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A trip through Morocco, via mountain bike

Jen Rose Smith recently documented an off-road bicycle tour of Morocco, and says it can be a way to enjoy a more "light-footed" travel experience.
- Patrick Jarenwattananon
Pastor's book 'Queer & Christian' is about more than LGBTQ acceptance

In the new book Queer & Christian, author and pastor Brandan Robertson makes the case for reclaiming the bible, faith and the church for LGBTQ+ people.
- Jason DeRose
For painter Titus Kaphar, forgiveness is 'a weight lifted off of your shoulders'

Kaphar draws on his own painful relationship with his father in his film, Exhibiting Forgiveness. He says the project gave him a new sympathy for his dad. Originally broadcast Oct. 24, 2024.
- Tonya Mosley
Photos: How torn pictures and trusted herbs create healing in Colombia

Conflict has sewn trauma in the western region of Colombia. Doctors Without Borders is working with local healers and health care professionals to come up with ways to help heal the psychic wounds.
- Diane Cole
Journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson reflects on this year's Juneteenth

Isabel Wilkerson, author of "Caste" and "The Warmth of Other Suns," reflects on this year's Juneteenth celebrations — and on the push-and-pull of the Black experience in America.
- Michel Martin
Despite new challenges, Juneteenth event organizers are unbowed

Organizers of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. tell NPR how they're feeling this year. And NPR presents a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Taylor Haney
For these Northwest artists, this Juneteenth takes on a deeper 'urgency'

Thursday is Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Across the Northwest, local artists are using their craft to celebrate the history and stories of African Americans.
- Noel Gasca
First on, first off: A motorcyclist’s guide to Washington State Ferries

Riding a motorcycle may be the best way to enjoy the state’s ferry system.
- Casey Martin
Mesmerized by glass? Tips to exploring Seattle's world-class glass art scene

“Glass is mesmerizing,” says artist and KUOW project manager Hilary Lee. “It’s just kind of all around us, but then in a contemporary art form, it's really fun, and you can do lots of things with it.” Thankfully, Western Washington is a world-class region for glass arts — from glassblowing to kiln casting to neon.
- Jeannie Yandel
Remembering pianist and poet Alfred Brendel

Brendel was widely praised for his cerebral, lucid interpretations of standard classical repertoire, including recordings of sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven.

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