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A surprising trick to making hard choices: Try thinking less

The tactic may seem counterintuitive, but it can help you make tough decisions faster and with more confidence, says decision coach Nell Wulfhart.

June 03, 2025
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By:
  • Andee Tagle and
  • Clare Marie Schneider
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in criminal court in Manhattan on May 30, 2025.

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  • Law

Harvey Weinstein's new trial is almost over. It could be a litmus test for #MeToo

Weinstein's sex crimes conviction in New York was overturned last year. In a new trial, three accusers have testified that Weinstein assaulted them. Closing arguments are underway.

June 03, 2025
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  • Ilya Marritz

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New books this week cover problematic parents, the ultrarich, and a year without sex

Publishing this week: new fiction from Susan Choi, essays from Evan Osnos and memoir from Molly Jong-Fast. Plus, Melissa Febos reflects on her year of abstinence.

June 03, 2025
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  • Colin Dwyer

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  • Books

Jacinda Ardern reflects on a career focused on the power of kindness

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern about balancing leadership and motherhood.

June 03, 2025
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Courtney Dorning,
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<em>All Things Considered</em> producer Mia Venkat holding up the "buff" her friends made for their <em>Survivor </em>games.

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  • Television

The ultimate social experiment? This group of friends recreates 'Survivor' every year

As 'Survivor' celebrates 25 years, this group of friends recreate their own version of the reality TV show — complete with cutthroat competition and brutal blindsides.

June 02, 2025
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By:
  • Mia Venkat
Patricia Krenwinkel enters the superior court in Los Angeles for an arraignment in February 1970. Krenwinkel, who is serving a life sentence for her role in the 1969 Manson murders, has been recommended for parole for a second time.

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  • National

A Manson Family member was recommended for parole again. But she's not free just yet

Patricia Krenwinkel was 21 when she participated in the August 1969 murders. Her parole recommendation would need to be approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who rejected the last one in 2022.

June 02, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Husband and wife team Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball co-starred in <em>I Love Lucy </em>from 1951 until 1957.

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  • Author Interviews

With 'I Love Lucy' and beyond, Desi Arnaz helped shaped TV as we know it

The success of I Love Lucy is often credited to Lucille Ball's comedic talent, but biographer Todd Purdum says Arnaz was more than just "second banana" to Lucy. He also helped shape the modern sitcom.

June 02, 2025
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  • Terry Gross

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  • Music

4 songs we're claiming for Pride Month

World Cafe reconsiders the musical canon of Pride classics.

June 02, 2025
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  • Miguel Perez

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  • Games & Humor

Sunday Puzzle: Hidden Capitals

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

June 02, 2025
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  • Will Shortz
Skulls of 19 Black Americans have returned to New Orleans after more than a century in Germany, where they were sent for racial research.

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  • National

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

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.

May 31, 2025
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Former Boston Red Sox player Jim Rice throws out the ceremonial first pitch before game four of the American League Division Series between the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on October 9, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

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

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!

May 31, 2025
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Cory Michael Smith, left, Steve Carell, Ramy Youssef and Jason Schwartzman star in HBO's <em>Mountainhead.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Mountainhead' skewers the tech elite — and it's very satisfying

Four super-rich tech leaders gather for a poker weekend in a mountain mansion while AI technology leads to global chaos in the new HBO film from Succession creator Jesse Armstrong.

May 31, 2025
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Jessica Slice with her two children.

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  • Health

A disabled mom's message to parents: We all need help, and it's OK to ask for it

Raising two kids while living with an autonomic nervous system disorder taught Jessica Slice to embrace interdependence. Her story is a reminder to parents of the power of asking for help.

May 31, 2025
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By:
  • Mara Gordon
Valerie the mini dachshund, at home in mid-May.

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  • Animals

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

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.

May 30, 2025
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf
President Trump issued an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television stations to withhold funds from PBS. On Friday, PBS — led by Paula Kerger (right) — and Lakeland PBS of Minnesota sued.

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  • Media

PBS and Minnesota public TV station sue Trump White House

PBS and Lakeland PBS in rural Minnesota are suing President Trump over his executive order demanding that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting kill all funding for the public television network.

May 30, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
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