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Marc Maron announced on his show Monday that the podcast will air its final episode this fall. After more than 1,600 episodes, he says he and his producer were "burnt out." Maron is pictured above in Los Angeles on May 29, 2025.

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Marc Maron ends iconic podcast after 16 years: 'We're burnt out'

Marc Maron has interviewed Robin Williams, Nicole Kidman, former President Barack Obama and many more. But after 16 years and 1,600+ episodes, he's ready to call it quits.

June 04, 2025
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President Trump announced plans to double the tariff on imported steel while visiting a US Steel plant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.

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  • Economy

With steel tariffs doubling today, a North Carolina manufacturer wonders how to compete

President Trump is doubling tariffs on steel and aluminum to 50%. It's designed to protect domestic steel and aluminum workers, but critics say it will raise prices for those that use the metals.

June 04, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
President Trump speaks during the Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on May 26, 2025.

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  • Politics

Trump and Putin discuss Ukraine drone strikes, Iran during 75-minute call

President Trump said it was a "good conversation" but noted the Russian leader had vowed "very strongly" during the call to respond to Ukraine's Sunday drone strikes on air bases in Russia.

June 04, 2025
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  • Franco Ordoñez
President Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.

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  • Education

Trump's budget calls for a 15% funding cut to the Education Department

New details of the administration's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 came after a federal judge blocked the president's efforts to close the U.S. Education Department.

June 04, 2025
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  • Cory Turner
The U.S. Capitol Building is seen on December 2, 2024 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Some federal workers lost health coverage they had paid for. A Democrat wants answers

Commerce Department employees who were fired, reinstated, and fired again learned belatedly that their health insurance has been cut off. Some had already racked up thousands in medical bills.

June 04, 2025
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  • Andrea Hsu

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  • Mental Health

COMIC: Don't panic! 6 strategies to keep you calm in a crisis

In dire situations, stress can make us panic and impair our ability to make lifesaving decisions. Emergency response professionals share the tactics they use to stay cool and collected on the job.

June 04, 2025
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  • Anika Orrock
A billboard campaigning for each family to have two children hangs above a street in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Jan. 14, 2024.

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  • World

Vietnam ends its longstanding 2-child policy

A declining birth rate led lawmakers to approve a new policy on Tuesday that lifts the limit on the number of children many families may have.

June 04, 2025
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  • Nga Pham

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  • World

Greetings from Mexico City, where these dogs ride a bus to and from school

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

June 04, 2025
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Making the case for housing as a human right

And Housing for All is an impressively comprehensive examination of homelessness in America by Maria Foscarinis, who has worked in homelessness advocacy for decades.

June 04, 2025
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WorldPride 2025 is in full swing in Washington, D.C.

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  • Arts & Life

WorldPride is in D.C. this year — which may be why attendance and sponsorship are down

The ripple effects of the Trump administration's anti-trans and DEI policies and rhetoric can be felt throughout this year's WorldPride festival.

June 04, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Actor Joe Keery "studies" Pavement singer Stephen Malkmus in Alex Ross Perry's film <em>Pavements</em>.

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  • Music Features

Darlings on the split screen: 'Pavements' explodes the music movie

Movies about musicians love to hit the same melodramatic beats about fame and genius. Important but not quite famous, the '90s indie band Pavement is the exception that unbalances the formula.

June 04, 2025
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  • Sasha Geffen
U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by White House staff secretary Will Scharf (L), appears at the Resolute Desk as he signs a series of executive orders including 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, a pardon for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, an order relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and an order for the federal government to stop using paper straws and begin using plastic straws in the Oval Office at the White House on February 10 in Washington, D.C.

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  • News

Steel tariffs double. And, Congress asked to eliminate public broadcasting funds

Tariffs on imported steel and aluminum are doubling today. Here's how it could impact your wallets. And, Trump has asked Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting.

June 04, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
A Krome Detention Center officer patrols as people hold a vigil on May 24 to recognize those who have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody as well as those affected by mass deportations, outside Krome Detention Center in Miami.

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  • National

Private prisons and local jails are ramping up as ICE detention exceeds capacity

The number of people in ICE detention has grown, and detention facilities are over capacity. So the government is intensifying its hunt for more space, and local police are playing a bigger role.

June 04, 2025
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  • Meg Anderson
A woman poses for a photo on a sign spelling out the name of Nice, France, last summer. The city's name derives from Nike, the Greek goddess who heralds victory — not the word "nice," which was borrowed into Old French from Latin long after the city was founded.

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  • Arts & Life

Word of the Week: This four-letter word doesn't mean what it used to. That's nice

Like any self-respecting four-letter word, "nice" has many connotations. Centuries ago, "nice" meant someone was ignorant; now it has very different meanings. And that, as they say, is "noice."

June 04, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
A protester with a sign saying "HONK IF YOU WANT YOUR DATA BACK!!!" stands with other demonstrators outside of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's headquarters in February in Washington, D.C., to rally against the DOGE team set up by President Trump's billionaire adviser Elon Musk getting access to personal data about federal employees.

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  • Politics

How DOGE's push to amass data could hurt the reliability of future U.S. statistics

DOGE's murky push to amass data at federal agencies could hurt the U.S. government's ability to produce reliable census results, economic indicators and other statistics in the future, experts warn.

June 04, 2025
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