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The Most Common Listener Questions About The Pandemic, Revisited
NPR's Michel Martin and Ari Shapiro revisit the most common questions The National Conversation has received in the last two months. And the show says goodbye, for now.
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Play It Forward: Bernice's Robin Dann On Writing Music With A Sense Of Surprise
In the third episode of Play It Forward, Ari Shapiro interviews Robin Dann of the Canadian band, Bernice. She talks about redefining success and how the freedom of jazz informs her music.
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Play It Forward: Glenn Copeland On Patience, Positivity And The Band Bernice
Glenn Copeland, whose ambient and electronic recordings were largely unknown for decades, talks about his late career reemergence, the power of positive thinking and the Canadian band Bernice.
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'Godshot' Author Explains How Fiction Helps Us Face Real-World Adversity
"Art can help me ask the difficult questions of myself," says Chelsea Bieker. In her debut novel, a devastating drought in a California town has led residents to put their faith in a cult leader.
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Caribou On 'Suddenly' And The Inspirational Beauty Of Glenn Copeland
In the inaugural segment of Play It Forward, Ari Shapiro speaks with Dan Snaith, who records under the name Caribou, about his new album Suddenly and the inspiration he found in Glenn Copeland.
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From Symphony Orchestras To Wedding Bands, Musicians Cope With The Coronavirus
Bigger artists may count on fan support and labels to carry them through canceled tours, but working musicians — from orchestra members and wedding singers to indie rappers — are looking elsewhere.
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Mandy Moore On Self-Forgiveness And Her Musical Reawakening On 'Silver Landings'
After a decade-long gap between albums, the singer and This Is Us star talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about returning to music, conquering self doubt and revisiting old songs.
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Twitter Vows That As Disinformation Tactics Change, Its Policies Will Keep Pace
Twitter's new policy attempts to flag and provide greater context for content that the platform believes to have been "significantly and deceptively altered or fabricated."
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Where Voters Are: Mayor Of Pueblo, Colo.
As part of NPR's election-year project, Where Voters Are, All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro sits down with the mayor of Pueblo, Colo.
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From 'Steel City' To A Service Economy, Changing Times In Pueblo, Colo.
What does it mean to live in a booming economy? In Pueblo, Colo., good manufacturing jobs have turned into low-paying service jobs.