NPR News: This was once Edison Day. We re-visit his creepy talking doll

This was once Edison Day. We re-visit his creepy talking doll
For years, the country celebrated Oct. 21 as "Edison Day," throwing parades for the famous inventor whose devices changed the world. His phonograph was the first device to play back a recorded human voice--and that invention led to his creepy talking doll, which is now considered one of his biggest failures.

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NPR News: Sentenced to death at 17, at 68, quilt artist receives solo museum exhibition

Sentenced to death at 17, at 68, quilt artist receives solo museum exhibition
A quilt artist who spent decades on death row now has his first solo exhibit at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

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NPR News: 'The Savage Mind' author says America's violent past is embedded in its present

'The Savage Mind' author says America's violent past is embedded in its present
Writer David Treuer's Ojibwe mother saw America as a country that tried to destroy her people. For his father, a Jewish refugee, the U.S. was the country that saved his life.

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NPR News: 'Brother of the More Famous Jack' finds its way to a new generation of readers

'Brother of the More Famous Jack' finds its way to a new generation of readers
It is hard not to fall in love with Katherine Browne, the eager to please, mini-skirted narrator in Barbara Trapido's 40-plus-year-old debut novel, reissued this month.

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NPR News: Why are some food prices up and others down? Here are the stories of 5 items

Why are some food prices up and others down? Here are the stories of 5 items
Here's what's behind the fluctuating costs of everyday grocery items such as ground beef, eggs and chocolate chip cookies.

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NPR News: Noah Adams, longtime host of NPR's All Things Considered, has died

Noah Adams, longtime host of NPR's All Things Considered, has died
One of NPR's most gifted storytellers, his soft voice and vivid writing helped define the network's sound for a generation of Americans.

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NPR News: If you have the scratch, they have the scares

If you have the scratch, they have the scares
Scary stories are more than fun, they're big business.

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NPR News: Sunday Puzzle: Under the weather

Sunday Puzzle: Under the weather
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and KUWR listener Paula Egan Wright of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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NPR News: 'Wait Wait' for October 17, 2026: We celebrate fall with our coziest guests!

'Wait Wait' for October 17, 2026: We celebrate fall with our coziest guests!
This week, we celebrate the arrival of autumn by going apple picking with some of our favorite guests, including Sally Field, Caro Claire Burke, Jason Narducy, and Robert Smigel.

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NPR News: Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital days after lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital days after lung cancer surgery
The Pope left Rome's Gemelli Hospital Saturday, days after surgery for lung cancer removed the lower lobe of his right lung. He is currently scheduled to travel to Latin America in November.

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NPR News: The new Elizabeth Holmes film blends fact, fiction and fraud

The new Elizabeth Holmes film blends fact, fiction and fraud
Nathan Fielder's new film about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes blurs the lines between reality and fiction. The film can be genuinely gripping — but the truth might not be so ambiguous.

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NPR News: After holding 'The Italian Job,' reporter welcomes Italy's pull

After holding 'The Italian Job,' reporter welcomes Italy's pull
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jason Horowitz about his memoir, The Italian Job, and his years spent learning the ropes in Rome and reporting on Italy's biggest stories.

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NPR News: America's historic preservation law is in peril, advocates say. Here's what's at stake

America's historic preservation law is in peril, advocates say. Here's what's at stake
Congress and a federal agency are threatening to weaken the country's historic preservation law, fueling a backlash that critics say is as fiery as the one that led to the law's creation 60 years ago.

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NPR News: In 'Take Me Home,' love and caregiving are two-way streets

In 'Take Me Home,' love and caregiving are two-way streets
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Liz and Anna Sargent about their movie, "Take Me Home", and about working together as sisters.

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NPR News: Aboard an icebreaker, a writer got a closer look at the Arctic's 'Sea Change'

Aboard an icebreaker, a writer got a closer look at the Arctic's 'Sea Change'
As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar explains the stakes in Sea Change.

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NPR News: 'New Yorker' cartoonists admit to having 'The Two Saddest Kitchens'

'New Yorker' cartoonists admit to having 'The Two Saddest Kitchens'
The Two Saddest Kitchens is a comic conversation between Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein. Book critic Maureen Corrigan says it made her laugh and feel better about her own (lack of) cooking.

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NPR News: Hands-on with the Ocarina of Time remake, the most ornate Zelda game ever made

Hands-on with the Ocarina of Time remake, the most ornate Zelda game ever made
We got to play the The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time early. Here are our impressions of the remake and its elaborate new style.

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NPR News: Writer Yiyun Li lost both of her sons. When words fell short, she turned to music

Writer Yiyun Li lost both of her sons. When words fell short, she turned to music
Li won a Pulitzer for her memoir about the suicides of her two sons. In her new novel, Music Against the Night, she writes about two young prodigies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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NPR News: RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34

RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34
Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34.

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NPR News: Actor Selma Blair removed from plane by police after altercation

Actor Selma Blair removed from plane by police after altercation
Authorities say Blair was physically abusive and injured two flight attendants while traveling from Los Angeles to New York. A Blair representative said she had a medical emergency aboard the plane.

