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The Bookshelf is NHPR's new series on authors and books with ties to the Granite State. All Things Considered host Peter Biello interviews authors, covers…
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Millennials are often painted as entitled, selfie-snapping narcissists, but do they deserve the “kids these days” label? On today’s show we’ll attempt to…
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Ever heard of Philip Glass the plumber? Kurt Vonnegut the car salesman? On today’s show we pay homage to artists who didn’t quit their day jobs, even…
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Last month the New Hampshire Senate nearly made cursive a mandatory part of public school curriculum. But does the argument for keeping longhand in the…
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Today’s classrooms may come outfitted with iPads and gadgets, but the textbook industry has weathered the digital storm surprisingly well. On today’s show…
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You may know Maz Jobrani as a panelist on Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! but his early acting career included roles in television and film, often playing parts…
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We may not know who will bring home Oscars tonight, but two things are certain: a-list actresses will walk the red carpet, and they will be asked the…
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Miranda July. Maybe you know her from her quirky and charming 2005 film “Me And You And Everyone We Know,” which won the special jury prize at Sundance –…
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As long as transplants have been medically possible, there have been horror stories about the black market organ trade. On today’s show, an anthropologist…
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“Maybe we should just move to Sweden.” It’s a common refrain in some households, this desire to move to a country that we paint as utopian. Well, after…