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Tracey Stewart poses with Tweed and Gidget at Farm Sanctuary's Watkins Glen, N.Y., location. Stewart is the founder of the online magazine, Moomah.

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For Tracey Stewart, Life After The 'Daily Show' Is All About The Animals

3:29pm November 03, 2015

When they ran out of room for rescue animals in their home, Tracey Stewart and her husband, former Daily Show host Jon Stewart, bought a farm. Her new book is Do Unto Animals.

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In 'The Diplomat,' Filmmaker David Holbrooke Recalls Late Father's Career

2:47pm November 03, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with filmmaker David Holbrooke about his new documentary, The Diplomat, exploring the life of his late father, the renowned diplomat Richard Holbrooke.

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In Disappointing Month For Studios, October Chock Full Of Box Office Flops

2:18pm November 03, 2015

by Andrew Limbong

October was grim for movie studios. NPR reports on four weeks of flops.

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'Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise' Educates But Doesn't Entertain Its Readers

1:55pm November 03, 2015

by Maureen Corrigan

Oscar Hijuelos' posthumously published novel chronicles the friendship between Mark Twain and explorer Henry Morton Stanley. Maureen Corrigan says the book lacks the magic of Hijuelos' best work.

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Author John Irving says his new book was inspired by photos of young circus performers in India and Mexico.

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John Irving Always Knows Where He's Going

12:43pm November 03, 2015

by Lynn Neary

Irving's latest novel is Avenue of Mysteries. He tells NPR's Lynn Neary that he thinks about each book for a long time — and he doesn't start writing until he knows what the ending will be.

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Stephen Park in Steppenwolf Theatre's production of East of Eden.

Stephen Park On Playing A Code-Switching Character In Steinbeck's 'East Of Eden'

10:47am November 03, 2015

by Amy Yee

Park plays Lee, a Chinese servant with an interesting approach to getting by in America, in a new theatrical adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic.

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'White Road' Maps The History Of Porcelain

10:03am November 03, 2015

by Jean Zimmerman

While readers may not share Edmund de Waal's obsession with the precious clay (at one point, he crafts an exhibition of 2,455 white-glazed porcelain vessels), his writing makes the subject seductive.

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earbud.fm: Your Friendly Guide To Great Podcasts

9:30am November 03, 2015

We just made discovering new podcasts a whole lot easier. Here are 200+ episodes, hand-picked by listeners like you (and Matthew McConaughey).

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Making Sense Of A Scandal-Fractured Family In 'Houses'

7:03am November 03, 2015

by Michael Schaub

Karen Olsson's novel follows a woman who returns home to care for her ailing father, but also in the hopes that she can get him to open up about how the Iran-Contra scandal ended his career.

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Actress Illeana Douglas Recounts A Life 'Lived In And Out Of The Movies'

1:34pm November 02, 2015

The actress, who appeared in Six Feet Under and Cape Fear, discusses growing up on a commune, working with (and dating) Scorsese and her various acting gigs. Douglas' memoir is I Blame Dennis Hopper.

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