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NPR News: Chris Rock returns to directing with the high-powered, if problematic, 'Misty Green'

Chris Rock returns to directing with the high-powered, if problematic, 'Misty Green'
Rosalind Eleazar plays a once-successful Hollywood actor whose career has taken a downward turn in a film that takes viewers to bleaker places than they might anticipate.

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NPR News: Mahershala Ali is still hungry as an actor: 'Let's fail on camera until we find it'

Mahershala Ali is still hungry as an actor: 'Let's fail on camera until we find it'
Ali plays a devout Muslim family man, who also happens to be an assassin in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. After decades in the business and two Oscars, he says he has less fear as an actor.

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NPR News: Don't be scared: Being afraid is outright fun, and maybe useful

Don't be scared: Being afraid is outright fun, and maybe useful
Listeners of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday may already know that host Ayesha Rascoe loves horror. But why do scream queens (and kings) like her like what's frightening? The answer may surprise you.

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NPR News: Sunday Puzzle: Back to school

Sunday Puzzle: Back to school
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and LAist listener Bill Etienne of Laguna Niguel, California.

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NPR News: The Kennedy Center names new artistic director, amid concerns

The Kennedy Center names new artistic director, amid concerns
The center's executive director has named an agent who has worked with ZZ Top and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee as the head of programming for the arts institution.

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NPR News: 'Wait Wait' for October 10, 2026: With Not My Job guest Margo Price

'Wait Wait' for October 10, 2026: With Not My Job guest Margo Price


This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with guest host Negin Farsad, special guest Margo Price and panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Katie Nolan, and Mo Rocca

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NPR News: The Met puts a modern artist front and center (and there's some Jackson Pollock, too)

The Met puts a modern artist front and center (and there's some Jackson Pollock, too)
In a blockbuster show, The Metropolitan Museum of Art places the work of two major 20th century artists side by side: the married couple Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock.

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NPR News: Opera singers often quit not because they're done, but because life gets in the way

Opera singers often quit not because they're done, but because life gets in the way
Opera singers often leave their careers when their voices are at their best, because the workload isn't manageable anymore.

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NPR News: Latest in the 'Divergent' universe finds a different Tris

Latest in the 'Divergent' universe finds a different Tris
Veronica Roth's latest, The Sixth Faction, takes us back to the beginning, where Beatrice Prior has a choice to make. This time, she chooses another path.

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NPR News: Five children are taken from their parents in 'Fjord,' which won top prize at Cannes

Five children are taken from their parents in 'Fjord,' which won top prize at Cannes
Cristian Mungiu's latest film takes place in a small Norwegian town, where a recently arrived couple stands accused of abusing their children — but in Fjord, the truth is never quite clear.

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NPR News: Aaron Sorkin warns of Facebook's recklessness in 'The Social Reckoning'

Aaron Sorkin warns of Facebook's recklessness in 'The Social Reckoning'
Sorkin's latest film follows Mark Zuckerberg as his company fights lawsuits and whistleblowers after modifying its algorithm to promote reshares, which overwhelmingly tend to be divisive.

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NPR News: THE SOCIAL RECKONING Aaron Sorkin

THE SOCIAL RECKONING Aaron Sorkin
In 2010, the origin story of Facebook was told in the movie "The Social Network." Now, "The Social Reckoning" follows Mark Zuckerberg as his company fights lawsuits and whistleblowers. NPR's A Martinez speaks with screenwriter and director Aaron Sorkin.

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NPR News: Pádraig Ó Tuama on the fear and relief of admitting the truth

Pádraig Ó Tuama on the fear and relief of admitting the truth
Each week, a guest draws a card from NPR's Wild Card deck and answers a big question about their life. Pádraig Ó Tuama's poetry examines faith and sexuality. His new collection is "Love Between Men."

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NPR News: Suicide is up among Black Americans. We need to talk about it.

Suicide is up among Black Americans. We need to talk about it.
NPR's Michel Martin hosted a panel conversation about mental health and suicide in the Black community, exploring a difficult subject in deeply personal conversations.

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NPR News: How 'Musk' director Alex Gibney became a critic

How 'Musk' director Alex Gibney became a critic
A trove of documents and interviews with people close to tech billionaire Elon Musk reveal a damning picture of his rise as one of the world's richest and most powerful men.

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NPR News: Author Tomi Adeyemi contends with reality in her new book, 'The Siren'

Author Tomi Adeyemi contends with reality in her new book, 'The Siren'
The author Tomi Adeyemi has written fantasy all her life. Now, she has a new book out titled The Siren, which takes place in the real world.

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NPR News: A childhood bike crash led to a stranger's gift — and a hidden message

A childhood bike crash led to a stranger's gift — and a hidden message
A 7-year-old girl was injured riding her new bike. A stranger came to her rescue and gifted her an origami crane with a hidden message she would only discover years later.

