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  • 9 minutes 56 seconds
    The "Bad Sisters" are back, and they're better than ever.
    The Apple TV series "Bad Sisters" debuted two years ago. There were laughs. There was murder. And that could've been it for the Garvey sisters, because the show wasn't originally intended to have a second season.

    But, as creator and star Sharon Horgan puts it — "You don't just kill a man and move on."

    The Garvey sisters are back for Season 2 – with more banter... wickedness... and secrets. We catch up with creator and star Sharon Horgan to find out what's in store.

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    22 November 2024, 8:44 pm
  • 12 minutes 16 seconds
    Some Trump cabinet picks are accused of sexual misconduct. What's it mean for #MeToo?
    If you're tracking Donald Trump's cabinet picks, you may have noticed common threads among them: top jobs are going to people fiercely loyal to Trump, people with experience appearing on TV, but no experience directly relevant to the jobs they would be doing.

    There's another thing several share: being accused of sexual misconduct. Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth, HHS Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, Elon Musk, who Trump has picked to co-run the Department of Government Efficiency — all these men have faced some variation of accusations of sexual misconduct. All have denied it, or claimed no memory.

    Donald Trump's first presidential win helped lay the groundwork for the #MeToo movement. What do his cabinet picks say about the movement today?

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    21 November 2024, 11:57 pm
  • 12 minutes 24 seconds
    Witnesses say Israel is using sniper drones in Gaza and they're shooting civilians
    Last week British surgeon Nizam Mamode testified in front of a committee in the U.K. Parliament. Dr. Mamode had recently returned from working at a hospital in Central Gaza.

    He told parliamentary members what he witnessed, including drones that would come down and "pick off civilians, children. And we had description after description. This is not, you know, an occasional thing. This was day after day after day."

    For months, NPR has been collecting eyewitness accounts from Gaza that corroborate Dr. Mamode's testimony, saying the Israeli military has been using sniper drone technology and that they're not just shooting enemies, but also civilians.|

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    20 November 2024, 10:50 pm
  • 9 minutes 47 seconds
    Is Trump's defense secretary nominee qualified?
    What does it take to run the Department of Defense? That's a question that will be at the heart of Pete Hegseth's confirmation process early next year.

    Hegseth, a longtime Fox News host, is President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense. The department he's nominated to run is one of the biggest, most complex entities in the US government. It's an institution that former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel notes – has its "own judicial code, legal system and health care system."

    Pete Hegseth is about to oversee a Defense Department with an 800 billion dollar budget, and millions of service members. Is he qualified for the job?

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    19 November 2024, 11:40 pm
  • 7 minutes
    If Trump gets rid of Department of Education, what would it mean for schools?
    President-elect Trump has vowed to elimanate the Department of Education. The DOE oversees everything from college student loans to aid for public school special education. What would shutting it down mean for America's schools?

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    18 November 2024, 9:39 pm
  • 11 minutes 50 seconds
    From Trump opponent to Trump loyalist: The evolution of Marco Rubio
    When compared to some of president-elect Trump's other cabinet picks, Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State is a pretty conventional choice.

    He's a veteran politician who served on the foreign relations and intelligence committees for over a decade, and he's been a loyal Trump backer throughout this year's campaign.

    But when you look back at Marco Rubio during his 2016 presidential campaign, there's a striking contrast.

    When he ran against Trump in 2016, Rubio called him a con artist, and described his style of leadership as dangerous. Now, he's going to work for him.

    Marco Rubio's political evolution is indicative of how the Republican Party has remade itself around Donald Trump, and it gives some clues about how he may operate as the nation's top diplomat.

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    17 November 2024, 9:39 pm
  • 10 minutes 23 seconds
    Trump nominates RFK Jr. to remake healthcare.
    This week President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services.

    The nomination comes after Trump promised to let Kennedy "go wild on health" during the campaign.

    Kennedy holds a number of controversial opinions on health, and promotes a number of scientifically debunked claims like vaccines cause autism, fluoride is poisoning the public water system and AIDS isn't caused by the HIV virus.

    Kennedy has long wanted to remake health and healthcare policy in the United States. Soon, he may get his chance.

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    15 November 2024, 9:54 pm
  • 14 minutes 6 seconds
    Kamala Harris ran a historic campaign. What will her legacy be?
    Vice President Kamala Harris made history as the first woman of color to lead the ticket of a major party. But despite her historic run, she ultimately lost. What will her legacy be?

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    14 November 2024, 10:35 pm
  • 14 minutes
    How will Democrats move forward? Three strategists weigh in
    Since Donald Trump won the presidency last week, Democrats have been pointing fingers, laying blame and second-guessing themselves.

    All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro talked with three democratic strategists who are looking ahead and asking: Where does the party go from here?

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    13 November 2024, 11:43 pm
  • 12 minutes 50 seconds
    With "Wicked," director Jon M. Chu writes his own story
    Wicked – the 20-year-old – smash hit on Broadway turns the story of the "Wizard of Oz" on its head.

    Now, the story of Elfaba the Wicked Witch of the West, Glinda the Good Witch, and the Wizard himself is making the shift from stage to screen.

    The director bringing the Broadway hit to screens across the country is Jon M. Chu, the director of the blockbuster Crazy Rich Asians.

    The movie version of Wicked is in many ways the culmination of Chu's own story as a person of color. Chu always wanted to be a filmmaker. Chu says his life experience and career lead him to tell the story of a person of color in a new way.

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    12 November 2024, 10:38 pm
  • 9 minutes 12 seconds
    In second term, will Trump punish news outlets that anger him?
    During the campaign, President-elect Trump called for reporters to be imprisoned and for media outlets to lose their licenses over unfavorable coverage, Will he make good on the threats?

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    11 November 2024, 11:01 pm
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