Human Interest

Oarfish keep washing ashore in California. Some say that could be a bad omen

5:00am November 20, 2024

A deep sea oarfish washed up in Southern California. Some accounts say Japanese folklore saw it a bad omen, while others say the fish were seen as saviors.

Development of Elon Musk's rocket to Mars will likely take off under Trump

7:03am November 19, 2024

Regulators have slowed the pace of Starship launches over environmental concerns, but that may be about to change.

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From Chalamet to Styles: Why are celebrity lookalike contests suddenly everywhere?

1:59pm November 18, 2024

After Timothée Chalamet showed up at his own celebrity lookalike contest, similar events have popped up in cities across and beyond the U.S. Here's a look at the winners — and what's behind the trend.

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Author Patrick Radden Keefe talks about the making of the new series 'Say Nothing'

5:44pm November 17, 2024

by Courtney Dorning

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to author and journalist Patrick Radden Keefe about turning his best selling book into the brand new limited series "Say Nothing," out now on Hulu.

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Sunday Puzzle: It takes two (or three)

8:15am November 17, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and KUT listener Dan Tatje of Georgetown, Texas.

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Trump picks loyalists for top jobs, testing loyalty of Senate GOP

6:00am November 17, 2024

Nominees for several key Cabinet posts in the new administration of President-elect Trump caught officials in Washington off guard and ignited a firestorm of criticism — not all of it from Democrats.

'Wait Wait' for November 16, 2024: Live in Detroit with Governor Whitmer!

12:06pm November 16, 2024

This week, Wait Wait is live in Detroit with special guest Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and panelists Josh Gondelman, Hari Kondabolu, and Roxanne Roberts

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In France, a family reckons with World War II Allies' legacy of rape and murder

11:05am November 16, 2024

In 1944, as Allied troops celebrated D-Day victory, a French family experienced a trauma that would be felt for generations: a murder and sexual assault so traumatic they are only now coming to terms with it.

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Opinion: Uranus was having a bad hair day. Hey, it was the '80s!

7:00am November 16, 2024

Scientists are reconsidering old information about Uranus. NPR's Scott Simon explains the problem with photos taken of the planet 38 years ago.

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How to approach the holidays with people you deeply disagree with

6:01am November 15, 2024

Code Switch weighs in on preparing for difficult political conversations and when to draw the line and uninvite yourself from that family potluck.