Human Interest

Human Interest

Author Christopher Leonard discusses the rise of the U.S. defense industry after WWII

5:03am June 03, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

As part of our series on the world that America made after World War II, NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Christopher Leonard about the rise of the U.S. defense industry post-1945.

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Some of the U.S. could see the northern lights due to a geomagnetic storm

6:27pm June 01, 2025

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center says a severe geomagnetic storm is possible Sunday night.

Sunday Puzzle: Hidden Capitals

6:00am June 01, 2025

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Clive Jerram of Rockville, Md., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

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Skulls once subject to racist study in Germany are laid to rest in New Orleans

7:47pm May 31, 2025

A memorial and jazz funeral honored 19 Black Americans, whose remains were recently repatriated from Germany where they were used for racial research in the late 1800s.

'Wait Wait' for May 31, 2025: Live in Boston with Jim Rice!

12:30pm May 31, 2025

This week, Wait Wait is live in Boston with host Peter Sagal, special guest Jim Rice and panelists Maz Jobrani, Adam Felber, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson!

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After 529 days alone in the Australian bush, Valerie the mini dachshund is home

5:00am May 30, 2025

Valerie ran off while she was on a camping trip with her owners back in 2023 on a remote island in Australia. They had lost hope until locals spotted her more than a year later, surviving in the wild.

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'It girl' golfer remembered, decades after her death

6:14pm May 29, 2025

She was called the IT girl of women's golf in the Great Gatsby era. Miriam Burns won the 1927 Women's Amateur championship. She retired fromcompetitive golf in 1930 when she was 26, died at 47 and was laid to rest in an unmarked Kansas city grave. That all changes on May 30th when a headstone will be placed on her grave during a memorial service that will include golf great Tom Watson and family members of Burns only grandson

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Human Interest

Author Christopher Leonard discusses the rise of the U.S. defense industry after WWII

Some of the U.S. could see the northern lights due to a geomagnetic storm

Sunday Puzzle: Hidden Capitals

Skulls once subject to racist study in Germany are laid to rest in New Orleans

'Wait Wait' for May 31, 2025: Live in Boston with Jim Rice!

After 529 days alone in the Australian bush, Valerie the mini dachshund is home

'It girl' golfer remembered, decades after her death

Harrison Ruffin Tyler, grandson of the 10th U.S. president, dies at 96

Ramy Youssef is just trying to do the thing that entertains him

Almost 180,000 Palestinians displaced by latest Israeli military offensive