Author: WNYC
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The Wrong Kind of Horsepower : The Best of Car Talk
Ginny drives outo onto a field full of horses. If this were an old movie, Ginny would ride off on the back of one of them into the sunset but, since this is Car Talk, Ginny watches in horror as the horsies begin to eat parts of her car. No Hollywood endings on this episode…
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Latino USA | How I Made It: Buscabulla
Buscabulla is a Puerto Rican indie duo formed by wife and husband Raquel Berrios and Luis Alfredo del Valle. Around 2018, Buscabulla was one of the most beloved Latinx bands in New York City. Raquel and Luis had just released their second EP and confirmed a performance in that year’s Coachella music festival. Around this…
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February 19, 2024 – PBS NewsHour full episode
Monday on the NewsHour, Alexei Navalny’s widow accuses the Kremlin of covering up her husband’s death and vows to continue his fight for a free Russia. Then, Poland’s foreign minister discusses the war in Ukraine and the impact Congress is having by withholding U.S. support. Plus, the conservative group behind claims of illegal ballot stuffing…
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Doctors didn’t think much of her constant cough. A nurse did and changed her life
In 2018, Julie Silverman had a bad cough but doctors didn’t think much of it. A nurse finally stepped in and saved her life. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Time now for “My Unsung Hero,” our series from the team at Hidden Brain. “My Unsung Hero” tells the stories of people whose kindness left a lasting…
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In Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s district, the Israel-Hamas war is having ripple effects
The Israel-Hamas war is personal for many Michigan residents with ties to the region. Some voters are using their participation in the Democratic primary as a protest vote against President Biden. AILSA CHANG, HOST: In Michigan’s 12th Congressional District, some of the state’s largest Jewish and Muslim communities have personally felt ripples from the Israel-Hamas…
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The Washington state legislature is taking up a so-called ‘Strippers Bill of Rights’
Adult dancers in Washington say draconian laws make it one of the most difficult states for them to work. The state legislature is considering a bill to address the issues they’ve identified. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The Washington State Legislature is considering a bill that advocates call a Strippers’ Bill of Rights. It’s been championed…
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By accident, scientists found an underwater ‘megastructure’ from the Stone Age
Scientists have found what they say could be one of the oldest Stone Age megastructures in Europe: a giant stone wall on the floor of the Baltic Sea. They’ve dubbed it the “Blinkerwall.” AILSA CHANG, HOST: Not quite 70 feet below the Baltic Sea, a stunning find has swum into view – a stone wall…
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Can we break out of the mortgage lock-in effect?
It’s a tough time to be a first-time buyer in the housing market. But it’s also tricky if you own a home and are looking to buy a new one, because your mortgage rate could roughly double. That “lock-in effect” is keeping housing inventory low and pushing prices higher. Then, we’ll examine why shipping costs…
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Managing Teen Anxiety About the Future, The Unhoused Teen Crisis, Full Bio: Althea Gibson, NYC Spring Theater Preview
A recent New York Times article reports that some teenagers feel that decisions made by politicians and elected officials do not reflect their needs. Psychologist Lisa Damour, co-host of the Ask Lisa podcast, joins us to discuss how to help young people deal with their anxieties about politics and their futures. Vicki Sokolik, the founder of the Florida-based nonprofit, Starting Right,…
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A Brief History Of Eyeliner : 1A
Actress Carolina Yuste attends the Malaga Film Festival 2019 closing day gala at Cervantes Theater on March 23, 2019 in Malaga, Spain. Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images William Shakespeare once said that the eyes are the window to the soul. We make eye contact with others to show that we’re listening, to connect, or simply as a…