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ListenBefore 2026's midterms, President Trump wants to ban mail-in ballots and electronic voting machines, and change voting rules. Legal expert Richard Hasen discusses the future of free and fair elections.
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ListenIn 1984, the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap satirized heavy metal bands. Now the characters are back for a sequel, Spinal Tap II. Reiner says "they have grown neither emotionally or musically."
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ListenThe issues facing journalism these days — from online clickbait to corporate interference — run throughout The Paper. But it's primarily a comedy, with characters and actors that will win you over.
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ListenYounger follows in the footsteps of greats like Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane, using her instrument in many styles of jazz and pop music.
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ListenStrings says his guitar has been his best friend for as long as he can remember. After his mother's death this past June, music became a source of catharsis.
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ListenDarren Aronofsky's film is a funny, bloody valentine to 1990s New York City. Though awfully engrossing, Caught Stealing's mix of rambunctious slapstick and bone-crunching violence doesn't always gel.
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ListenWyle spent 11 seasons on the drama ER. When it was time prep for the HBO series The Pitt, he went to medical boot camp to learn how health care had changed. Originally broadcast April 21, 2025.
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ListenGupta's new book examines the world of pain — why we feel it, and how we can treat it. He says distraction and meditation can be useful tools for managing certain kinds of pain.
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ListenSept. 1 marks what would have been Pepper's 100th birthday. Kevin Whitehead offers an appreciation of the jazz saxophonist, who started on clarinet at age 9. Pepper died in 1982.
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ListenMark Ruffalo stars as a former priest turned FBI agent in Brad Ingelsby's new HBO miniseries. Set in small-town Pennsylvania, Task is packed with action and conflict, but it also has a lot of heart.