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Could The Trump Presidency Lead To An Era Of Democratic Renewal?

2:55pm September 19, 2017

Journalists E.J. Dionne and Norm Ornstein say that a new wave of political activism springs from the fact that Trump is unfit for office. Their new book (with Thomas Mann) is One Nation After Trump.

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Ellen Pao is a tech investor, co-founder of inclusion nonprofit Project Include, and former Reddit CEO.

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Silicon Valley's Ellen Pao Tackles Sex Discrimination, Workplace Diversity In Memoir

1:46pm September 19, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

The tech investor dives into the lawsuit that thrust her into the national spotlight and the workplace conditions that prompted it. She says firms are largely applying "tepid diversity solutions."

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Second Nature, by Ric and Charlotte Flair.

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Wooooo! 'Second Nature' Is A Winningly Unadorned Memoir Of The Wrestling Life

10:01am September 19, 2017

by Michael Schaub

"Nature Boy" Ric Flair is one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time. His daughter Charlotte followed him into the ring, and now, they've written a joint memoir that's moving and brutally honest.

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'Landslide' Probes A Mother-Daughter Bond In Spare, Careful Prose

7:00am September 19, 2017

by Heller McAlpin

In her new essay collection, Minna Zalman Proctor digs deep into her relationship with her late mother. Her descriptions of her mother are beautiful, though the fragmented writing can feel evasive.

Hillary Clinton outside the Fresh Air studio in Philadelphia on Sept. 14.

Clinton Won't Rule Out Questioning 2016 Election, But Says No Clear Means To Do So

7:34pm September 18, 2017

by Terry Gross

Hillary Clinton tells Fresh Air the mechanism for such a challenge does not exist in the U.S. "and usually we don't need it." She also says she is "optimistic about our country, but I am not naive."

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Conversations Between 2 20th-Century Icons Inspires A New Play

5:52pm September 18, 2017

by Andrea Shea

Andy Warhol and Truman Capote meant to turn their taped conversations into a play, but both died before they could finish. Now, "WARHOLCAPOTE," a two-man play based on the tapes, hits the stage.

Detail from the book cover of Quests for Glory by Soman Chainani.

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'School For Good And Evil' Is A Kids' Fantasy Series For The Fake News Era

5:44pm September 18, 2017

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

"Good and evil — they mix in the world," says author Soman Chainani. "Both sides claim to be good, both sides claim to be telling the truth." His latest in the series is called Quests for Glory.

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Elizabeth Moss Has A 'Handmaid's Tale' Warning: 'This Could Happen Here'

4:52pm September 18, 2017

Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale won eight Emmys on Sunday, including Best Actress for Elisabeth Moss. NPR's Audie Cornish talked to Moss and co-star Samira Wiley when the show premiered this year.

Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age performs at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. on Oct. 31, 2014.

Not My Job: We Quiz The Founder Of Queens Of The Stone Age On The Flintstones

10:39am September 18, 2017

Josh Homme founded and fronted Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss, Eagles of Death Metal and Them Crooked Vultures. We'll ask him three questions about the kings of the Stone Age — The Flintstones.

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The cast and crew of The Handmaid's Tale — including Emmy winners Ann Dowd and Elisabeth Moss, actress Samira Wiley, and author Margaret Atwood — onstage during the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards.

At The Emmys, It Was A Big Night For Juggernauts

9:46am September 18, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

The Handmaid's Tale, Big Little Lies, Saturday Night Live, Veep and Atlanta all won multiple awards in major categories, on a night that rarely strayed far from current events.

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