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Episodes

• On Jan. 1, Books, Movies And Music From 1923 Enter Public Domain

  James Boyle and Jennifer Jenkins of Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain talk with NPR's Leila Fadel about the movies, music and books from 1923 entering the public domain on Jan. 1.

  Dec 30, 2018 at 4:58 am

• An Argument Against Life Sentences, Especially For Juvenile Defendants

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Robert Holbrook, who was given a life sentence, and Ashley Nellis, co-author of the book "The Meaning of Life: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences."

  Dec 23, 2018 at 5:01 am

• Liz McComb Explores The Holiday Season In Latest Album

  "Merry Christmas" showcases classic songs and McComb's powerful voice. She tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about growing up singing and about Christmas at home in France.

  Dec 23, 2018 at 5:01 am

• A Mexican Girl Attached Her Christmas List To A Balloon. An Ariz. Man Found It

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Randy Heiss of Patagonia, Ariz., about a wish list attached to a balloon that had floated over the border from Mexico. He tracked down the little girl who sent it aloft.

  Dec 23, 2018 at 5:01 am

• What 'Unaccompanied Alien Children' Means

  The term is how the government describes some immigrant children, but it isn't always the best way to describe the children or the circumstances of their migration.

  Dec 23, 2018 at 5:01 am

• The Reaction In Afghanistan To Trump's Troop Withdrawal

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Afghan policy analyst Najib Sharifi about the regional reaction to President Trump's decision to pull thousands of U.S. troops from that country.

  Dec 23, 2018 at 5:01 am

• New Climate Deal Keeps Paris Accord Alive, Draws Path To Implementation

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with CNN's Senior International Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh about the climate deal recently reached at a major conference in Poland.

  Dec 16, 2018 at 5:25 am

• Aid Will Move Slowly From Yemen Port Ceasefire — If It Lasts

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to reporter Jane Ferguson about the situation in Yemen, where a ceasefire in a key port city is off to a shaky start.

  Dec 16, 2018 at 5:03 am

• Merry Christmas, And A Happy New 42 Years (And Counting)

  Two retired workers with Britain's Royal Mail have been exchanging the same Christmas card (by hand) for 43 years, marking most years in it with a little rhyme.

  Dec 16, 2018 at 5:03 am

• Record Latino Turnout Was A Huge Factor In Democrats' Midterm Election Wins

  NPR's Lulu-Garcia Navarro speaks with researcher Matt Barreto about his study showing that Latino voter turnout nearly doubled from 2014 to 2018. More than a quarter were first-time voters, he says.

  Dec 16, 2018 at 5:03 am

• Co-Founder: 'Cannibalism,' Not Anti-Trump Stand, Killed 'Weekly Standard'

  The last issue of the 23-year-old magazine was published this week, and co-founder and contributing editor John Podhoretz says friction between business and editorial teams seems to be one cause.

  Dec 16, 2018 at 5:03 am

• Left Exposed By Middle Eastern Upheaval, Christians Are Fleeing Region

  Janine diGiovanni discusses her report in Harper's on the accelerating persecution and uprooting of Christians in the land where the religion was born

  Dec 16, 2018 at 5:03 am