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Margarita Engle explores what it’s like to be an outsider in ‘Singing with Elephants’

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:19:00 +0000

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Cuban-American author Margarita Engle about her novel: Singing with Elephants.

Deeply Rooted: Is regenerative agriculture the solution to climate change?

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:07:39 +0000

Agriculture accounts for 11 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

A rare visit by Pakistanis to Israel has caused furor in Islamabad

Array — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 19:17:00 +0000

Pakistan doesn't recognize Israel. After a delegation visited Israel and even met with its president, Pakistani senators were outraged and one visitor got fired.

This secretive network helps Ukrainian refugees find abortions in Europe

Array — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 18:24:00 +0000

Ukraine has very liberal abortion laws. In Poland, it is almost entirely illegal. Millions of Ukrainians discovered this when they fled the war in their home country and crossed the Polish border.

Short-term profits and long-term consequences — did Jack Welch break capitalism?

Dave Davies — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 18:16:00 +0000

The General Electric CEO wowed investors and mingled with celebrities. But New York Times correspondent David Gelles says Welch's aggressive tactics also caused irreparable harm to American industry.

Norm Macdonald’s ‘Nothing Special’ gives us one last dose of the late comic

David Bianculli — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:48:00 +0000

Most of Netflix's special features Macdonald running through his set in one unbroken take. The rest is a small group of comics, including David Letterman and Conan O'Brien, talking about their friend.

David Sedaris reflects on the driving force of his life: His war with his dad

Terry Gross — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:30:00 +0000

"My father was not a good person, but he was a great character," Sedaris says. The humorist writes about his efforts to make peace with his memories of his late father in Happy-Go-Lucky.

The U.S. is sending advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, but not to be shot into Russia

Array — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:04:00 +0000

President Biden said in a guest essay in The New York Times that he's decided to provide Ukraine with more advanced rockets that will enable it to more precisely strike targets on the battlefield.

John Durham’s case against lawyer Michael Sussmann ends in acquittal

Carrie Johnson — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 16:31:00 +0000

A jury has acquitted lawyer Michael Sussmann on the charge of lying to the FBI, dealing a blow to special counsel John Durham, who the Trump administration appointed to look into the Mueller probe.

1A Remaking America: Why the GOP has rallied behind anti-trans legislation

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 15:27:25 +0000

What started as bathroom bans has spread to women’s sports and healthcare.