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New report finds lack of Latino representation in U.S. media is bad for business

7:59am October 01, 2022

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to of the Latino Donor Collaborative President and CEO Ana Valdez about the underrepresentation of Latinos in American media.

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Jacques Pépin, pictured in his home in Connecticut in August, has a new book called Art of the Chicken.

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America's most famous French chef on the 'Art of the Chicken' and a life well lived

7:48am October 01, 2022

Jacques Pépin has cooked for France's president and was a friend of Julia Child. His new memoir — complete with paintings, recipes and stories — is dedicated to his love of all things chicken.

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New Broadway play 'Leopoldstadt' looks at a large Jewish family in Vienna over a half century

7:48am October 01, 2022

by Jeff Lunden

Tom Stoppard's new play, "Leopoldstadt," grew from a midlife realization concerning how many of his relatives died in the Holocaust.

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Ned Fulmer of The Try Guys — who was very much known as a "Wife Guy" — has publicly admitted to cheating on his wife. He is no longer a part of the show. The incident reminded NPR's Linda Holmes of the ways in which YouTube contains elements of early-2000s blog culture and journaling. Fulmer is shown above on May 5, 2019 in New York City.

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YouTube can learn from old school blog culture: Share (and cheat) at your own risk

7:00am October 01, 2022

by Linda Holmes

Linda Holmes has seen blog culture boom, bust and bounce right back. She says when you write or talk publicly about your personal life, people feel entitled to know how the story ends.

'Mercury Rising' explores treacherous U.S. attempts to control space

5:46pm September 30, 2022

by Dave Davies

Historian Jeff Shesol recalls the early days of the space program, when Cold War fears ruled and no one knew if John Glenn would survive America's first orbital flight. Originally broadcast June 2021.

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A participant sings karaoke inside "TNT Traysikel," a mobile artwork by Paolo Asuncion and Michael Arcega, two students of Carlos Villa. The piece is part of the Villa retrospective at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.

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How one Filipino American artist influenced the work of a generation of others

5:41pm September 30, 2022

by Chloe Veltman

When Carlos Villa asked about Filipino artists as a student he was told: there weren't any.

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Raffiella Chapman as Vesper, a 13-year-old bio-hacker in Vesper.

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing

5:15pm September 30, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Lizzo playing James Madison's flute, Usher's thirst traps, and more.

Where are the Black musicians in the country's largest orchestras?

4:57pm September 30, 2022

by Jeff Lunden

In 2014, a study found that only 1.4% of orchestra musicians were Black. In 2022, it's hard to know if that number is better or worse.

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Coltrane mural adorns building in uptown High Point

3:50pm September 30, 2022

by David Ford

Visitors to High Point’s uptown neighborhood will be greeted by an enormous new mural featuring one of the city’s most famous native sons: jazz saxophonist legend John Colt

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Trevor Noah announced Thursday that he'd be leaving The Daily Show after seven years. "My time is up," he said. "But in the most beautiful way." Noah is pictured above in Los Angeles in September 2021.

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Trevor Noah's 'Daily Show' departure hints at deeper problems in late night TV

3:08pm September 30, 2022

by Eric Deggans

Noah increasingly looked like a performer who was growing beyond the grind of a late-night Comedy Central show. If he doesn't find a new perch in the genre, the industry will be all the worse for it.

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