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Refugee Vetting 101
We've heard phrases like "extreme vetting" thrown around in politics. But how does refugee vetting actually work? Here's a brief primer with NPR's Deb Amos, who covers the Middle East.
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Why It’s Usually Hotter In A City | Let's Talk | NPR
The way cities are designed and inhabited can make actually make them hotter. So what's the solution? We explore a few ideas for beating the urban heat. Subscribe to NPR - http://bit.ly/NPRsubscribe • NPR explores how to cope with a...
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The Courage To Invent: A NASA Roboticist Tells Her Story | Joe's Big Idea| NPR
Growing up, Howard was obsessed with creating robots. She earned her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and by the time she was 27 she landed her dream job at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Howard describes an experience early on...
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What's the Point of the European Union? | Let's Talk | NPR
With Brexit negotiations in full swing and anti-EU sentiment on the rise in the rest of Europe, NPR asks why the European Union was formed in the first place, what it does today and why many are eager to safeguard it. An earlier version...
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Obama Warns Trump Against Relying On Executive Power | Morning Edition | NPR
President Obama has some advice for his successor — don't strike out on your own. Obama turned to executive actions on a number of big issues — like labor, climate and immigration — where Congress blocked his agenda. It's something...
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Billy Collins on Reading Poetry Aloud
What's the difference in hearing a poem read aloud versus reading it silently?
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Building A Brain: The Story Of The Arbutus Middle School Kinetic Club
Over the past school year, students from the Arbutus Middle School Kinetic Club built a 200 pound pink brain on wheels. Will it survive the 8-hour race through the streets of Baltimore?
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Transgender In Preschool | NPR Ed
The issue of transgender adults has gotten lots of attention recently in the wake of the very public transition of celebrity and champion athlete Bruce Jenner to Caitlyn Jenner. It isn't new that some men and women feel they were born...
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Obama to NPR: With Iran Nuclear Deal, Diplomacy Could Expand
In a year-end interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, President Obama says he still believes in diplomacy, dialogue and engagement with "rogue regimes" if he thinks it would benefit the United States. Produced by Kainaz Amaria and edited by...
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Bob Reads Emoticons
To really get the joke, you might want to watch the full series, "Bob And Linda Read Internet Movie Reviews:" http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp-wXwmbv3z8mbyTf7AbHLWQeO7LMgmhI (It's worth it!)
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COTTON: Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt (Part I)
How does a simple T-shirt get made? To find out, we decided to make one -- and track every step of production. It all started in Mississippi. Or, if you go back far enough, in a seed lab. The full story is at planetmoney.com/shirt. The...
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MACHINES: Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt (Part II)
How does a simple T-shirt get made? To find out, we decided to make one -- and track every step of production. To become yarn, our cotton travels half way around the world and meets some really cool machines. Get the full story at...
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Introducing: Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt
How does a simple T-shirt get made? To find out, we decided to make one -- and track every step of production. Turns out, there's nothing ordinary about a simple shirt. Get the full story at planetmoney.com/shirt. The videos: Part I:...
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YOU: Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt (Part V)
How does a simple T-shirt get made? To find out, we decided to make one -- and track every step of production. The journey starts and ends with people like you, who bought the shirt. In between, we learned, is an entire world. Get the...
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PEOPLE: Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt (Part III)
How does a simple T-shirt get made? To find out, we decided to make one -- and track every step of production. At the heart of the process are people like Jasmine, a garment worker in Bangladesh who worked on our shirts. Get the full...
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BOXES: Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt (Part IV)
How does a simple T-shirt get made? To find out, we decided to make one -- and track every step of production. The journey took us around the world. The trip would have been impossible without the humble container, the unsung hero of the...
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Inauguration Mashup: The Perfect Speech In 11 Simple Steps
In the unlikely scenario that you one day find yourself delivering an inaugural address, there are a few things you should know. Our systematic and scientific analysis of past inaugural addresses has yielded 11 easy steps to the perfect...
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Two Ways To Make A Dune | SKUNK BEAR
As communities rebuild their dune systems after Hurricane Sandy, scientists warn that man-made dunes just aren't as sturdy as natural ones. For the radio story, visit:...
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The Dirty Truth About That Other Jersey Shore
The Full Story, here: http://www.npr.org/2010/11/08/131167397/the-dirty-truth-about-that-other-jersey-shore
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A Caterpillar Transforms Into A Monarch Butterfly
A time-lapse of the transformation from a monarch caterpillar into a chrysalis into a butterfly. See the story here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129878708 Photos courtesy of: Julie Zickefoose Produced by: Mito...
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"Black Hearts"
The region around Kandahar city in Afghanistan is the Taliban's birthplace and breeding ground. That makes it a key location in the U.S. military's security efforts. But "securing" a region in which you can hardly distinguish friend from...
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Rural Indian School Makes Another Kind Of I-Pad
The Pardada Pardadi school outside Delhi is an unusual rural schoool. Women not only get a better education than most men in the area, but they learn to make feminine napkins. The profits from the products -- which are hard to come by in...
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Bob Modello on Delight
NPR's Bob Mondello discusses the delight of a Broadway show opening and the new NPR iPad app. Find out more at - http://www.npr.org/services/mobile/ipad.php
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Stimulus Snapshots: Education
The YouthBuild program in Washington, D.C., gives young people the chance to earn a high school equivalency degree, or GED, while learning construction and life skills. The Recovery Act will support 70 students over three years.