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Alabama voters weigh in on a recent state Supreme Court ruling that gives frozen embryos the same legal protections as children and has halted some IVF procedures in the state. AILSA CHANG, HOST: An Alabama Supreme Court decision that gives frozen embryos the same legal standing as children has upended the landscape for reproductive rights…

An auction in London Tuesday focused on costumes from period dramas, including one very special item: The very shirt Colin Firth wore in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: An auction in London today focused on costumes from period dramas, including one very special item. KERRY TAYLOR: Oh,…

Researchers may one day be able to identify biomarkers that could indicate when a patient’s brain is showing signs of assault, even when they themselves are unable or too afraid to report it. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Researchers know a lot about the traumatic brain injuries that occur in contact sports and combat, but they’re just…

Minnesota State Representative Leigh Finke (C) is embraced by by QUEERSPACE collective’s Myrtle Lemon-Todd before the Minnesota Senate introduces the Trans Refuge Bill at the State Capitol Building in Saint Paul, Minnesota. STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP via Getty Images Every day, we’re being asked to trust in something. We trust that our jobs will pay us on…

A voter arrives on Super Tuesday at Mt. Moriah Primitive Baptist Church, Precinct 11 Mecklenburg County in Charlotte, North Carolina. Grant Baldwin/Getty Images This week, we’re broadcasting from one of the states holding their primary election today – Alabama. Votes are also being cast in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma,…

In February, Oliver returned for a new season of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO, and Stewart came back to host The Daily Show on Mondays. Both prove that they’re the best at what they do. TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. John Oliver returned in February for a new season of…

Shut the Fossils Up is a new media campaign that aims to shed light on one of the leaders within the oil and gas industry who is currently a part of writing New York’s nation-leading climate law. Marc Weiss, co-Founder and steering committee member of NY Renews, a statewide multi-sector coalition of 370+ groups working…

In this membership-drive mini-series, we get to know about hobbies and building skills and finding communities for fun. Today, Charles Epting, philatelist and vice president at Siegel Auction Galleries, shares his passion for collecting stamps as pieces of history. Read the full article here

Kelly Link has been known as an acclaimed short story writer, but this year she has published her debut novel, The Book of Love. The story follows a group of high school students who return home after a year of being missing, and maybe have been resurrected from the dead. Link joins us to discuss. From popstars…

Little known stories of pioneering architects — Julia Morgan, the first accredited female architect in California, who designed Hearst Castle and was nearly written out of the history books. Natalie de Blois, who helped imagine the first glass skyscrapers on Park Avenue by day and raised four children by night. Amaza Lee Meredith, a Black…