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• My Signature Song: 'Shut Up And Dance'

  Meg Schmidt of Grand Rapids, Mich., says the Walk The Moon song helped get her — and most of her family — out of her comfort zone on one of the most special days of her life.

  Nov 30, 2019 at 5:42 am

• An Alaskan Camp Brings Higher Education Into The Wild

  In remote Southeast Alaska, an experiment is bringing together radically diverse groups of college students to learn from the land, physical labor and each other.

  Nov 30, 2019 at 5:42 am
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  Opinion: Why You Should Think About Uighurs Next Time You Put Shoes On

  NPR's Scott Simon explains what China's treatment of Muslim Uighurs has to do with American consumers.

  Nov 23, 2019 at 4:54 am

• My Signature Song: 'This Must Be The Place'

  Jerrica Vowels of Louisville, Ky., shares her "signature song," "This Must Be The Place" by the Talking Heads. It helped her form a special connection with her daughter while she was was pregnant.

  Nov 23, 2019 at 4:54 am

• Pope Draws Attention To Death Penalty In Japan

  Pope Francis will highlight his opposition to the death penalty as he begins a visit to Japan. The pontiff will meet with the world's longest-serving death row inmate.

  Nov 23, 2019 at 4:54 am

• 3 Killed In Bombing At Colombia Police Station

  Unrest continues in Colombia as thousands protest the government. A bomb exploded Friday night at a police station, killing three.

  Nov 23, 2019 at 4:54 am

• A Cat Is Found, 5 Years Later And 1,300 Miles Away

  Five years and 1,300 miles separated Portland, Oregon resident Viktor Usov from his cat, Sasha. NPR's Scott Simon tells the story of how owner and cat were reunited.

  Nov 23, 2019 at 4:54 am

• Apple Bans Vaping-Related Apps

  Apple has removed 181 vaping-related apps from its App Store. The move comes amid growing concern over the health effects of e-cigarettes and the rise of vaping-related illnesses among young people.

  Nov 16, 2019 at 5:02 am
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  Opinion: Diplomats Called 'Deep State' Insiders Were Outsiders Fleeing Oppression

  NPR's Scott Simon examines the personal experiences of the three U.S. career diplomats who have testified this week in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

  Nov 16, 2019 at 5:02 am

• Saturday Sports: Colin Kaepernick, Myles Garrett

  Colin Kaepernick is finally invited by the NFL to work out in Atlanta, and the Cleveland Browns' Myles Garrett has been suspended and fined. Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN.

  Nov 16, 2019 at 5:02 am

• How The Oral Polio Vaccine Can Cause Polio

  One of the vaccines used to prevent polio has actually been causing some people to get the disease.

  Nov 16, 2019 at 5:02 am

• Alex Gibney On 'Citizen K'

  Mikhail Khodorkovsky was a Russian oligarch, then a prisoner, now he's a man in exile. NPR's Scott Simon talks with filmmaker Alex Gibney about his new documentary on Khodorkovsky, Citizen K.

  Nov 16, 2019 at 5:02 am