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Megan Rapinoe celebrates scoring her team's first goal during the 2019 Women's World Cup quarter-final match between France and the United States.

Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe On Equal Pay, And What The U.S. Flag Means To Her

2:08pm November 09, 2020

by Terry Gross

Rapinoe has also been an outspoken advocate for pay equity and the Black Lives Matter movement. "I see patriotism as constantly demanding better of ourselves," she says. Her new book is One Life.

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Remembering Long-Time 'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek

2:08pm November 09, 2020

by Terry Gross

Trebek, who died Nov. 8, started hosting the quiz show in 1984 and went on to earn the Guinness World Record for most game show episodes hosted by the same presenter. Originally broadcast in 1987.

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Particulate Matter, by Felicia Luna Lemus

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In 'Particulate Matter,' Climate Change Is Personal — And Painful

10:00am November 09, 2020

by Jason Heller

Felicia Luna Lemus' memoir chronicles her attempt to make a life in California with her new wife — dealing with casual racism and homophobia, and then, terribly, the impact of the recent wildfires.

Mariah Carey performs onstage during her "All I Want For Christmas Is You" tour at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 15, 2019 in New York City.

Mariah Carey's Memoir Is Further Proof: She Has A Gift For Storytelling

6:23am November 09, 2020

by Aisha Harris

The hitmaker, now celebrating 30 years into her career, has released a memoir — The Meaning of Mariah Carey — as detailed and entertaining as her songs.

Trebek said he hated to see contestants lose for forgetting to phrase their answers as questions. "I'm there to see that the contestants do as well as they can within the context of the rules," he told Fresh Air's Terry Gross in 1987. Above, Trebek poses

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What Is The End Of An Era? 'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek Dies At 80

5:07pm November 08, 2020

by Mandalit del Barco

"I love spending time with bright people," said the longtime game show host. Trebek began hosting the trivia show in 1984 and continued for nearly four decades, even through bouts of chemotherapy.

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Meena Kandasamy Claims Space For Herself In 'Exquisite Cadavers'

7:00am November 08, 2020

by Jenny Bhatt

Meena Kandasamy's new novel is ostensibly about a married couple in London dealing with storms both intimate and geopolitical — but the writer also manages to work her own story into the margins.

Houston, We Have A Problem: (L to R) "Cap" (John C. Reilly), "Skip" (Fred Armisen) and "Rook" (Tim Heidecker) kick moonrocks in Moonbase 8.

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'Moonbase 8' Scrubs The Mission

5:00am November 08, 2020

by Glen Weldon

The Showtime comedy series about three NASA astronauts-in-training at a mock moonbase in the desert vibrates on its own singular wavelength, but never generates laughs.

Children play on the street in a village outside of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Need A Reminder Of How Gorgeous Earth Is? Peep These Photo Award Winners

3:04pm November 07, 2020

by Malaka Gharib

Awash in color, texture and movement, the winners of the Siena International Photo Awards offer a nostalgic glimpse of life before the pandemic.

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60 Years Later, Ruby Bridges Tells Her Story In 'This Is Your Time'

8:59am November 07, 2020

by Scott Simon

Bridges was the little girl depicted in that famous Norman Rockwell painting — the first Black student at her New Orleans elementary school. Now, she's written a book to tell kids her story.

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A'ja Wilson poses for a portrait during the Team USA Tokyo 2020 Olympics photo shoot on Nov. 20, 2019 in West Hollywood, Calif.

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Not My Job: We Quiz A'ja Wilson, The WNBA's MVP, On The DMV

7:29am November 07, 2020

We've invited the 2020 WNBA MVP to play a game called "Please take a number and stand in line." Three questions for a basketball MVP about the DMV.