Vincent Acovino
Stories
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Dev Hynes' new Blood Orange album, 'Essex Honey,' explores grief and growing up
NPR's Juana Summers talks to multi-hyphenate musician Dev Hynes, who performs as Blood Orange, about Essex Honey, an album inspired by where he grew up and how he's navigated grief.
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Taylor Swift is engaged to Travis Kelce. That's a business opportunity in Kansas City
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ryan Fortney, VP of sales for Charlie Hustle -- a company that sells Kansas City-themed apparel, about the merch opportunities from the Swift-Kelce engagement.
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For Nourished By Time, music is a labor of love — and a life of labor
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Marcus Brown, the musician who records as Nourished By Time. His new album takes inspiration from the working class sounds of Baltimore house music.
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On the fence about motherhood? A new memoir explores why that may be the norm
NPR's Juana Summers speaks to journalist and author Ruthie Ackerman about her new book, The Mother Code: My Story of Love, Loss, and the Myths that Shape Us.
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Last call for Skype
We are saying goodbye to Skype. In 2009, the app had more than 400 million users, and made up 8% of the world's international calling minutes. Now Microsoft says it has shifted focus to its Teams app.
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What it's like to cover Pope Francis?
The man remembered today at a funeral in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis, was once very different.
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Sandtown neighborhood works to heal, and thrive 10 years after Freddie Gray
When Freddie Gray died in Baltimore police custody, many promises were made to his community, Sandtown. In the ten years since then, some have been kept, and some haven't.
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How 'South of Midnight' captured the sound of the American South
Music can change a person's entire gaming experience. That's the case with South of Midnight, now available on Xbox. Juana Summers talks to the game's composer about how his vision came to life.
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In his new book, Mark Hoppus talks about the sense of loss when Blink-182 broke up
In his new book, Blink-182 lead singer Mark Hoppus tells the story of how one of the biggest bands in the world broke up -- then overcame all the small things.
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The video game industry is at a crossroads