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Episodes

• Over A Year: Canadian Border Closure Extension Keeps Families Apart

  A year after the closure of the U.S.-Canada border, cross-border families appeal to authorities to lift restrictions brought on by the pandemic.

  Mar 20, 2021 at 5:58 am
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  More Black And Latinx Americans Are Embracing COVID-19 Vaccination

  Surveys show that support for COVID-19 vaccines is rising among Black and Latinx populations, now that tens of millions of Americans have safely received the shots.

  Mar 20, 2021 at 5:58 am

• Saturday Sports: March Madness Continues Inside And Outside Basketball

  Athletes in the women's NCAA tournament say their workout facilities are far from equal to those afforded the athletes in the men's NCAA tournament.

  Mar 20, 2021 at 5:53 am

• Some Museums Have Found A New Audience Online

  One surprise from the pandemic: some small museums have found new audiences online for their programs. Christy Coleman, executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Federation, talks about it.

  Mar 20, 2021 at 5:50 am
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  Texas 'Cold-Stun' Of 2021 Was Largest Sea Turtle Rescue In History, Scientists Say

  The Valentine's Day winter storm created a condition that makes the turtles weak and inactive. Many of them died, but helpers are being praised for how many survived.

  Mar 13, 2021 at 5:16 am
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  'Silence Is A Sense' Works To Dispel The Terrible Abstractions Of Syria's Civil War

  Layla Alammar's new novel is about a journalist who's fled the Syrian civil war for a new life in London — but can only tell anonymous stories about her neighbors because trauma has left her silent.

  Mar 13, 2021 at 5:00 am
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  Opinion: The Comfort of Cow Cuddles

  Americans are paying $75 an hour to hug a cow. The bovine cuddles can boost oxytocin levels in humans.

  Mar 13, 2021 at 5:00 am

• 'Bloodlands' Tells Tale Of Troubled Times In Northern Ireland

  NPR's Scott Simon talks to writer Chris Brandon about his new Acorn TV series, Bloodlands, which focuses on a cold case that takes Belfast detectives back to a violent period in Northern Ireland.

  Mar 13, 2021 at 5:00 am

• Gun Sales Rise In Past Year, Especially Among Women And African Americans

  Uncertainty and unrest during the last year have lead millions of Americans to buy guns for the first time. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to one of them, Ermiya Fanaeian of Salt Lake City.

  Mar 13, 2021 at 5:00 am
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  Opinion: Death Of A Teenage Protester in Myanmar

  A teenager, Kyal Sin, also known as Angel, was killed during recent protests in Myanmar. NPR's Scott Simon considers her final moments and her legacy.

  Mar 06, 2021 at 4:58 am

• Bridget Kearney Taps Into The 'Exhaustion' Of Being A Woman In New Song

  Lake Street Dive's Bridget Kearney wrote "Being a Woman," a track on the band's new album, Obviously. She says she wanted to convey exhaustion.

  Mar 06, 2021 at 4:58 am

• Imbolo Mbue Tells A Tale Of Corporate Greed And Environmental Destruction In New Book

  NPR's Scott Simon asks author Imbolo Mbue about her new novel, How Beautiful We Were.

  Mar 06, 2021 at 4:58 am