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First-time director Chris Pine draws a Wild Card and answers a big question
Actor and first-time director Chris Pine joins NPR's Rachel Martin to draw a card from the Wild Card deck.
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Comedian Jenny Slate on destiny and being a 'terminal optimist'
On NPR's Wild Card with Rachel Martin, comedian Jenny Slate talks about whether she believes in destiny and why she chooses to be a "terminal optimist."
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It's weird to be a grown-up orphan. It forced my siblings and me to reckon with faith
After my parents died, it felt like I had been robbed. I sat down with my brother and sister to talk about how losing our mom and dad made us think about religion and our own spirituality.
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Picking out a Christmas tree for this mom and son is a literal race against the clock
In a nod to fond family traditions, a mother and son in upstate New York literally race to pick out a Christmas tree each year.
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How do you make peace with your shortcomings? This man has an answer
Comedian Duncan Trussell speaks on the value of transcendent experiences and how he thinks about life after death.
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Wilco's Jeff Tweedy on religion, music — and the Dolly Parton song he dislikes
Jeff Tweedy's new book is his tribute to the songs and songwriters that inspired him to start making music in the first place — and then to keep doing it for a long time.
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This psychedelics researcher approached his death with calm and curiosity
Roland Griffiths spent the later stage of his career exploring the ways that psychedelic drugs, specifically psilocybin, could help patients with depression, addiction issues and even terminal cancer.
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He chose to honor his mom's life with a psychedelic cartoon
Duncan Trussell turned real-life conversations about the biggest existential questions into a wacky yet genius animated show.
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His call for empathy has made this Jewish studies professor feel isolated
A professor of Jewish history at UCLA has tried to stake out some middle ground, where Jews and Palestinians on campus could safely stand and grieve for one another.
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The Rezaians were wrongfully imprisoned 9 years ago. For Yeganeh, the pain is fresh
Journalist Yeganeh Rezaian speaks about her time being imprisoned in Iran with her husband, Jason Rezaian, in 2014 and how that experienced has shaped the rest of her life.