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NPR News: BTS frontman RM is showing his art collection. Fans are flocking to see it

BTS frontman RM is showing his art collection. Fans are flocking to see it
The pop superstar is showing art from his personal collection for the first time. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is packed with fans.

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NPR News: BTS frontman RM is showing his art collection. Fans are flocking to see it

BTS frontman RM is showing his art collection. Fans are flocking to see it
RM, the K-pop idol and leader of the globetrotting boy band BTS, has turned museum curator with a new exhibition opening on Oct. 3 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. "RM x SFMOMA: Between You and Me" is the first ever to feature the South Korean superstar's art collection.

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NPR News: Actress Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar for 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

Actress Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar for 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102
Saint won an Oscar for her portrayal of Edie, a Catholic schoolgirl whose longshoreman brother is murdered. She went on to star in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest.

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NPR News: With parallel parking turning competitive, one producer gets a lesson

With parallel parking turning competitive, one producer gets a lesson
Philadelphia held a parallel parking competition, and crowned Mario Zucca the winner after three rounds of challenges.

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NPR News: The iconic Arthur Read made his TV debut 30 years ago

The iconic Arthur Read made his TV debut 30 years ago
The animated series "Arthur" premiered on PBS Kids on Oct. 7, 1996.

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NPR News: Michael Douglas on life in the limelight: 'Being yourself on screen is not easy'

Michael Douglas on life in the limelight: 'Being yourself on screen is not easy'
Douglas grew up in the shadow of his famous father, Kirk, before establishing himself as an Oscar-winning actor and producer. In One Helluva Ride, he reflects on his early life and Hollywood career.

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NPR News: Ayad Akhtar's 'The Radiance' addresses provocative subjects head-on

Ayad Akhtar's 'The Radiance' addresses provocative subjects head-on
Like his previous work, including Homeland Elegies, The Radiance exposes the fissures of American racial, political and economic identity.

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NPR News: 'Lanterns' revitalized the modern superhero story for the small screen

'Lanterns' revitalized the modern superhero story for the small screen
HBO's series, which concluded Sunday night, focuses more on characters' internal battles than costumes and special effects.

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NPR News: Sunday Puzzle: 'In' at the Finish

Sunday Puzzle: 'In' at the Finish
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WVIA listener Mary Ann Paulukonis of Pittston, Pennsylvania.

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NPR News: These dads figured out they could use drones to send each other potatoes

These dads figured out they could use drones to send each other potatoes
A group of dads in the Houston suburbs discovered they could use drone deliveries to send each other potatoes. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with one of them, Nathan Edwards, an editor for The Verge.

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NPR News: 'Wait Wait' for October 3, 2026: With Not My Job guest David Byrne

'Wait Wait' for October 3, 2026: With Not My Job guest David Byrne


This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest David Byrne and panelists Rob Anderson, Alonzo Bodden, and Rachel Coster

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NPR News: Theaster Gates bets on fine china

Theaster Gates bets on fine china
The famed, Chicago-based artist's career is taking a new direction with the purchase of Pickard China, the sole remaining maker of fine china in the United States.

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NPR News: No one expected an American pope. Here's the inside story of how 'Bob' became Pope Leo

No one expected an American pope. Here's the inside story of how 'Bob' became Pope Leo
When the 2025 conclave began, no one expected an American pope. But by its end, Cardinal Robert Prevost had become Pope Leo. Here's a look behind the scenes.

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NPR News: Cornell assault story sparks rage, fear, fatigue and more

Cornell assault story sparks rage, fear, fatigue and more
Authors Carmen Maria Machado, Soraya Chemaly, Jessica Valenti and Jennifer Weiner reflect on the week's news of the alleged rape at Cornell University in 2024.

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NPR News: Drag queen Trixie Mattel has a new holiday album — but think Halloween, not Christmas

Drag queen Trixie Mattel has a new holiday album — but think Halloween, not Christmas
On Wild Card, well-known guests answer questions about topics we don't always talk about. Drag queen Trixie Mattel reflects on whether competition has been a positive or negative force in her life.

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NPR News: Cloaked in anonymity, Israeli soldiers describe mass civilian killings in 'NAZA'

Cloaked in anonymity, Israeli soldiers describe mass civilian killings in 'NAZA'
NAZA is an acronym for nezek agavi, Hebrew for "collateral damage." It refers to the number of civilian casualties the Israeli military deems acceptable. The documentary is made by Israeli filmmakers.

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NPR News: 10 books we are looking forward to this fall

10 books we are looking forward to this fall
Move over, beach reads. With the fall equinox behind us, we can now curl up with cozy autumn books. There are new titles coming from Barbara Kingsolver, Chad Harbach, Jasmine Guillory and more.

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NPR News: Sheryl Crow says she's found 'great liberation' in not chasing the next hit

Sheryl Crow says she's found 'great liberation' in not chasing the next hit
After selling tens of millions of records worldwide, the singer-songwriter says she's finally aged out of pop music — and she's OK with that. Crow's latest album is Pick You Up.

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