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Revisiting the 'Fresh Air' interview with poet Allen Ginsberg

1:47pm September 29, 2023

by Terry Gross

A new tribute album offers musical interpretations of Ginsberg's poems. The poet and countercultural activist spoke to Terry Gross in 1994 about his poem "Howl," which was inspired by his mother.

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Madeleine Yuna Voyles plays Alphie, a pensive young robot child in The Creator.

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Did AI write this film? 'The Creator' offers a muddled plea for human-robot harmony

1:47pm September 29, 2023

by Justin Chang

This sci-fi drama about an ex-special-forces operative who teams up with a humanoid robot excels at world-building — but ultimately fails to create characters that take on lives of their own.

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Podcast tile art for El Sonido, from KEXP; Alt.Latino, from NPR; Tacos of Texas, from KUT; A Music of Their Own, from CapRadio; Radio Ambulante, from NPR; Quien Are We, from Colorado Public Radio.

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Desde los taqueros veganos hasta un escándalo político, escucha estos podcasts

6:00am September 29, 2023

Las historias latinas importan. El equipo de NPR One tiene recomendaciones de podasts que son tan variadas e importantes como la comunidad de la que provienen.

Podcast tile art for Imperfect Paradise, from LAist Studios; Tacos for Texas, from KUT; alt.Latino, from NPR; ¿Quién Are We?, from Colorado Public Radio; El Sonido, from KEXP; Radio Ambulante, from NPR

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From vegan taqueros to a political scandal, check out these podcasts by Latinos

6:00am September 29, 2023

Latino stories matter through Hispanic Heritage Month and beyond. The NPR One team has podcast recommendations that are as varied and important as the community they come from.

From Trump's nickname to Commander Biden's bad behavior, can you beat the news quiz?

5:00am September 29, 2023

by Holly J. Morris

This week's GOP debate was overshadowed by who wasn't there, while the White House was roiled by more bad behavior from a four-legged inhabitant. Were you paying attention?

Actress Hattie McDaniel, left, appears with actress Fay Bainter, right, the night McDaniel won best supporting actress for her role in the 1939 film "Gone With the Wind" in Los Angeles on Feb. 29, 1940. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has created a replacement of McDaniel's Academy Award plaque that it is gifting to Howard University.

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The Academy is replacing Hattie McDaniel's Oscar that has been missing for 50 years

7:44pm September 28, 2023

by Ayana Archie

McDaniel, the first Black person to win an Academy Award, donated her Oscar to Howard University before her death. But the plaque mysteriously went missing, likely sometime around the 1960s or 1970s.

Actor Michael Gambon took over the role of Albus Dumbledore in The Prisoner of Azkaban.

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Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in 'Harry Potter,' dies at 82

6:41pm September 28, 2023

by Andrew Limbong

Gambon was best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in most of the Harry Potter movies. The Irish-born actor got his start on stage and worked under Laurence Olivier.

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Brian Jordan Alvarez' internet ear worm says 'you deserve to sit'

5:35pm September 28, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to actor and comedian Brian Jordan Alvarez about his silly video turned viral musical sensation: Sitting

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Taylor Swift watched the Kansas City Chiefs play at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. At one point she ate a snack and unknowingly set a meme in motion.

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The journey of 'seemingly ranch,' from meme to top of the Empire State Building

2:15pm September 28, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Heinz and Primal Kitchen are selling limited-edition bottles of "Seemingly Ranch" dressing. The Empire State Building lit up in red and white. It all started, as so many trends do, with Taylor Swift.

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Exposing the secretive company at the forefront of facial recognition technology

1:29pm September 28, 2023

by Terry Gross

NYT reporter Kashmir Hill says Clearview AI has a database of billions of photos scraped from the internet, which it sells to governments and police departments. Her book is Your Face Belongs To Us.

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