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The economy explained. Imagine you could call up a friend and get told what's going on with the economy. Now imagine that's actually a fun evening.

A look at the life and work of author Amy Tan.

Raymond Carver's short stories and poems provide important insights into his life, where the seeds for his stories can be found. They are brilliant in their own right and give the viewer an intimate, close-up look at this literary genius.

Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape choices and direct the relationships.

Listening to the news can feel like a journey. But 1A guides you beyond the headlines - and cuts through the noise.

WWI historian Alexander Watson rates five more First World War battle scenes from movies for realism. He discusses the accuracy of the trench warfare and military strategy portrayed in "1917" (2019) and "Paths of Glory" (1957). He also comments on surprise attacks, cavalry, and helmets in "War Horse" (2011) and "Blizzard of Souls" (2019). Watson analyzes the guns, artillery, ships, destroyers, cannons, and other weapons used in "Admiral" (2008).

Each week, Sam Sanders interviews people in the culture who deserve attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with other journalists.

America's funniest auto mechanics take calls from weary car owners all over the country, and crack wise while they diagnose Dodges and dismiss Diahatsus. You don't have to know anything about cars to love this one hour weekly laugh fest.

How did Larry Nassar, an Olympic gymnastics doctor, get away with abusing hundreds of women and girls for two decades? Believed is an inside look at how a team of women won a conviction in one of the largest serial sexual abuse cases in U.S. history. It's a story of survivors finding their power in a cultural moment when people are coming to understand how important that is. It's also an unnerving exploration of how even well-meaning adults can fail to believe.

Stories of the human heart. A candid, unscripted conversation between two people about what's really important in life: love, loss, family, friendship.

KQED Criminal Justice reporter Sukey Lewis, in On Our Watch brings listeners into the rooms where Police Officers are questioned and witnesses are interrogated to find out who this system is really protecting.

Adi Jaffe was a crystal meth dealer in Los Angeles, purchasing his supply from local meth labs and making his way up to dealing with Mexican cartels. Jaffe was arrested five times, with the final arrest resulting in his incarceration. Jaffe speaks with Insider about the practicalities of running crystal meth labs. He discusses the methods behind different methamphetamine recipes, the effects of anti-drug policies on the supply, how the cartels managed to take over the trade with super labs, and P2P meth precursor chemicals supplied from China.

Raising awesome kids takes help. NPR has science and experts to get through the toughest parenting moments.

Each week, Brittany Luse takes the things everyone's talking about and, in conversation with her favorite creators, tastemakers, and experts, gives you new ways to think about them.

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Exploring the biggest questions of all time with the help of the world's greatest thinkers. Host Manoush Zomorodi inspires them to learn more about the world, their communities, and most importantly, themselves.

Gregory Warner tells stories that follow familiar conversations into unfamiliar territory. At a time when the world seems small but it's as hard as ever to escape our echo chambers, Rough Translation takes you places.

Ken Rudin, an expert in American politics and campaign history, joins MPR News host Kerri Miller every week for a conversation about the latest on President Trump, Congress, and the American political scene.

A Christmas tree from a secret admirer comes between a young woman and her fiancé in 1902 New York.

Two young men of color vanished three months apart, on the same road in Naples, Florida, under eerily similar circumstances nearly 20 years ago. They were last seen with the same white sheriff's deputy.

Bill and Toony spotlight the cartoons and history of four decades - the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s (with special guest Bill Kurtis): Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1938), The Bashful Buzzard (1945), La petite évasion (1955), La Panthère rose cavalière (1967), Le Rebelle (1949).