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James Clapper Weighs In On What Role The Intelligence Community Serves

4:31pm May 23, 2018

During his tenure, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper presided over a tumultuous time for the intelligence community. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Clapper about his new book, Facts and Fears, and what he sees as the future of the intelligence community.

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Philip Roth, pictured here in 1993, has died at the age of 85.

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Rest In Peace, Philip Roth, And Thank You

4:06pm May 23, 2018

by Susan Stamberg

NPR's Susan Stamberg shares her favorite conversation with the writer, and what she did after she heard the news of his death.

Intelligence Leaders Brief Senate On Worldwide Threats To U.S.

James Clapper On His Five Decades In Intelligence Operations

3:54pm May 23, 2018

He served under three presidents, in a time when the intelligence community's role in international affairs changed dramatically.

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The 1A Movie Club Sees 'Fahrenheit 451'

3:49pm May 23, 2018

Dystopian literature is seeing a renaissance.

Famed novelist Philip Roth sits inside a screened tent at his home on Sept. 5, 2005, in Warren, Conn. Roth died on Tuesday. He was 85.

American Novelist Philip Roth, Author Of 'Portnoy's Complaint,' Dies At 85

2:35pm May 23, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Roth, one of the most influential novelists of the later part of the 20th Century, is the author of American Pastoral, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and 1969's Portnoy's Complaint.

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Ronan Farrow: 'I Was Raised With An Extraordinary Sense Of Public Service'

2:31pm May 23, 2018

by Terry Gross

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist talks about growing up the son of famous parents, investigating the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and writing his new book, War on Peace.

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"Chosen Country: A Rebellion in the West" by James Pogue

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Long-Simmering Rage Leads To Rebellion In 'Chosen Country'

7:00am May 23, 2018

by Michael Schaub

James Pogue — a journalist with his own rebellious streak — gets at the deep-seated anger that led Ammon Bundy to mastermind the ill-fated armed occupation of the Malheur wildlife refuge in Oregon.

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Prolific Author Philip Roth Dies At 85

5:46am May 23, 2018

Philip Roth, whose novel American Pastoral won a Pulitzer Prize in 1998 but who was best-known for the controversial and explicit 1969 Portnoy's Complaint, has died at age 85.

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Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testifies about Russian interference in the 2016 election before a Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee in May 2017.

In 'Facts And Fears,' Ex-Spy Boss Clapper Comes In From The Cold, Badly Chilled

11:56am May 22, 2018

by Philip Ewing

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper recalls a lifetime of service in the spy business as he perceives Washington, D.C., crumbling around him.

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Murder Is Minimal In Spooky 'Sabrina'

7:00am May 22, 2018

by Etelka Lehoczky

Graphic novelist Nick Drnaso's new book chronicles the aftermath of a murder in tightly-controlled, almost miserly panels that still manage to convey the horror of a senseless killing.