NPR News: 'Beef' creator says inspiration for season 2 came from a couple's real-life argument

'Beef' creator says inspiration for season 2 came from a couple's real-life argument
The Netflix hit "Beef," has returned for a second season, this time, with a whole new cast of characters who don't know when to give up the fight. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with creator Lee Sung Jin.

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NPR News: Unwanted guns become tools and jewelry

Unwanted guns become tools and jewelry
A group in North Carolina helps people turn unwanted guns into tools and jewelry. For some, it's a healing process.

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NPR News: A 15-year-old shoplifter changed his course when another teen whispered a message

A 15-year-old shoplifter changed his course when another teen whispered a message
As a teenager, Everett Miller went through a rough time and started shoplifting. He recalls how a girl's whispered message kept him from making a terrible mistake.

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NPR News: The American Library Association has released its list of the most challenged books of 2025

The American Library Association has released its list of the most challenged books of 2025
The ALA says 4,235 titles were challenged at libraries across the country – the second-highest year on record. Forty percent of the challenged works involved LGBTQ+ subjects or the experiences of people of color.

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NPR News: Malala Yousafzai on life before and after being shot by a Taliban gunman

Malala Yousafzai on life before and after being shot by a Taliban gunman
As a teen, Yousafzai risked her life speaking out against the Taliban. "At the time, what scared me more was a life without an education as a girl," the Nobel-winner told Terry Gross at a live event.

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NPR News: The Sonoran Desert teems with wildlife. These 3D scans could help protect its future

The Sonoran Desert teems with wildlife. These 3D scans could help protect its future
A new art exhibit in Phoenix features some of the world's prickliest plants. It could also help save them.

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NPR News: Sunday Puzzle: For Mimi

Sunday Puzzle: For Mimi
NPR's Elissa Nadworny plays the puzzle with WMEH listener Chee Sing Lee and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

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NPR News: Sunday Puzzle: For Mimi

Sunday Puzzle: For Mimi
NPR's Elissa Nadworny plays the puzzle with WMEH listener Chee Sing Lee and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

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NPR News: 'Wait Wait' for April 18. 2026: With Not My Job guest Phil Pritchard

'Wait Wait' for April 18. 2026: With Not My Job guest Phil Pritchard


This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, guest judge and scorekeeper Alzo Slade, special guest Phil Pritchard and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, and Dulcé Sloan

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NPR News: While in a detention cell, a young man heard a voice that allowed him to see hope

While in a detention cell, a young man heard a voice that allowed him to see hope
A man recalls the despair he felt when, as a college student, he tried to break into a building on campus and ended up in a detention cell. That's when he heard a voice that helped him find hope.

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NPR News: A new documentary on Lorne Michaels reveals plenty — except the man himself

A new documentary on Lorne Michaels reveals plenty — except the man himself
Morgan Neville's film is packed with access and celebrity voices, but avoids deeper questions about its subject.

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NPR News: Singer D4vd is arrested months after a teen's remains were found in his car

Singer D4vd is arrested months after a teen's remains were found in his car
The 21-year-old Houston-born singer, whose real name is David Burke, had been under a secret investigation by an LA County grand jury after a 14-year-old girl's decomposed body was found in his car.

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