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Feb 22, 2026
Some U.S. Olympians at the Winter Games spend most of their lives overseas, training and putting down roots in the countries they compete against.
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Feb 22, 2026
Tariffs, DHS funding and international tensions are expected to be at the heart of the president's State of the Union speech to Congress this week.
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Feb 22, 2026
NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with Sadeqa Johnson about her new novel THE KEEPER OF LOST CHILDREN and discovering the story of mixed-race children who were left in German orphanages following World War II.
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Feb 22, 2026
Father Andriy Zelinskyy, a chaplain in wartime Ukraine, talks about what he sees in the trenches and what he's learned about the fragility of humanity, years into the war with Russia.
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Feb 22, 2026
In Milan, the site of the Winter Olympic Games, the mayor is taking steps to help migrants while the national governments seeks to discourage immigration.
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Feb 22, 2026
An inmate who was imprisoned for 21 years in Syria's notorious Sadnaya prison shows NPR's Jane Arraf the concrete cells where he was held.
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Feb 22, 2026
An Academy Award in Best Casting will be the newest prize at the Oscars in March. An NPR panel examines what an achievement in casting might mean.
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Feb 21, 2026
Salsa legend, Willie Colon, has died at age 75. Colon was a key part of salsa's development in the 1970's as an instrumentalist, songwriter and producer.
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Feb 21, 2026
President Trump announced a 15% increase on tariffs across the board. Europeans have been celebrating yesterday's SCOTUS decision, but have been doing so quietly.
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Feb 21, 2026
Last year, the video game industry generated around $190 BILLION in revenue. More than the music and film industry combined. How did this medium go from the arcade into a global juggernaut? That's the subject of a new podcast series called Hidden Levels.
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Feb 21, 2026
At this year's Winter Olympics, one country has dominated: Norway. Sara Sivertsen Fahrendorff, a sports journalist based in Oslo, discusses how Norway's culture plays a role in its sporting success.
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Feb 21, 2026
Senator Raphael Warnock talks about the legacy of the Jesse Jackson.
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Feb 21, 2026
The Pakistani city of Lahore celebrated the revival of a historic kite festival called Basant last weekend, 19 years after kite flying there was deemed too dangerous and banned.
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Feb 21, 2026
Five years ago, a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol with the goal of stopping the certification of the presidential election. NPR's Tom Dreisbach wanted to preserve a record of the moments before, during, and after the attacks for future generations.
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Feb 21, 2026
Kenya's intelligence service warns that over 1,000 citizens may have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, many under false pretenses.
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Feb 20, 2026
Figure skater Alysa Liu made a gold-winning comeback. She shared her new outlook on skating.
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Feb 20, 2026
The sport of ski mountaineering is new to the Winter Olympics this year but its origins go back more than a century in the Alps.
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Feb 20, 2026
How come it feels like it's all bad news in the global economy these days? According to one economist, something he calls the "doom loop."
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Feb 20, 2026
As the climate warms, scientists are trying to better understand avalanche risks. The say risks for major avalanches at high elevation could be growing while the risk is decreasing at low elevations.
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Feb 20, 2026
Days before ex-prince Andrew's arrest, an anti-monarchy group filed a police report alleging criminal activity by the king's brother.
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Feb 20, 2026
Singer and musician Willow released her seventh full-length album Petal Rock Black as complete surprise, continuing defy expectations with her music.
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Feb 20, 2026
On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. 10% Happier author Dan Harris talks about a moment of kindness from a stranger.
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Feb 20, 2026
The Supreme Court struck down President Trump's sweeping tariffs. We examine the court's opinion and the impact of tariffs on the broader economy.
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Feb 20, 2026
NPR's Erika Ryan reports from the site of one of the nation's largest sewage spills ever — just outside of Washington, D.C. — in January.
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Feb 20, 2026
His KCRW show in which he interviewed authors was nationally syndicated until 2022. He was 73.
