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'The Captain Class' Defines The Greatest Sports Teams Ever Based On One Character

5:57pm May 14, 2017

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author Sam Walker about his book The Captain Class, which takes a look at the common qualities of elite athlete team leaders, and how they create winning teams.

Soul Queen Of New Orleans Has Been Performing On Mother's Day For 35 Years

5:57pm May 14, 2017

In a New Orleans tradition dating back almost 35 years, soul singer Irma Thomas takes the stage at the Audubon Zoo to perform a special concert for fans on Mother's Day.

Arthur (Charlie Hunnam) plays it to the hilt in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

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Camelot On Film: 9 (Not-So) Brief, (Intermittently) Shining Moments

10:00am May 14, 2017

by Glen Weldon

Guy Ritchie's King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is in theaters this weekend. How does it stack up against other movies that have tackled Arthurian legend?

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4 Romances To Kick Off Your Summer

7:00am May 14, 2017

by Maya Rodale

The weather is warming, the flowers are blooming, and our fancies turn lightly to thoughts of ... well, some really good romance novels. Here are four delicious reads to make your Maytime merry.

Minnie Driver plays Maya, the mom on the ABC family comedy Speechless.

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A Mother's Day Update On TV Moms

5:03am May 14, 2017

by Linda Holmes

A lot has changed on television in the last 20 years or so. We take a moment to check in on how all these changes are treating TV moms.

VIDEO: A Heartbreaking Look At A Couple Forced To Marry As Young Teens

6:58pm May 13, 2017

by Diane Cole

Photographer Stephanie Sinclair won a prestigious award for "courage" in documenting the lives of girls and women. See her short documentary on a couple in Nepal who married as young teens.

In Search of a New Home is part of Eric Almanza's series of oil paintings depicting the border wall with Mexico.

Chicano Art Wields A Sharper Political Edge In Post-Election California

6:52pm May 13, 2017

by Rachael Myrow

Artists are responding to Trump administration efforts to peel back civil rights enforcement and crack down on illegal immigration. One scholar says it marks a return to the roots of Chicano art.

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Follow the Sugars on Twitter @dearsugarradio.

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Death Is Not The End (Of Your Problems)

1:00pm May 13, 2017

Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. Today the hosts talk about complications that can arise after somebody close to you dies.

Hannah Kearney competes in the women's freestyle skiing aerials qualification at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Olympic Skier Hannah Kearney On Business Moguls

11:18am May 13, 2017

Kearney is one of the greatest mogul skiers of all time. She's won 43 World Cup mogul medals, three U.S. Championship medals and two Olympic medals.

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'Are You Anybody?' Jeffrey Tambor Chronicles A Lifetime In Acting

10:43am May 13, 2017

by Scott Simon

Tambor now stars as Maura, a divorced, transgender parent of three in the Amazon series Transparent. He says the opportunity — and the responsibility — of the role have been life changing.

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