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| | Leila Fadel hosts Morning Edition and Up First. She was previously an NPR national correspondent covering race and identity and prior to that an international correspondent based in Cairo. |
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There’s something that Pidgeon Pagonis told me when we sat down to discuss their memoir, Nobody Needs to Know, that hurt my heart.
“Everyone had been lying to me my entire life.” |
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The intersex advocate was raised as a girl. They didn’t know the real reason they didn’t get a period. They didn’t know the real reason doctors operated on them throughout their childhood. They didn’t know that the painful and invasive surgeries weren’t actually necessary.
They discovered the truth by accident in a college freshman gender studies class. They were intersex. It upended Pagonis’ world. It changed their understanding of their past and put them on a future path of activism. The book takes the reader on the same journey Pagonis lived. It’s filled with heartbreak, healing and triumph. But after this book, they say they’re done telling the story of their past. From now on, they’ll only look forward. 🎧 Listen here. |
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| Weekly Dose of Wonder highlights wondrous, awe-inspiring stories that deepen our connection to the natural world and humanity. |
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Why do some foods improve with age, while others spoil? NPR's Pien Huang set out to find the answer by spending time with Chef Patrice Cunningham to learn how to make kimchi. Through the process, Huang came to appreciate the tiny microbes that transform cabbage into kimchi, milk into yogurt, soybeans into soy sauce, and so many more delicious things we enjoy. It's an appreciation that also unites me and my fiancé. Kimchi is a big part of my diet as an Asian American, and his German family introduced me to sauerkraut.
🎧 Listen to learn the science behind and health benefits of the wonder-inducing process of fermentation. Or, read the story here. |
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Black Stories, Black Truths: NPR's New Campaign Celebrates the Black Experience Turn on NPR today and you’ll hear a range of voices as varied, nuanced, and Black as the country we reflect. That’s because NPR sounds like whichever one of our hosts is at the mic, and all the passions, quirks, and lived experiences they bring with them.
Introducing Black Stories, Black Truths: a video series, a collection of podcast episodes, and—most importantly—a celebration of Black voices in journalism. Our voices aren’t a monolith, and neither is public media. Welcome to NPR, noir.
Click here to check out the feed, or search “NPR Black Stories, Black Truths” wherever you get podcasts. |
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| | Trolls are taking over the Pacific Northwest. Artist Thomas Dambo will install six whimsical giant troll sculptures made of reclaimed materials like scrap wood, old pallets and twigs across Washington state. They'll be there for at least three years, so plan your trip! (via OPB) |
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| | Jamal Jawad’s luck went from bad to worse when he opened his frozen custard shop: The pandemic came then two cars crashed into his store. Through perseverance, he now has three stores and a partnership with the Detroit Pistons. |
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| | Retired NFL star Michael Oher, the subject of the film The Blind Side, says the wealthy Tuohy family never adopted him. He alleges they tricked him into a conservatorship and profited from his name, image and likeness, while he never received money for The Blind Side's success. |
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