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After serving time in prison for war crimes, a former military interrogator starts a new life as a professional gambler. But as this complex drama shows, it's not always easy to escape the past.

Academic turned cultural critic Camille Paglia argues that the way poetry is taught often strips the art form of its power and context. Her book, Break, Blow, Burn, aims to teach readers how to reconnect with the power and pleasures of poetry.

Elizabeth Strout's latest is a chronicle of a plague year — and also of the main character's growing insights into herself, her family, and their changing relationships during this period.

Haitian refugees in Massachusetts have bonded with a local restaurant owner to hold dinners of their favorite traditional dishes.

Chief diversity officer was once a hot job. But now DEI is under attack and executives like Candace Byrdsong Williams, who built a career in diversity, equity and inclusion, are out in the cold.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former National Intelligence Council officer for Iran Heather Williams about the psychological consequences intelligence officers experience after traumatic events.

The prescription drug Ozempic helps people with diabetes control their blood sugar. But its wild popularity is due to a side effect: rapid weight loss. That's made it hard to find in some areas.

National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice has refused to testify publicly before the panel investigating the Sept. 11 attacks. Former national security advisors Zbigniew Brzezinski and William Clark say Rice's refusal is in accord with the law and history of executive privilege, but it endangers the nation's trust in the Bush administration. Hear NPR's Juan Williams, Brzezinski and Clark.

In the 1950s, composer William Bolcom began an ambitious project to set the 46 poems in William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience to music. A massive work, the result premiered in 1984. Now, a recording of Bolcom's work has finally been released. NPR's Jeffrey Freymann-Weyr reports.

Twyanna Williams left high school when she was 15 years old so she could help her mom pay the bills. But she never stopped wanting to go back to school. Williams was also the class valedictorian.

The pandemic has been disastrous for the economy as a whole, but the worst effects have been felt disproportionately by Black and Latino communities. As the pandemic drags on, we sit down with Charlotte’s Black and Latino business leaders and analysts to understand what is behind these racial disparities and what solutions might lead us towards a more equitable economy.

Nearly 20 years after the Charlotte Sting disbanded, the Queen City buzzes again with talk of women’s basketball. We discuss the latest developments and the potential for more women’s basketball coming to Charlotte.

Riley Williams is typically only allowed to leave home for work, court proceedings or approved outings. This weekend, that may include jousting and a make-believe renaissance wedding.

President Barack Obama is calling for quick action for the stimulus bill. The president's new tone of urgency may be working.

Next Tuesday, Black Entertainment Television rolls out the red carpet for its 2007 Awards. Emmy Award-winning journalist and BET producer, P. Frank Williams, gives us the low-down.

What do you know about marathoning seniors, Diane Keaton's fashion choices and Taylor Swift sales? Find out!

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http://66.225.205.104/CT20100609.mp3Sustainable Design Sustainable development superstar William McDonough joins us. We'll talk with him about his…

It was expected to be a fast-paced, competitive showcase for two of the best players in the country, but thanks to tough defenses it became a foul-laden slog. UNC finally pinned the Bulldogs, 71-65.

President Trump and Elon Musk claim the Biden administration abandoned two astronauts in space. But the publicly available evidence suggests a different story.