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Feb 20, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Victor Schwartz, founder of New-York-based wine importer VOS Selections, about prevailing at the Supreme Court in his case against some of President Trump's tariffs.
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Feb 20, 2026
South Carolina is seeing the biggest measles outbreak in the U.S. in decades, spreading mainly among unvaccinated children. At the epicenter is a story as much about politics as it is about a virus.
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Feb 20, 2026
President Trump claimed the justices opposing his position were acting because of partisanship, though three of those ruling against his tariffs were appointed by Republican presidents.
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Feb 20, 2026
Keeping students off their devices is the new norm in many schools. We talked to students and educators at one Kentucky school to see how it's working.
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Feb 19, 2026
Liu is the first American woman to win an individual figure skating gold medal since Sarah Hughes in 2002.
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Feb 19, 2026
Archeologists found evidence that ancient Romans may have used a medical treatment involving perfume... and human feces.
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Feb 19, 2026
President Trump announces 10 billion dollars for rebuilding Gaza at the first meeting of his "Board of Peace"
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Feb 19, 2026
Trump's ceasefire plan calls for Palestinians to be able to enter and leave Gaza — but the reality on the ground is challenging
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Feb 19, 2026
The Trump administration sent emergency orders to keep coal plants running — even when utilities want to shut them down. That's boiled over to a legal battle in Colorado.
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Feb 19, 2026
NPR's science podcast Short Wave talk about how ultrarunning affects the body, the trend of intermittent fasting and how to protect people's mental health when they talk with chatbots.
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Feb 19, 2026
A South Korean court today sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison for leading an insurrection.
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Feb 19, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Max Colchester about the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and the new details that have emerged in the Epstein files.
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Feb 19, 2026
The International Paralympic Committee decided to allow six Russian and four Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flags in Italy. The decision has caused an outcry in Ukraine.
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Feb 19, 2026
Disgraced, stripped of royal titles and now jailed. King Charles' brother Andrew has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. He denies wrongdoing.
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Feb 19, 2026
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson reports on how halftime shows significantly influence listening habits.
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Feb 19, 2026
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sky and Amanda Roberts, family members of the late Virginia Giuffre, now that the former Prince Andrew has been arrested by police in the U.K.
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Feb 19, 2026
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Myha'la and Ken Leung of HBO's Industry about the show's fourth season.
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Feb 19, 2026
U.S. speedskater Jordan Stolz had a lot of hype accompanying him in these Winter Olympic Games. He's now got two gold medals, one silver, with one event to go.
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Feb 19, 2026
The classic spiritual conjures themes of freedom and resilience, which flow through a conversation between pianist Lara Downes and the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative.
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Feb 19, 2026
Barbara Alvarez lost her husband in 2017, just before their daughter went off to college. Her unsung hero helped her find the strength to be a single mother to her child at a key moment in their lives.
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Feb 18, 2026
The billionaire tech mogul's testimony was part of a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles. The jury's verdict in the case could shape how some 1,600 other pending cases from families and school districts are resolved.
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Feb 18, 2026
ICE officers often tell people tracking and watching them that they are breaking federal law in doing so, but legal experts say the vast majority of observers are exercising their constitutional rights.
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Feb 18, 2026
Eight skiers in the Castle Peak avalanche near Lake Tahoe are confirmed to be deceased.
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Feb 18, 2026
We're continuing to celebrate Black History Month by looking back at 2016, a year that brought big moments in the culture.
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Feb 18, 2026
In tiny Petersham, Mass., a volunteer-run curling club is a gathering place for people of all ages who love to curl and hang out.
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Feb 18, 2026
President Trump's unpredictable rhetoric and actions when it comes to foreign policy amount to what some experts call a "madman strategy." Other analysts say Trump is actually a realist in this area.
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Feb 18, 2026
In modern-day Jordan, a 1500-year old mass grave sheds light on the lives of people affected by the Plague of Justinian.
