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'This Land Is Your Land' is a celebration of the American landscape, with an edge

5:08pm July 04, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

"This Land Is Your Land" isn't just a campfire song for school kids. It's a celebration of the American landscape — but it's a celebration with an edge.

A new free play at Federal Hall reveals the bumpy early days of the government

4:28pm July 04, 2023

by Jennifer Vanasco

Democracy is messy. A new free play for visitors to the Federal Hall National Monument in New York shows just how messy the early days of the federal government were.

Colleen Shogan is the first woman appointed to be Archivist of the United States.

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For the record: We visit Colleen Shogan, the first woman appointed U.S. Archivist

4:10pm July 04, 2023

by Tilda Wilson

Colleen Shogan loves being surrounded by documents — and that's probably for the best. The former political science professor is now in charge of the 13.5 billion records in the National Archives.

Do you you keep ketchup in the fridge or cupboard? We're here for the debate

4:10pm July 04, 2023

Fridge or cupboard: Where do you keep your ketchup? Dr. Melvin N. Kramer, the president of a group that consults on food safety, joined NPR to bring science to this condiment conundrum.

The celebratory hot dogs await their impending doom.

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How force-feeding ourselves hot dogs became a 'sacred American ritual'

9:42am July 04, 2023

Competitive eating has found a particular foothold in the American zeitgeist — even becoming entwined with ideals like patriotism.

A lone Chia Pet sits on a shelf, a titan of 80's kitsch.

Arts

The marketing whiz behind chia pets and their iconic commercials has died

6:20pm July 03, 2023

Joseph Pedott was ahead of the wave on ch-ch-ch-chia seeds, TV advertising, and plants as the new pets.

A hairstylist's act of trust gave a woman the confidence she needed

5:37pm July 03, 2023

Trying to regain custody of her son and a job, Susan Haas needed a haircut and color. She promised to pay back a stylist if she did the job for free. The confidence helped her get her son and a job.

#MeToo in Taiwan: Over 100 public accusations of sexual violence in the last month

4:35pm July 03, 2023

by Emily Feng

More than 100 accusations of sexual harassment and assault have rocked Taiwan's media, music and political circles — showing the gap between laws meant to protect victims and their implementation.

Arts

Remembering Oscar-winning actor and British Parliament member Glenda Jackson

3:04pm July 03, 2023

by Terry Gross

Jackson, who died June 15, won Oscars for her performances in the 1969 movie Women in Love and the 1973 comedy A Touch of Class. She was elected to Pariament in 1992. Originally broadcast in 2019.

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Mahsa Amini peers out from a mural by Rodrigo Pradel that covers an entire building side in a Washington, D.C. alley. Amini's death in police custody in Iran last year led to protests and a revolutionary movement.

'It's not over yet': Artists work to keep Iran's protests in view

2:07pm July 03, 2023

by Majd Al-Waheidi

Mahsa Amini's death in the custody of Iranian police sparked protests and a global movement on women's issues. Artists in the U.S. are working to keep it all from fading from view.