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Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage during the 2023 LA Pride in the Park Festival. In the first episode of its second season, the Louder Than A Riot podcast examines the backlash Megan faced after being shot by rapper Tory Lanez.

'Louder Than A Riot' reckons with hip-hop's past and looks to a more inclusive future

1:50pm August 21, 2023

by Terry Gross

Podcast hosts Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael say despite the misogynoir that has plagued the genre, hip-hop is poised for change. "The girls and the gays are running things," Madden says.

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Anime can invite you into worlds you didn't know before. It does for me

6:00am August 21, 2023

by Nicole Hernandez

Cartoons like My Neighbor Totoro and Dragon Ball Z introduced me to anime — and started an ongoing love for the artform and its stories that explore what it means to be human.

Red Netflix envelopes sit in a bin of mail at the U.S. Post Office sort center March 30, 2010 in San Francisco, California. The company is ending its DVD mailing service with a promotion.

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Netflix extra DVD offer ahead of service shutdown confuses some customers

8:00pm August 19, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

Fans of the streamer's 25-year-old hard-copy delivery service are welcoming the promotion ahead of its shutdown at the end of September. But the terms are vague.

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Encore: Movie theaters are hot again

5:14pm August 19, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

In what's being called the "Barbie boost," people are going out to the movies again. But can brick & mortar theatres sustain that momentum against the pressures of the Hollywood strikes?

How to prioritize play in your life

5:14pm August 19, 2023

by Marielle Segarra

Researchers argue that play is vital to our lives — even as adults. NPR's Life Kit has tips for prioritizing play in your life.

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'Wait Wait' for August 19, 2023: 25th Anniversary Spectacular, Part VI!

9:45am August 19, 2023

Our deep dive into our 25-year history continues with appearances from Brian May, Esperanza Spalding, Cyndi Lauper and more!

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Ancient Night, written by David Bowles and illustrated by David Álvarez

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Rabbit and Opossum come to life in 'Ancient Night' — a new twist on an old legend

8:09am August 19, 2023

by Samantha Balaban

David Álvarez's twist on traditional myths from Mesoamerica is about rivalry, jealousy and making amends. What started as a wordless picture book now has text by author David Bowles.

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What happened when a writer stumbled upon a famous Puerto Rican astrologer's capes

8:09am August 19, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks with writer Edgar Gomez about stumbling upon a shop selling Walter Mercado's capes. The celebrated Puerto Rican astrologer died nearly four years ago.

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3 works in translation tell tales of standing up to right wrongs

7:00am August 19, 2023

by Lily Meyer

Itamar Vieira Junior's Crooked Plow, Miroslav Krleža's On the Edge of Reason, and Maru Ayase's The Forest Brims Over all emerge from acts of rebellion.

The cover of Daughters of Latin America.

These poems by Latin American women reflect a multilingual region

6:01am August 19, 2023

Sandra Guzmán once heard an alarming statistic: Every 14 days, an Indigenous language dies around the world. So she created a new multilingual project centered on Latin American women.

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