Melissa Block
Stories
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Politics
Florida families face confusion after gender-affirming care ban temporarily blocked
This week, a judge temporarily blocked Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for kids. It's seen as a win for trans rights but a chilling effect has left some providers and families confused on care.
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National
Heads up! Stunning birds are all around us, even in dense cities
If you pay attention, you can see or hear a wide variety of birds, especially in migration season.
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Environment
She ripped up her manicured lawn and challenged the norms of gardening stories
In Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden, Camille Dungy describes her years-long project to transform her weed-filled, water-hogging, monochromatic lawn into a pollinator's paradise.
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Politics
Disney flexes its legal muscle in latest feud with DeSantis
NPR's Melissa Block talks with New York Times reporter Brooks Barnes about the feud between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis and the power that Disney holds in the state of Florida.
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World
51 years later, Germany has a panel to review the Munich Olympics hostage massacre
NPR's Melissa Block talks with Michael Brenner, professor at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, about the review the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack that killed 11 Israeli athletes.
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National
'Dead Ringers' shows pregnancy's beauty, horrors as Rachel Weisz plays Mantle twins
NPR's Melissa Block speaks with actress Rachel Weisz and screenwriter Alice Birch about the new series Dead Ringers, about a pair of celebrity OB/GYN twins in New York.
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Arts & Life
Photographer's decade-long, 600,000 mile journey shows indigenous life in new book
NPR's Melissa Block talks with Matika Wilbur about her new book Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America.
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National
Dolly Parton talks about her new kids book and why she's drawn to literature
NPR's Melissa Block talks with singer-songwriter and American icon Dolly Parton about her new kids book Billy the Kid Makes It Big!
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Politics
State bans on gender affirming care for trans youth are often put on hold by courts
State legislatures around the U.S. are passing bans on gender affirming care for trans youth at a quickening pace. Yet these bans are often put on hold by courts skeptical of their legality.
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National
Parents raise concerns as Florida bans gender-affirming care for trans kids
Florida's medical boards have voted to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Families with trans children and medical providers who care for them are worried about the impact.