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Feb 18, 2026
As China celebrates the lunar new year, the year of the horse has taken on an uncanny association with Draco Malfoy of the Harry Potter series.
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Feb 18, 2026
Warming temperatures and snow droughts in the West threatens a billion-dollar industry. One ski area is experimenting with insulated blankets to keep snow from melting.
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Feb 18, 2026
A Palestinian prisoner who alleges he was sexually abused in an Israeli prison says he is telling his story to highlight the rise in abuse by prison authorities since the war in Gaza began in 2023.
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Feb 18, 2026
A federal ban on most hemp-derived THC products is expected to go into effect towards the end of 2026. That could put the kibosh on the most profitable market for hemp farmers.
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Feb 18, 2026
The U.S. is sending even more Navy ships and top-of-the-line warplanes into the Middle East. This comes as the U.S. and Iran are talking about that country's nuclear program.
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Feb 18, 2026
As millions of Muslims begin observing Ramadan, NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Aya Khalil and Nadine Presley, authors of two new children's books about this holy month.
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Feb 18, 2026
U.S. Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin finally medaled at the Winter Olympics, winning gold and breaking a long, agonizing streak of Olympic losses.
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Feb 18, 2026
A little more than a week after the FDA rattled the biotech industry by rejecting Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine without even reviewing the application, the agency changed course. But there's a catch.
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Feb 18, 2026
President Trump is asking the federal government for billions of dollars in damages, putting his own Justice Department on the spot and creating an unprecedented ethical morass.
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Feb 18, 2026
In South Africa, as taps run dry in Johannesburg, Africa's richest city, a tone deaf remark by a senior politician there unleashes fury.
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Feb 17, 2026
Scientists have measured all kinds of athletes, and one sport consistently come out on top for maximizing the body's ability to convert oxygen to energy.
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Feb 17, 2026
As U.S. sanctions ease and oil money begins to trickle back after Nicolás Maduro's removal, Venezuelans weigh hopes for recovery against the harsh reality of surviving on wages that barely cover food.
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Feb 17, 2026
As U.S. sanctions ease and oil money begins to trickle back after Nicolás Maduro's removal, Venezuelans weigh hopes for recovery against the harsh reality of surviving on wages that barely cover food.
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Feb 17, 2026
President Trump's immigration crackdown is complicating Republicans' attempts to maintain control of Congress in this year's midterm elections. That dynamic is evident especially in Maine.
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Feb 17, 2026
Despite the war and Russian missile attacks, residents of Ukraine's capital Kyiv go ice fishing on the Dnipro river bisecting their city.
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Feb 17, 2026
Cities around the country are debating whether to keep their automatic license plate readers. Concerns about privacy and federal immigration agents can access local data are driving these debates.
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Feb 17, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with CNN's Abby Phillip about the life and legacy of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died at 84.
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Feb 17, 2026
U.S. speed skaters competed in the team pursuit Tuesday. The U.S. men are taking home a silver medal in the speedskating Team Pursuit, and more exciting races are coming up this week.
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Feb 17, 2026
Fast skiers require fast skis. They rely on a team of technicians to wax and prep them for each day's conditions. The U.S. cross-country team has a mobile ski shop that is an unsung hero of their success: Yolanda the wax truck.
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Feb 17, 2026
Artificial intelligence is helping researchers advance their careers and drill deeper into specific questions, but it is not necessarily benefiting science on the whole.
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Feb 17, 2026
Director Simon Mesa Soto talks about his indie film A Poet and how filmmaking can serve as catharsis.
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Feb 17, 2026
The Academy of American Poets gives prizes to university and college students. One of them is Lauren Chumbley.
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Feb 17, 2026
A selective look at the dramas, rom-coms, action adventures, and would-be blockbusters Hollywood has in store for cinema audiences before Memorial Day.
