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Country singer Elizabeth Cook's new album Exodus of Venus took six years to make, after deaths in the family, divorce, rehab and a whirlwind romance. All that turmoil is reflected in her new songs.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss Donald Trump's foreign policy speech, and Ted Cruz and John Kasich's plan to stop Trump.

Hillary Clinton's stump speech on the campaign trail reveals her carefully calibrated approach to campaigning.

An information war is underway on Ukraine's troubled eastern flank, with pro-Russia radio and TV dominating the airwaves. But with key help from an American charity that makes no claim to neutrality, Ukraine's military now has its own FM radio station for its troops on the front. The reach of Army FM is limited, but Spirit of America's Jim Hake is determined to change that.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to legendary television producer Norman Lear about some insights into his character featured in a new documentary about his life called Just Another Version of You.

As the Republican Convention kicks off in Cleveland, Steve Inskeep talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts and Tucker Carlson of The Daily Caller.

Psychologist Darcy Lockman says there's been progress since the 1950s, but equal partnerships are a long way off. Her book All the Rage explores uneven distribution of childcare and domestic labor.

One year after the U.S. withdrew from the nuclear deal, Iran demanded changes from nations that remain part of it. Without moves to improve Iran's economy, it will increase its nuclear efforts.

“How do you know those are equivalent fractions?” fourth-grade math teacher Ashley Chapman asked a small group of students at Statesville Road Elementary…

Third-grader Naveah Taylor bounds out of Reid Park elementary school in a pink jacket and backpack. Her favorite subject is math.“I learned about adding…

In the aftermath of ISIS, a nurse in Mosul took it upon herself to clear the streets of corpses that had been there for weeks and months. It got her in trouble but helped spark a volunteer movement.

In our latest "Missed Connections," Helen Chapple, Saul Blair and Graham Hinton reunite to talk about how a humanitarian trip to Africa 50 years ago changed the trajectory of their lives.

NPR's podcast Invisibilia explores the stakes of your online identity. It's a question that comes up a lot in everyday life. And lately, in the courts.

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NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, about his impressions after Gina Haspel's confirmation hearing to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Game of Thrones, Saturday Night Live, and Westworld led the Primetime Emmy nominations back in July, but it was The Marvelous Mrs. Maiselthat took home the most awards.

Forty years ago, women sportswriters had to sue to get into men's locker rooms. Today, they are still fighting for access and equal treatment.

A strained "Star-Spangled Banner," a decaf flat white of a halftime show and, of course, the advertisements: Super Bowl LII's musical moments were legion, if often little else.

The Italian treat requires a certain formula to make it just right, and that means sugar. But as more people try to eat healthy, gelaterias must keep pace. A new machine is a step in that direction.

Almost 50 years after its release, the album remains a vision of universal healing, spiritual self-preservation in times of trouble and the god that appears when you seek her out.