Jordan-Marie Smith
Stories
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With his first Grammy nomination, Destin Conrad embraces personal evolution
Destin Conrad went from teen social media star to a musician touring the world on some of its biggest stages. In 2025, he put out both an R&B and jazz album and earned his first Grammy nomination.
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Maine has lost a beloved icon, 'Lobster Lady' Virginia Oliver dead at 105
Maine has lost a beloved legend. Virginia Oliver, known as the Lobster Lady, has died at age 105. She spent more than nine decades working on the sea at a job she loved.
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A new Pope and the Super Bowl seem to be going hand-in-hand
EVERY TIME THIS CENTURY that the Catholic Church has elected a new pope, the Seahawks have made it to the Super Bowl.
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In 'The Starseekers', magic, mystery and romance collide with timelines
Author Nicole Glover's new book 'The Starseekers' focuses on a space-race themed magical murder mystery, with a Black woman at the center.
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Send your name into space aboard Artemis II
Submit your name on NASA's website if you'd like it loaded on an SD card and launched into space aboard Artemis II.
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Why reliving 2016 is the new social media trend
Social media users, in 2026, are reliving 2016 nostalgia online. We answer the questions swirling around why and what this means.
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If an Anne Boleyn portrait is really Elizabeth I, there's a good reason
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tudor historian Owen Emmerson about his theory that the face in a famous portrait of Anne Boleyn is actually that of her daughter, Elizabeth I.
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Poet Amanda Gorman on her work, 'For Renee Nicole Good'
Poet Amanda Gorman wrote a poem for Renee Good, who was killed by an ICE officer this week. Gorman reads her poem and speaks on its meaning.
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Changing depictions of women at work in film
NPR's Kathryn Fink and Jordan Marie Smith talk about why Broadcast News still resonates in conversations about women and ambition.
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Celebrate New Year's Eve with drinks made famous on screen
NPR's Tamara Keith steps into Death & Company bar in Washington, D.C., where movie-inspired cocktails set the mood for New Year's Eve.
