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Kapa Haka | NPR
“We perform haka as an expression of pride,” says Karl Johnstone. Kapa haka, a traditional Māori posture dance, “was about not only intimidating the opponents, but it was about how do we actually prevent degenerating into a battle?” he...
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U.S. Immigration | Let's Talk | NPR
For over 200 years the U.S. Immigration policies have determined who the U.S. lets in, and who is shut out. NPR’s Tom Gjelten explains. • Read or listen to "What Does Chain Migration Mean? We Get An Explanation" at https://n.pr/2rnvDun...
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What It Takes To Have A Constitutional Crisis | Ron's Office Hours | NPR
The constitution is something of an owners manual for taxpayers. But, like many an owners manual, it doesn't necessarily cover all the bases. A constitutional crisis occurs at a moment when the Constitution is not enough to revolve a...
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Baby Talk | Let's Talk | NPR
When babies babble they are in a heightened state of arousal and ready to learn. Subscribe to NPR! https://bit.ly/2o5dHjo Host of NPR’s Hidden Brain Shankar Vedantam breaks down the four types of baby babble. • Read or listen to:...
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The Last 2% Of Puerto Ricans Are Still Waiting For Power (360°) | NPR
In the mountainous regions of Puerto Rico, thousands are still waiting for the lights to come back on. Why is power restoration for the last two percent of Puerto Ricans so difficult? NOTE: This 360 video has 360 audio and is best...
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Honeycrisp vs Red Delicious - How We Finally Got Good Apples | Planet Money | NPR
The mid-20th century was a bad time to be an apple lover. The produce section of supermarkets only had a few apples, and one stood tall above the rest: Mealy, and tough-skinned, it was the Red Delicious. Back in those days, apples were a...
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Can Your Cemetery Really Bury You Forever? | Planet Money | NPR
If you die in America, chances are the cemetery is going to promise to maintain your grave forever. Americans take this for granted, but it is a whacky, wild promise that we maybe should not be making. In a lot of other countries, you...
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Why Are Cities Still So Segregated? | Let's Talk | NPR
In 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act that made it illegal to discriminate in housing. Gene Demby of NPR’s Code Switch explains why neighborhoods are still so segregated today. • Read "How Segregation Shapes Fatal Police...
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When Daydreaming Gets In The Way Of Real Life | Invisibilia | NPR
As a child, M spent hours daydreaming, crafting storylines based off her favorite cartoons and sci-fi books. This fantasy world was more exciting, more vivid than the real world. But as M got older, her daydreaming habit didn't go away....
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Why The Price Of Coca-Cola Didn't Change For 70 Years | Planet Money | NPR
The thing about prices is they tend to change. But for 70 years, between 1886 and the late 1950s, the price of a Coca-Cola was a shiny nickel. Think about how crazy that is: Between 1886 and the late '50s, you had two world wars,...
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Talking Periods in Public | NPR
“There are something like 5,000 euphemisms for periods,” says Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, author of Periods in Public – and there are infinitely more experiences. These five people tackle the period taboo head on....
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1968: A Pivotal Year | Ron's Office Hours | NPR
It's been 50 years since 1968, one of the most momentous years in modern U.S. history. NPR’s senior political editor and correspondent Ron Elving explains some of the key moments from that consequential time.
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So, You Want To Repeal The 2nd Amendment | Ron’s Office Hours | NPR
The Second Amendment casts a long shadow across gun discussions in the U.S. Gun rights advocates warn that those in favor of gun control want to take away the rights written into the Constitution. But actually changing the Constitution...
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How Credit Cards Were Invented | Planet Money | NPR
Ever wondered why the chip on your credit card made it slower — or where the chip and stripe on your credit card even came from? Here's the story. In the mid-'60s, the airline industry had a problem. The 747, the first real jumbo jet,...
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Winter Foraging | The Salt | NPR
People might not think of winter as a fruitful season for foraging wild edibles, but nutritionist and expert forager Debbie Naha says there’s actually a lot out there that you can find year round. • Read more: http://n.pr/2pcD7fe...
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For Kids, How Much Screen Time is Too Much? | Let's Talk | NPR
There's so much information -- and anxiety -- out there about how much time your kids should spend using devices. Here's our video guide to balancing the need for limits with the potential benefits. • Read "5 Things To Know About Screen...
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Quakers Invented The Price Tag | Planet Money | NPR
Most of us are used to prices that don’t change. You go into a store to buy some Quaker Oats, and they're going to cost the same for you as they will for whoever tries to buy them next. For most of human history, you had to haggle over...
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American Trucks Owe It All To Frozen Chicken | Planet Money | NPR
How Frozen American Chicken Helped Shape The Market For American Trucks German families in the 1960s loved tasty, cheap frozen American-raised chicken. At the same time, Americans loved fun, cheap Volkswagen Beetles. This arrangement was...
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Never Bet Against The Dutch East India Company | Planet Money | NPR
In the early 1600s there was one stock market with only one company’s stock in it, and it didn't take long before someone tried to manipulate the price. Four hundred years ago, Isaac Le Maire helped found the Dutch East India Company....
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Crossing the Southern Border for College
The high cost of college in California is prompting students to cross the Mexican border in search of affordable options. CETYS, a private university with campuses in three Mexican border towns, currently enrolls over 300 California...
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Farming and Vets
Nearly 4,000 Vermont veterans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11. Many veterans are still dealing with the invisible wounds of war. Some of them, however, have begun to find healing through farming. One veteran who is raising...
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Catching Snowflakes for Science
Scientists from the Desert Research Institute in California are recruiting some very young researchers to help them better understand snow storms. The researchers have opened up data collection to citizen scientists, as they will need...
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Debate: Should Panhandling Be Illegal?
A new Sacramento law makes what the city calls “aggressive panhandling” illegal. It forbids people from begging for food or money within 30 feet of a bank or ATM or outside of restaurants. Those caught breaking this law more than three...
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Working While Homeless
People who are homeless are often stereotyped as not having a job and living on the street. But many working people do not have a stable home of their own because they cannot afford it. They may live with friends or family temporarily,...