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Where Are The Thousands Of Nazi-Looted Musical Instruments?

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Where Are The Thousands Of Nazi-Looted Musical Instruments?

Researchers are still digging into the question and sharing their findings decades after the Nazis sacked the homes of Jews during World War II.

Where Are The Thousands Of Nazi-Looted Musical Instruments?

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Taylor Swift's Isolation And Artistry Fuel 'Folklore'

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Taylor Swift's Isolation And Artistry Fuel 'Folklore'

Taylor Swift was supposed to spend this summer touring with songs from Lover, an album she'd put out last August. Instead, she wound up cooped up at home. The isolation sparked her creativity, leading her to write and record an entire new record in collaboration with producers Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner of The National. It's called Folklore, and it's a massive left turn in terms of style and subject matter. And it's already earned Taylor Swift some of the best reviews of her career.

Taylor Swift's Isolation And Artistry Fuel 'Folklore'

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Believe It Or Not, Forests Migrate — But Not Fast Enough For Climate Change

When it comes to the climate change, "you can see these vast changes in the future, and you can be worried about them, but you can still continue to do good and work in the moment for small things," says Zach St. George. Above, a sequoia in California's Giant Sequoia National Monument in July 2002. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption

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Believe It Or Not, Forests Migrate — But Not Fast Enough For Climate Change

Forests "are restless things," writes Zach St. George in his new book The Journeys of Trees. He explains how, over millennia, forests creep inch by inch to more hospitable places.

Believe It Or Not, Forests Migrate — But Not Fast Enough For Climate Change

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After Years Of 'Willed Amnesia,' Trethewey Opens Up About Her Murdered Mother

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Author Interviews

After Years Of 'Willed Amnesia,' Trethewey Opens Up About Her Murdered Mother

Fresh Air

When Natasha Trethewey was 19, her stepfather killed her mother. Tretheway says she aimed to "forge a new life for myself that didn't include that past." Her new memoir is Memorial Drive.

After Years Of 'Willed Amnesia,' Trethewey Opens Up About Her Murdered Mother

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It's Pretty Easy To Level Up Your Coffee Game — Here's How
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Life Kit

It's Pretty Easy To Level Up Your Coffee Game — Here's How

You don't need to get super fancy with your morning coffee at home. All it takes are a few strategies to elevate your coffee game. Whether you use a drip machine or pour-over, paper filters or French press, this episode will help you get to know what kind of coffee you like and how to make it a little better.

It's Pretty Easy To Level Up Your Coffee Game — Here's How

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Creativity And Diversity: How Exposure To Different People Affects Our Thinking
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Hidden Brain

Creativity And Diversity: How Exposure To Different People Affects Our Thinking

There is great comfort in the familiar. It's one reason humans often flock to other people who share the same interests, laugh at the same jokes, hold the same political views. But familiar ground may not be the best place to cultivate creativity. Researchers have found that people with deep connections to those from other countries and cultures often see benefits in terms of their creative output. This week, we revisit a favorite 2018 episode about the powerful connection between the ideas we dream up and the people who surround us, and what it really takes to think outside the box.

Creativity And Diversity: How Exposure To Different People Affects Our Thinking

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Norm Eisen Says He Drafted 10 Articles Of Impeachment A Month Before Inquiry

Majority counsel Norm Eisen attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Dec. 4, 2019 Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Norm Eisen Says He Drafted 10 Articles Of Impeachment A Month Before Inquiry

In a new book, A Case for the American People, the Judiciary Committee special counsel during impeachment traces the process. Of Trump, he tells NPR: "He understands what he's doing. It is a pattern."

Norm Eisen Says He Drafted 10 Articles Of Impeachment A Month Before Inquiry

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'Reluctant Dad' Mike Birbiglia And Poet Jen Stein Share 'Painful' Parenting Truths

Mike Birbiglia was initially reluctant to become a father, but his wife, Jen Stein, saw things things differently. "I felt like [parenthood] was the kind of challenge that we were ready for," she says. Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging hide caption

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'Reluctant Dad' Mike Birbiglia And Poet Jen Stein Share 'Painful' Parenting Truths

Fresh Air

In the memoir, The New One, comic Birbiglia and his wife, Jen Stein, open up about his ambivalence about fatherhood and the strain it had on their marriage.

'Reluctant Dad' Mike Birbiglia And Poet Jen Stein Share 'Painful' Parenting Truths

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Feminist, Nonbinary Collective Portrays Latin American Culture In Unique Fashion

Tree women of the Otavalo indigenous community of Ecuador stand on the Arbolito park in Quito, Ecuador during the 10th day of social protests that took place in October, 2019. Isadora Romero hide caption

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The Picture Show

Feminist, Nonbinary Collective Portrays Latin American Culture In Unique Fashion

While challenging sexist and colonial narratives deeply rooted in the region, these women — image makers — are creating a safe space to put themselves on the international map as photojournalists.

Olivia De Havilland, One Of Hollywood's Longest Living Legends, Dies At 104

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Obituaries

Olivia De Havilland, One Of Hollywood's Longest Living Legends, Dies At 104

The actress is best remembered for her role in Gone With the Wind, but the two-time Oscar winner also won a landmark decision that gave artists creative independence from studios.

Olivia De Havilland, One Of Hollywood's Longest Living Legends, Dies At 104

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'Crooked Hallelujah' Sings Of Beauty And Trouble Between Mothers And Daughters

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'Crooked Hallelujah' Sings Of Beauty And Trouble Between Mothers And Daughters

Kelli Jo Ford's novel follows three generations of Cherokee women trying to forge a future in the harsh environment of the 1980s oil boom in Texas — and learning just how difficult that can be.

'Crooked Hallelujah' Sings Of Beauty And Trouble Between Mothers And Daughters

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Not My Job: We Quiz Longtime 'Top Chef' Judge Padma Lakshmi On Top Refs
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Not My Job: We Quiz Longtime 'Top Chef' Judge Padma Lakshmi On Top Refs

Model, actor and author Padma Lakshmi has been a judge on Top Chef for nearly 15 years. Her latest project is a Hulu series called Taste the Nation.

Not My Job: We Quiz Longtime 'Top Chef' Judge Padma Lakshmi On Top Refs

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