Mia Venkat
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Main Character of the Week: Mr. Fantasy
NPR's Mia Venkat explains to All Things Considered host Scott Detrow who the internet has been obsessed with this week.
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Jumper, a wild horse famous for jumping fences in North Carolina, has died
Wild horse manager Meg Puckett remembers the horse "Jumper," a wild horse on North Carolina's Outer Banks famous for jumping fences.
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Why fans and critics alike are slamming Taylor Swift's new album
NPR's Mia Venkat explains to Scott Detrow what the internet couldn't stop talking about this week.
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'All Things Considered' bids farewell to host Ari Shapiro
All Things Considered is saying goodbye to Ari Shapiro, whose hosts his final show today following 10 years with the program and more than 25 with NPR.
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The fake Anthropologie rock that fooled boyfriends everywhere
NPR's Mia Venkat explains to Ari Shapiro what the internet was obsessed with this week.
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How the series "The Summer I Turned Pretty" took over the internet
NPR's Mia Venkat explains what the internet was obsessed with this week.
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Author Stephen Greenblatt on 'Shakespeare's Greatest Rival,' Christopher Marlowe
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to author Stephen Greenblatt about Dark Renaissance, which explores the life of Christopher Marlowe — the playwright he describes as "Shakespeare's greatest rival."
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A record number of shipwrecks have been discovered in the Great Lakes in recent years
NPR's Juana Summers talks with maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen about the record number of shipwreck discoveries in the Great Lakes in recent years, including two just in the last several months.
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On 'Miss Black America,' singer-songwriter Kirby pays homage to her Mississippi roots
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with soul singer KIRBY about her new album, Miss Black America, and how her Mississippi roots have shaped her music.
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Main character of the week: Swifties
Sometimes online, there's a character everyone's talking about: someone or something the internet has decided they're obsessed with. This week it has to be Taylor Swift and her fanbase – the Swifties.