Episodios

  • How jazz icon Duke Ellington helped change America

    How jazz icon Duke Ellington helped change America
    Jun 18 2024
    President Biden is announcing a new plan that protects undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens from deportation. NPR's Sergio Martínez-Beltrán tells us more. Then, Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, is a central figure in the war and in peace talks. We explore his motivations with the New York Times' Julian E. Barnes. For additional coverage of the Middle East, go to npr.org/mideast. And, this year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of bandleader, composer and pianist Duke Ellington. We remember the man and his music with his granddaughter Mercedes Ellington and biographer Larry Tye.

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  • How Black male voters could influence the 2024 election

    How Black male voters could influence the 2024 election
    Jun 17 2024
    Israel's military announced a daytime pause in fighting along a humanitarian aid corridor in southern Gaza. Fighting will continue in the Rafah area in southern Gaza. NPR international correspondent Daniel Estrin joins us. And, the 2024 election is expected to come down to a small margin between President Biden and former President Donald Trump. How could Black voters influence the outcome? Democrat advisor Basil Smikle Jr. and long-time Republican operative Shermichael Singleton join us. Then, "The Outsiders" won Best Musical at the 77th annual Tony Awards on Sunday and NPR contributor Jeff Lunden breaks down who took home wins.

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    27 m
  • How Joni Mitchell changed popular music

    How Joni Mitchell changed popular music
    Jun 14 2024
    The Supreme Court on Friday struck down the federal ban on gun add-ons known as bump stocks. The Trace reporter Chip Brownlee tells us what the decision means. Then, the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas is known as the "last stand" for a grassland that once covered vast swaths of North America. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd visited the preserve. And, singer Joni Mitchell has reinvented herself throughout her career. NPR music critic Ann Powers' new biography "Traveling" follows Mitchell's wanderings and delves deep into the influences that paved her longer-than-60-year journey.

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    28 m
  • Dine like a Dane on Copenhagen-inspired eats

    Dine like a Dane on Copenhagen-inspired eats
    Jun 13 2024
    The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the Food and Drug Administration's rules for prescribing and dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone, preserving access to it. Slate's Dahlia Lithwick joins us. And, Chiquita Brands International must pay more than $38 million to the families of eight men killed during Colombia's civil war. Lawyer Marco Simons of Earth Rights International joins us. Then, our resident chef Kathy Gunst lays out some recipes for smørrebrød, or open-faced sandwiches from Denmark.

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    22 m
  • How online pirates transformed the music industry

    How online pirates transformed the music industry
    Jun 12 2024
    Latinos will be a driving force in the upcoming election, but they don't vote in lockstep. GOP consultant Mike Madrid and Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha talk about the priorities of Latino voters in 2024. Then, the FDA rejected MDMA as a treatment for PTSD. STAT's Olivia Goldhill joins us. And, the music industry hit its peak in 1999, making $39 billion in global profits. After that, everything changed when people began sharing copyrighted music online for free. Alexandria Stapleton, director of the new "How Music Got Free" documentary, tells us more.

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    33 m
  • Hunter Biden convicted on all felony gun charges

    Hunter Biden convicted on all felony gun charges
    Jun 11 2024
    NPR's Ryan Lucas explains the outcome of Hunter Biden's felony gun trial in Delaware. And, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is calling on Hamas to accept the ceasefire plan that the United Nations Security Council has approved. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he supports it. International correspondent for The Independent Borzou Daragahi joins us. Then, the new book "Roctogenarians: Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks, and Triumphs" spotlights people who found success later in life. CBS Sunday correspondent and author Mo Rocca and author talks about it.

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    24 m
  • Diddy's downfall: 'Vibe Check' weighs in

    Diddy's downfall: 'Vibe Check' weighs in
    Jun 10 2024
    The far-right made gains in European Union parliamentary elections this past weekend. The Washington Post's Emily Rauhala analyzes what the results mean. Then, the Supreme Court still has more than a dozen major cases outstanding with less than three weeks before its typical July 1 deadline for announcing decisions. Law professor Stephen Vladeck explains why the court is saving the biggest opinions until the end. And, the empire that hip-hop mogul Diddy, or Sean Combs, has built since the 1990s is crumbling. "Vibe Check" hosts Sam Sanders, Zach Stafford and Saeed Jones, talk about the allegations surrounding Combs.

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    24 m
  • Former 'Apprentice' producer Bill Pruitt tells all on Trump

    Former 'Apprentice' producer Bill Pruitt tells all on Trump
    Jun 7 2024
    For 20 years, a TV producer couldn't say what he saw former President Donald Trump do on the set of The Apprentice. Now, he's talking. Bill Pruitt joins us. Then, Samia Halaby is a Palestinian American painter, sculptor and activist who's been an outspoken critic of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza. We visit her Manhattan studio. And, every year, one song dominates the charts and perfectly encapsulates the vibes of the summer. Kelsey Weekman of Yahoo News talks about this year's top contenders.

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    35 m