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'Eve' author says medicine often ignores female bodies. 'We've been guinea pigs'

1:43pm October 03, 2023

by Tonya Mosley

Author Cat Bohannon says there's a "male norm" in science that prioritizes male bodies. Female bodies have been left out of countless clinical studies, and research is only just starting to catch up.

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Taylor Lorenz, columnist at The Washington Post and author of Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence and Power on the Internet.

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How did we come to live extremely online? Mommy bloggers, says one writer

12:45pm October 03, 2023

by Claire Murashima

Washington Post columnist and tech journalist Taylor Lorenz chronicles the history of the internet in her new book, Extremely Online.

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Jordan Peele has a new collection of scary stories called 'Out There Screaming'

9:30am October 03, 2023

As a film director, Jordan Peele is a master of horror. Now he's curated a book of horror stories called Out There Screaming. He talks to Brittany Luse of the NPR show and podcast It's Been a Minute.

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In 'Our Strangers,' life's less exciting aspects are deemed fascinating

9:21am October 03, 2023

by Heller McAlpin

Lydia Davis' focus has shifted largely from issues of parenting and domestic relationships to aspects of aging — but the results are as penetrating as anything she's written.

Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker (left to right), the writers and directors of "Airplane!"

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Looks like we picked the wrong week to quit quoting 'Airplane!'

11:36am October 02, 2023

A new book about the 1980's film "Airplane!" from David Zucker, Jim Abrahams & Jerry Zucker, the writing and directing team responsible for one of the most transformative film comedies in history.

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Yomi Adegoke on her novel 'The List'

8:18am October 01, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with author Yomi Adegoke abouther new novel, The List.

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NPR's Steve Inskeep on his new book 'Differ We Must'

9:16am September 30, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with fellow NPR host Steve Inskeep about his new book, "Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America."

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"Jeopardy!" champion Amy Schneider on her new memoir and what it takes to win

7:57am September 30, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon asks "Jeopardy!" champion Amy Schneider about her new memoir, "In the Form of a Question."

'Sparks' author Ian Johnson on Chinese 'challenging the party's monopoly on history'

3:30pm September 29, 2023

by John Ruwitch

Xi Jinping and China's ruling Communist Party have displayed a dogged obsession with controlling the historical narrative. But there's a group of underground historians fighting back.

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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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