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An unhoused individual sleeps under an American flag blanket in New York City on Sept. 10, 2013. In 2021, approximately 11% of Americans lived below the federal poverty line.

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Private opulence, public squalor: How the U.S. helps the rich and hurts the poor

Poverty, by America author Matthew Desmond says if the top 1% of Americans paid the taxes they owed, it would raise $175 billion each year: "That is just about enough to pull everyone out of poverty."

March 21, 2023
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  • Dave Davies
Billy Crudup plays a salesman marketing timeshares on the moon in the futuristic series <em>Hello Tomorrow!</em>

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From 'Almost Famous' to definitely famous, Billy Crudup is enjoying his new TV roles

Crudup stars as a fast-talking salesman in the retro-futurist Apple TV+ series Hello Tomorrow! He won an Emmy for his role as a cynical TV executive in the series The Morning Show.

March 21, 2023
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  • Dave Davies
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How Adam Sandler carved out a niche in musical comedy: 'The guitar helped relax me'

Sandler will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on March 19. He spoke to Fresh Air in 2019, along with writer/directors Josh and Benny Safdie, about their film Uncut Gems.

March 17, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
GPB News NPR

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Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh wants to change the way we think of superheroes

Yeoh felt relieved when she first read the script for Everything Everywhere All at Once: Finally, here was a film that cast a middle-aged mother as an action hero. Originally broadcast April 2022.

March 17, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley

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  • Book Reviews

2 novels to cure your winter blahs: Ephron's 'Heartburn' and 'Pineapple Street'

When it came out in 1983, Nora Ephron's comic novel became an instant bestseller. Now newly released, Heartburn pairs well with Jenny Jackson's smart comedy of manners, Pineapple Street.

March 16, 2023
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  • Maureen Corrigan
Bella DuBalle describes her drag persona as a combination of Miss Piggy, Dolly Parton and Mr. Rogers.

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Drag queen (and ordained minister) Bella DuBalle won't be silenced by new Tenn. law

DuBalle says the legislators behind a new law criminalizing public drag shows don't understand the art: "They think that every drag performer is doing something hypersexual or obscene."

March 16, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
GPB News NPR

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This safety-net hospital doctor treats mostly uninsured and undocumented patients

Many of Ricardo Nuila's patients at Houston's Ben Taub Hospital are dealing with serious illnesses as a result of not being able to access basic preventive care. His new book is The People's Hospital.

March 15, 2023
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  • Terry Gross

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  • Book Reviews

Eco-idealism and staggering wealth meet in 'Birnam Wood'

Eleanor Catton's novel centers on young members of an radical environmental rights group who wind up entangled with a billionaire drone manufacturer. Our critic devoured all 400+ pages in two days.

March 14, 2023
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  • John Powers

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A veterinarian says pets have a lot to teach us about love and grief

Karen Fine says "I feel like I learn from my patients all the time. ... They really have skills and senses that we don't." Her new memoir is The Other Family Doctor.

March 13, 2023
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  • Dave Davies
GPB News NPR

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  • Author Interviews

'Camera Man' unspools the colorful life of silent film star Buster Keaton

Slate film critic Dana Stevens traces Keaton's trajectory, from performing in his family's vaudeville act as a child, to starring in and directing silent films. Originally broadcast Jan. 24, 2022.

March 10, 2023
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  • Dave Davies
Tom (Jonathan Tucker) cultivates a sense of dependency in 17-year-old Lea (Lily McInerny) in <em>Palm Trees and Power Lines.</em>

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An older man grooms a teenage girl in this disturbing but vital film

Palm Trees and Power Lines is a gripping cautionary tale about abuse and trafficking — but it is scrupulous in its refusal to sensationalize.

March 10, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
Park Ji-min stars as a young woman who was raised by adoptive parents in France in<em> Return to Seoul.</em>

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'Return to Seoul' is a funny, melancholy film that will surprise you start to finish

In this wonderfully unpredictable film, first-time actor Park Ji-min stars as Freddie, a young woman raised by adoptive parents in France who returns to the country of her birth.

March 08, 2023
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  • John Powers
Pennsylvania state troopers deploy in Baltimore, Md, on May 1, 2015, following the release of a report on the death of Freddie Gray. Gray, 25, died April 19, 2015 from a severe spinal cord injury he received while in police custody.

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Police are 'shielded' from repercussions of their abuse. A law professor examines why

UCLA law professor Joanna Schwartz talks about the legal protections — including qualified immunity and no-knock warrants — that have protected officers from the repercussions of abuse.

March 06, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley
Matthew Rhys plays the unbeatable defense attorney Perry Mason<em> </em>in HBO's series.

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'Perry Mason' returns for Season 2, but the reboot is less fun than the original

The HBO series starring Matthew Rhys lures us in with the Perry Mason brand. But it ultimately overlooks the shark-like courtroom demeanor that made the character more legend than lawyer.

March 03, 2023
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  • John Powers

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  • Book Reviews

Rebecca Makkai's smart, prep school murder novel is self-aware about the 'ick' factor

The thickly-plotted mystery, I Have Some Questions for You, is the latest from the author of The Great Believers. It has been compared to Donna Tartt's 1992 blockbuster, The Secret History.

March 01, 2023
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  • Maureen Corrigan
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