NPR News: 'House of the Dragon,' Season 3 finale: The rumble at Tumbleton

'House of the Dragon,' Season 3 finale: The rumble at Tumbleton
Ulf arrives late to the party and sets it ablaze.

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NPR News: NPR staffers recommend their favorite nonfiction books of the year so far

NPR staffers recommend their favorite nonfiction books of the year so far
NPR staffers recommend "The Theater," "In Trees," "The Infinity Machine," and "Restrung" for this nonfiction installment of "Books We Love."

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NPR News: Sunday Puzzle: City, State

Sunday Puzzle: City, State
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and KQED listener Sara McNinch of Redwood City, California.

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NPR News: 'Wait Wait' for August 8, 2026: With Not My Job guest Sally Field

'Wait Wait' for August 8, 2026: With Not My Job guest Sally Field


This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest Sally Field and panelists Tom Bodett, Shantira Jackson, and Paula Poundstone

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NPR News: A tale of two very different horny movies

A tale of two very different horny movies
One Night Only manages to fail as a dystopia and as a rom-com. Meanwhile, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a perfect tale for this moment — if you don't mind your eroticism with a side of gore.

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NPR News: The Women's Professional Baseball League makes its historic debut

The Women's Professional Baseball League makes its historic debut
The Los Angeles Queens, the New York Heights, the Boston Hunters and the San Francisco Firebells take the field in Springfield, Ill., as the Women's Pro Baseball League kicks off its inaugural season.

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NPR News: Summer's almost over. Did you make the most of it?

Summer's almost over. Did you make the most of it?
Having a Great Summer means something different to everyone. Especially the staff at All Things Considered

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NPR News: Another court blocks White House ballroom work, teeing up a Supreme Court review

Another court blocks White House ballroom work, teeing up a Supreme Court review
A federal appeals court says above-ground construction cannot continue without approval from Congress, siding with historic preservation advocates.

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NPR News: The new movie about Anthony Bourdain is none of the things you fear it could be

The new movie about Anthony Bourdain is none of the things you fear it could be
The internationally known chef, writer, and television star died in 2018. Tony, starring Dominic Sessa, tells just a splinter of Bourdain's life — the mid-1970s summer when he was 19.

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NPR News: The park service says Trump's arch would obstruct historic sites. Could it be moved?

The park service says Trump's arch would obstruct historic sites. Could it be moved?
President Trump's proposed arch in Memorial Circle would intrude on dozens of nearby sites, says the National Park Service. But there's been minimal discussion of alternate locations.

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NPR News: Death is everywhere in the desert — it's where Claire Vaye Watkins feels most alive

Death is everywhere in the desert — it's where Claire Vaye Watkins feels most alive
Living in the desert is "not for everybody," says Watkins. Her home, in the Mojave Desert near Death Valley, is staggeringly beautiful and brutal. Her new novel Yellow Pine shares this landscape.

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NPR News: 'Meet Me In the Garden' tells the great migration story of three sisters after World War II

'Meet Me In the Garden' tells the great migration story of three sisters after World War II
Writer Nina LaCour talks about her new novel -- Meet Me in the Garden -- a post World War II Great Migration story that follows three sisters as they shift their lives from New Orleans to Los Angeles - and the difficult life choices they face.

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