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Feb 17, 2026
We look back on Jesse Jackson's 1991 Saturday Night Live appearance reading Green Eggs and Ham in honor of Dr. Seuss. Jackson died on Tuesday at age 84.
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Feb 17, 2026
In Olympic ice dancing events, the pairs are always one man and woman. There's a movement to allow same-sex couples to compete, but it has less to do with queer equality than a gender imbalance.
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Feb 17, 2026
Palestinian farmers and shepherds in the occupied territory of the West Bank say new walls and radical Jewish settlers are making life impossible for them.
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Feb 17, 2026
At a event in Washington D.C., A U.S. official said a remote earthquake in 2020 was caused by a Chinese nuclear test.
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Feb 17, 2026
The Trump administration is proposing massive changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. We asked disaster experts to weigh in.
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Feb 16, 2026
Every Sunday in Austin, there's a comedy show called Banana Phone. Comedians do one minute of stand up material, then the crowd heckles and roasts them until they run out of insults.
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Feb 16, 2026
It's the Year of the Fire Horse. In the Chinese zodiac, the fire horse represents action and risk-taking. But on the streets of Beijing, many say they just want stability in this sluggish economy.
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Feb 16, 2026
The world's Muslims are preparing for the holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting and prayer. In Cairo, that means shopping for gifts and buying decorations to get into the spirit of the holy month.
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Feb 16, 2026
In honor of Presidents' Day, we visit with the folks who collect presidential memorabilia — from pictures of presidential dogs to many many campaign buttons, to deep dives on just one president.
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Feb 16, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with the 54-year-old curler, Rich Ruohonen, the oldest American Winter Olympian to ever compete
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Feb 16, 2026
Republicans in the state legislature invited Nick Shirley to the state where he made misleading videos about immigrant fraud and that helped push Minnesota into the ICE surge.
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Feb 16, 2026
In a rare move, the White House took down a racist post last week from one of President Trump's social media accounts. But extremism researchers say it fits a pattern of mainstreaming extremist ideas.
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Feb 16, 2026
NPR's Juana Summers talks to critics Angelica Jade Bastién and Vinson Cunningham about 2016's music, literature, politics, and on-screen representation as the nation celebrates Black History Month.
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Feb 16, 2026
Michelle Elise is known in repair cafe circles as the "Zipper Queen." She finds that most broken zippers just need some TLC, not replacing.
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Feb 16, 2026
The Americans, whose captain Hilary Knight is leading a generation of thrilling young talent, are undefeated through six games at the Olympics — and they're outscoring their opponents 31 to 1.
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Feb 16, 2026
Duvall appeared in over 90 films over the course of his career, imbuing stock Hollywood types — cowboys, cops, soldiers — with a nuanced sense of vulnerability.
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Feb 16, 2026
Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.
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Feb 15, 2026
As the Munich Security Conference wraps up, reassurances from Marco Rubio met a Europe questioning whether it can — and must — stand on its own.
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Feb 15, 2026
As Congress stalls on DHS funding and debates body cameras and warrants for ICE raids, former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano talks about the department's past and future.
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Feb 15, 2026
With multiple tech addiction trials expected this year, Julianna Arnold of the parents group 'Parents Rise' says the legal pressure is overdue for Big Tech.
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Feb 15, 2026
We cannot avoid fights and disagreements in relationships. So, how do we move forward? NPR's Life Kit offers advice on repairing relationships in the midst of conflict.
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Feb 15, 2026
Chef Tim Ma, owner of Lucky Danger in Washington's Chinatown, walks us through how to fold soup dumplings in preparation for Lunar New Year celebrations.
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Feb 15, 2026
In honor of President's Day, an NPR panel picks their favorite depictions of POTUS in film.
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Feb 15, 2026
A24's new film Pillion follows a timid singer pulled into a biker's BDSM relationship. Alexander Skarsgård talks about his enigmatic character in the movie.
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Feb 15, 2026
Matilda Brindle, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Oxford, explains.
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