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Asking ‘what if?’ with Randall Munroe

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:47:06 +0000

What if we spend an hour of 1A answering your ‘what if?’ questions?

The Price of Poverty: How inflation hurts America’s working poor

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:26:13 +0000

America’s working poor suffer most from inflation. Why?

Does Marjorie Taylor Greene represent the future of the Republican Party?

Dave Davies — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:15:00 +0000

Journalist Robert Draper says the GOP's embrace of extremism opened the door to fringe actors, who've become among the party's most influential leaders. His new book is Weapons of Mass Delusion.

Saxophonist Bobby Watson brings the sparks on ‘Back Home in Kansas City’

Kevin Whitehead — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:15:00 +0000

After decades in New York, Watson has returned to Kansas City. The core KC jazz values — a swinging beat, a personal style, and an earthy, bluesy sensibility — are firmly in place on this new album.

The U.S. creates a legal pathway for Venezuelan migrants, but many won’t qualify

Array — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:18:00 +0000

The Biden administration has announced a new legal pathway to discourage Venezuelan migrants from crossing the border illegally. But many may not qualify because they lack financial sponsors.

As inflation intensifies, the IRS is increasing the standard deductions for 2023

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:18:00 +0000

High inflation means some taxpayers will pay less to the IRS next year, and some will be dropped into a lower tax bracket. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jacob Bogage of The Washington Post.

NPR’s trailblazing audio engineer Renee Pringle dies at age 69

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:18:00 +0000

Morning Edition remembers Renee Pringle who spent over four decades at NPR as an award-winning audio engineer. Few women worked professionally in the audio industry when she started in 1979.

The Price of Poverty: Seniors are feeling the squeeze

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:11:31 +0000

More than a million new seniors have fallen into poverty during the pandemic, what’s being done to support our nation’s elderly poor?

Ukrainian officials warn people to prep for electricity, water and heating outages

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:43:00 +0000

NPR's A Martínez talks to former Ukrainian infrastructure minister Volodymyr Omelyan, as he returns from the frontline. He warns of a humanitarian crisis if critical infrastructure isn't protected.

Ukraine says Russia has recently taken out a third of its power stations

Array — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:43:00 +0000

Ukraine's president calls Russian drone strikes on critical infrastructure "terrorism." As winter cold starts to set in, officials are calling on Ukrainians to conserve electricity.