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Dan Pashman: Check, check … Hi! If my voice sounds different, it’s because I’m recording on my cell phone right now. I don’t have my recording gear with me because I’m about to go out into a restaurant. And you know, if you walk into a restaurant with a bunch of microphones, you’re kind of…

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, the U.S. promises further retaliation for the killing of American troops in Jordan. How upcoming elections in Pakistan and other South Asian countries are testing democracy in the region. After the release of the Epstein files, we examine the challenges in policing sex trafficking. Plus, a new category at the…

An investigation of when and why people ask loaded questions that are a proxy for something else. Prologue: Host Ira Glass talks with producer Tobin Low about the question he got asked after he and his boyfriend moved in together, and what he thinks people were really asking. (4 minutes)Act One: “What do you think about Beyoncé?”…

President declares state of emergency Show more The Chilean president, Gabriel Boric, has declared a state of emergency as fires claim lives and devour forests and homes across the centre of the country. We hear from a reporter from one of the worst-affected cities. Also in the programme: controversial elections in El Salvador; and memories…

NPR’s Scott Detrow talks with The Washington Post‘s investigative reporter Kevin Sieff about the shortening supply of agave plants in Mexico. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Cocktail drinkers in the U.S. have fallen more and more in love with a smoky spirit from Mexico called mezcal. From the mezcal margarita to the mezcal mule, it’s a favorite…

SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Mariachi music has a long, rich history. It’s one that has many male heroes, but that is not who we’re going to talk about today. Suzanne Hogan of member station KCUR has the story of a group of women who carved out their own place in the genre. She digs into it…

Trump’s claims of political persecution resonate with his Christian supporters. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: On the day he was arraigned in Washington, D.C., on felony charges for conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, former President Donald Trump didn’t mince words. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) DONALD TRUMP: When you look at what’s happening,…

The 2024 Grammy awards will see the introduction of a new category: “best African music performance.” When the category was announced last year, Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. stated that it would be “able to acknowledge and appreciate a broader array of artists” than the two existing global Grammy categories, where African artists have traditionally…

NPR’s Elissa Nadworny talks with GennaRose Nethercott about the power of folklore and her collection of strange and fantastic short stories, “Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart.” ELISSA NADWORNY, HOST: According to GennaRose Nethercott, there are 50 beasts to break your heart – among them, maglits, easily taken in as pets… GENNAROSE NETHERCOTT: (Reading) They…

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more Within the space of twenty four hours the United States has mounted airstrikes against Iranian-linked groups in Iraq, Syria and Yemen. The strikes against the Houthi movement in Yemen are part of an ongoing campaign to deter them from attacking shipping in the Red…