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Navigating menopause in the workplace (Rebroadcast)

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:23:24 +0000

Menopause-related productivity losses costs the global economy more than $150 billion a year.

Mushrooms, slavery, and the ballot measures you may have missed

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:22:47 +0000

Americans made a ton of local decisions with national implications this November.

Brazil’s president-elect renews calls to crack down on deforestation in the Amazon

Kirk Siegler — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 13:10:00 +0000

Incoming president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is pledging a "zero tolerance" policy on deforestation in the Amazon. But climate scientists warn the damage already done may be irreversible.

If the GOP wins the House, Kevin McCarthy will make a bid to be speaker

Susan Davis — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:30:00 +0000

Presumptive House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a Republican representative from California, who is currently the minority leader. He is likely to face several challenges in the next Congress.

With some elections undecided, Congress returns for a busy lame-duck session

Array — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:30:00 +0000

Democrats retained control of the U.S. Senate, but Republicans are one win away from taking over power in the House.

A California animal sanctuary challenges the notion that Turkeys aren’t cuddly

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:25:00 +0000

When you think of a turkey, with sharp beaks and claws, you might not think of cuddly. At Gentle Barn, turkeys are more like emotional support animals, sitting in your lap and posing for photos.

Zelenskyy’s arrival in Kherson underscores Ukraine’s momentum in the war

Jason Beaubien — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:09:00 +0000

A look at how the Ukrainian city of Kherson is picking up the pieces and reuniting with loved ones after nearly nine months of Russian occupation.

What the U.S. can learn from Germany on grappling with sins of the past

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:09:00 +0000

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Clint Smith of The Atlantic, about what he learned from visiting sites that memorialize the Holocaust.

All of your Silver Line questions, answered

Jordan Pascale — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 01:12:21 +0000

The Silver Line is opening at the tail end of the pandemic -- an odd time for public transit. More people are working from home than ever. Ridership is down more than 50% but slowly rebounding.

This D.C. theater’s ambitious production challenges what you think you know about Emmett Till

Aja Drain — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 22:50:07 +0000

"The Till Trilogy" undertakes three plays at once and navigates the fine line between rehashing Black trauma and learning from the past.