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Amy Bloom and Brian Ameche married in 2007. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2019.

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  • On Aging

After an Alzheimer's diagnosis, her husband asked for help to die with dignity

Novelist Amy Bloom talks about how, at her husband's insistence, she traveled with him to Zurich so he could legally terminate his life. Her new memoir is In Love.

March 08, 2022
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By:
  • Terry Gross
William Barr, who served as the U.S. attorney general in the administrations of Presidents George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump, spoke with NPR during an interview at his house outside of Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Bill Barr won't back a 2024 Trump run but doesn't quite condemn his former boss

Former Attorney General William Barr spoke with NPR about his new memoir, former President Trump's election lies and why he thinks Trump shouldn't try to return to the White House.

March 07, 2022
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  • Steve Inskeep,
  • Jan Johnson,
  • and 1 more
GPB News NPR

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Frederick Douglass biographer traces the rise of a legendary abolitionist and orator

David Blight's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography traced Douglass' path from slavery to abolitionist and inspired HBO's documentary, Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches. Originally broadcast in 2018.

February 25, 2022
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  • Dave Davies
<em>Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists</em>, Liza Donnelly

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'Very Funny Ladies' sketches out the history of women cartoonists at 'The New Yorker'

Liza Donnelly has had a long career writing and drawing cartoons for The New Yorker. In her latest book, she continues her examination of the history of women cartoonists and the storied magazine.

February 25, 2022
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  • Tanya Ballard Brown
A bee sucks nectar from a flower in Berlin, Germany. Bee populations are in decline in industrialized nations across the globe.

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  • Environment

The world's insect population is in decline — and that's bad news for humans

Environmental writer Oliver Milman says habitat loss, pesticides and climate change are killing off insects worldwide, which, in turn, threatens humans. His new book is The Insect Crisis.

February 24, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Davies
Authors Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson say it's important to be honest with children about the history of race and slavery in America.

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  • Author Interviews

'Born on the Water' gives Black children in America their origin story

Authors Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson discuss the importance of teaching young people about the history of slavery and racism in America with honesty and respect.

February 24, 2022
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  • Jason Fuller
Audience members sit separately for social distancing at a cinema in China's eastern Zhejiang province in July 2020.

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  • Asia

Hollywood relies on China to stay afloat. What does that mean for movies?

Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel says that film studios increasingly need Chinese audiences to break even — which can result in self-censorship. His new book is Red Carpet.

February 21, 2022
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  • Terry Gross
Yes, the second half of adult life can be happier than the first.

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  • Books

How to crack the code to happiness in the second half of life

Aging can be hardest for strivers, says social scientist Arthur Brooks, because they sometimes mourn that their biggest successes are in their rearview mirror.

February 16, 2022
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  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Elena Burnett,
  • and 1 more
Health workers share information about tuberculosis with residents of aslum neighborhoods in New Delhi. India has the greatest number of TB cases in the world.

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  • Global Health

Before COVID, TB was the world's worst pathogen. It's still a 'monster' killer

It was under control. And then it wasn't. In her new book Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History, VIdya Krishnan shows how "we repeat the same disease-spreading mistakes over and over."

February 13, 2022
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  • Susan Brink
GPB News NPR

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  • Author Interviews

'Maus' author Art Spiegelman shares the story behind his Pulitzer-winning work

Spiegelman's graphic novel, which was recently banned by a school district in Tennessee, tells the story of how his Jewish parents survived the Holocaust in Poland. Originally broadcast in 1987.

February 12, 2022
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By:
  • Terry Gross

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  • Author Interviews

Grandma's garden of magical rocks is 'Where Wonder Grows'

A grandmother brings her granddaughters to her special garden, where they learn about their connection to nature and tell stories about magical rocks, seashells, crystals and meteorites.

February 12, 2022
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  • Samantha Balaban
Rom-coms have been a go-to for Hollywood for years, but they have definitely evolved recently.

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  • Movies

Rom-com movies have evolved. But they still need these 3 simple elements

We're diving into the wonderful world of rom-coms — tackling everything from what the definition should be, why they were great (and sometimes not so great), and what a modern one looks like.

February 12, 2022
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  • Ailsa Chang,
  • Vincent Acovino,
  • and 1 more
Method actor Robert De Niro won the Oscar in 1981 for his performance as a retired boxer in <em>Raging Bull</em>.

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  • Author Interviews

How the Method transformed film — and made acting more human

Method acting is more than mining personal experiences to play a character — or physically transforming for a role. Author Isaac Butler traces the history of the technique in The Method.

February 09, 2022
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By:
  • Terry Gross
Engraved portrait of Abraham Galloway from William Still's <em>The Underground Railroad</em>, published in 1872.

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  • History

Abraham Galloway is the Black figure from the Civil War you should know about

Galloway escaped enslavement, became a Union spy and helped recruit thousands of Black soldiers to fight with the North, but his name has been largely left out of the Civil War narrative.

February 08, 2022
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
At just 8 years old, Dillon Helbig of Boise, Idaho, is a self-publishing sensation.

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  • Author Interviews

This 8-year-old's book is a hit at his library. He offers advice for aspiring authors

Dillon Helbig wrote a book over winter break and slipped it onto a local library shelf in Boise, Idaho. After librarians found it, they entered it into their catalog. Now it's on a long waiting list.

February 05, 2022
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  • Scott Simon,
  • Matthew S. Schwartz,
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