of the House of Representatives

The United States Congres is divided into two houses. The larger of the two houses, the House of Representatives, is led by a single representative known as the Speaker of the House.

The duties and powers of the Speaker of the House have changed since the office was established in 1789 as they are entirely determined by the members of the House of Representatives itself.

Learn more about the Speaker of the House, the duties of the position, and its history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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January 5, 2023

Curious City - What’s it like to be a snow plow driver in Chicago?

A Chicago snow plow driver who’s been on the job for 40 years tells us what it’s like to keep the roads clear of snow and ice. Plus, we find out about the time Chicago made a Floridian class of kids thrilled when we shipped them a bunch of... our snow.

January 5, 2023

Curious City - What’s it like to be a snow plow driver in Chicago?

January 5, 2023

NPR's Book of the Day - Inspired by a true story, ‘Nightcrawling’ deals with sex work – and sexual abuse

Inspired by a true story from Oakland, California, Leila Mottley's first novel follows a young Black girl who is sexually abused by a group of police officers. Kiara is a 17-year-old girl who comes from a fractured, poor family, and the novel follows her story as she attempts to survive and thrive navigating so much with so little protection. In an interview with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe, Mottley talked about the rich internal world she created for her main character, adding nuance to the storylines of poor characters, and the media coverage of the case that inspired her book.

January 5, 2023

ATXplained - What was the grandstand on the shores of Lady Bird Lake in East Austin used for?

Decades ago, the public event space was full of life. Now it’s rundown, like an old relic.

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January 4, 2023

Everything Everywhere Daily - The City of Troy and the Trojan War

Sometime about 3,200 years ago, one of the most famous wars in ancient history took place.

Maybe.

It has been the subject of some of the greatest works of western literature, and it has given us some of the most enduring cultural references.

It was also the subject of one of the greatest archeological finds of the 19th century.

Learn more about the city of Troy and the Trojan War on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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January 4, 2023

NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Less is Lost’ is the sequel to Andrew Greer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ‘Less’

In this episode, Here & Now's Robin Young talks with author Andrew Sean Greer about his new novel Less is Lost, the sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning Less. This time, Greer's protagonist Arthur Less takes a tour of America in a van, and in the process learns about what it means to be an author today. Less is disappointed by how things are going, but doesn't realize how good things actually are for him. Greer says that he almost didn't write a second book, but by satirizing the literary crowd, he saw the importance of critiquing himself.