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    StoryCorps
    Albert Sykes fielded questions from his son, Aiden, at StoryCorps in Jackson, Miss.
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    Encore: A Black Father Answers Tough Questions From His Son

    Jun 05, 2020
    In 2015, then-9-year-old Aiden Sykes asks his father, Albert, some of the heavy questions — and gets some meaningful words in return. "My dream is for you to live out your dreams," Albert tells him.
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    Hoops, High Jumps, Movement Of Muscles: A Crowdsourced Poem Inspired By Sports

    Nov 28, 2019
    Poet Kwame Alexander creates a poem from submissions about tennis, baseball, ballet, track, football, basketball and hockey, as well as themes of winning and losing and technique and talent.
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    Let's Play Ball! Share Your Sports-Inspired Poems

    Nov 13, 2019
    NPR's Rachel Martin and poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander want to read your poems about sports. You can use sport as a metaphor for our lives — or simply write about the game or team you love.
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    Morning Edition Turns 40
    NPR's Cokie Roberts is shown in her home office in 1990 with her dog, Abner, and cat, Tabasco.
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    The Lightest Live Moments: Celebrating The Best 'Morning Edition' Bloopers

    Nov 08, 2019
    As Morning Edition marks its 40th anniversary, we revisit some of the show's perfect imperfections, including an appearance by Cokie Roberts' dog, Abner; a lost commentator; and some host giggles.
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    StoryCorps
    Janie Bush (left) and daughter Tracey Bush at their StoryCorps interview in Dallas on Dec. 8, 2014.
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    Mother-Daughter Duo Reunited Against The Odds: 'I Believed That You Were Dead'

    Nov 08, 2019
    At age 19, Janie Bush gave birth to a daughter with a life-threatening condition and gave her up for adoption. After 12 years, Janie reconnected with Tracey Bush, who has since made a full recovery.
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    Morning Edition Turns 40
    NPR newscasters Jackie Judd (left) and Carl Kasell (right) with <em>Morning Edition</em> host Bob Edwards (center), circa 1979. Judd became a reporter for ABC News and broke the Monica Lewinsky story. Kasell was the show's lead newscaster for 30 years be
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    'Morning Edition': The Radio News Show That Almost Wasn't

    Nov 05, 2019
    Morning Edition debuted on Nov. 5, 1979. The newsmagazine show had a rocky beginning, including a total revamp of hosts and leadership, an internal boycott by reporters and resource challenges.
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    StoryCorps
    Donnie Pedrola, 48, (left) and Tom Gasko, 57, at their Rolla, Mo., vacuum repair shop and museum, in June. "Most people aren't that passionate about something," Pedrola says of Gasko's lifelong and prolific love for vacuum cleaners.
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    'You Get Swept Up': A Story Of Love, Passion — And Vacuum Cleaners

    Sep 06, 2019
    On their first date, Tom Gasko and his husband Donnie Pedrola talked for hours about vacuum designs. "Most people aren't that passionate about something," Pedrola tells Gasko at StoryCorps.
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    A 40-Year 'Morning' Soundtrack, Revised, Has Some Humming The Blues

    May 08, 2019
    Old habits die hard for some listeners who have reacted to the new 'Morning Edition' theme music.
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    Potential candidate Howard Schultz said he wants nothing more than for President Trump to be defeated, but he fears Democrats will nominate someone too far to the left.
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    Why Howard Schultz's Independent Bid For President Is A Radical Idea

    Jan 29, 2019
    The former Starbucks CEO has a better chance than most because of his wealth, but there are reasons George Washington was the nation's only independent president.
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    President Trump stands beside Republican Troy Balderson, running in Ohio's 12th Congressional District, during a rally Saturday in Ohio.
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    Ohio Special Election: 4 Lessons Both Parties Are Learning For The Midterms

    Aug 08, 2018
    There were lots of takeaways from Tuesday's election, from whether Republicans should stand with President Trump or whether attacks on Nancy Pelosi work, to which issues really matter to voters.
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    Analysis
    President Trump has agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by May.
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    High Risk, High Reward For Trump's Meeting With North Korea's Kim Jong Un

    Mar 09, 2018
    Experts cautiously welcomed the news of the meeting. But they warn about raising expectations and that preparation is key, something that is not one of the administration's demonstrated strengths.
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    Code Switch
    Melisande Short-Colomb, 63, is a descendant of slaves sold by the Jesuits to fund Georgetown University. She's enrolled as a freshman there and plans to major in African-American studies.
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    Starting School At The University That Enslaved Her Ancestors

    Sep 19, 2017
    NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talked to Mélisande Short-Colomb, whose family was once enslaved by Georgetown University. Now, at 63, Short-Colomb has enrolled as a freshman there.
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    President Barack Obama laughs with Frank Deford as he awards him the 2012 National Humanities Medal for transforming how we think about sports, during a ceremony in the East Room of White House on July 10, 2013
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    Frank Deford's 1,656th Commentary

    May 03, 2017
    On May 3rd, 2017, Frank Deford shared that this will be his final regular commentary for NPR.
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    NPR News Nuggets
    A proton arc named Steve.
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    NPR News Nuggets: Night Lights, Robo Cops & A Sweet Treat

    Apr 29, 2017
    Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.
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    Strange News
    This pig looks more like Wilbur and is probably nicer than Piggy Smalls, the pig that terrorized an Oregon town since last November.
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    NPR News Nuggets: Terrorizing Pig, (Sort Of) Flying Pig & Wigs

    Feb 11, 2017
    Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.
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    Politics
    In an interview with NPR, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly again took the blame for the rocky rollout of the travel ban and for failing to notify congressional leaders of the policy's implementation.
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    Homeland Security Secretary: Travel Vetting Could Include Passwords, Tweets

    Feb 09, 2017
    John Kelly tells NPR that screening needs to improve. He also says President Trump's travel ban is not based on religion, and one of the great strengths of the U.S. is diversity of religious views.
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    Hillary Clinton spoke to the audience during the second presidential debate.
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    Poor Timing To Investigate A Trump Attack Line

    Nov 04, 2016
    The NPR story came almost a month after Trump's attack and less than a week before the election.
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    Black Evangelical Amisho Baraka: Why I'm Not Voting For Trump Or Clinton

    Sep 23, 2016
    Morning Edition's David Greene talks to Christian rapper Amisho Baraka, who says that as a black evangelical, he's not comfortable supporting either party's presidential candidate.
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    The Two-Way
    David Greene has co-hosted <em>Morning Edition </em>since 2012.
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    NPR Shifts Host Roles For 'Morning Edition,' 'Weekend Edition Sunday'

    Sep 15, 2016
    As Renee Montagne leaves the Morning Edition host seat, David Greene is relocating to the West Coast, Rachel Martin is moving to weekdays and Lulu Garcia-Navarro is taking over on Sundays.
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    Unsung Museums: A Tour Of Little-Known Gems
    Realistic-looking wooden pistols carved and painted by an inmate at the Walls Unit prison in Huntsville, Texas, in 1964. They were intended to be used in an escape attempt but were discovered by employees of the prison.
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    From Homemade Weapons To Inmate Art, An Inside Look At Life Behind Bars

    Sep 06, 2016
    The Texas Prison Museum displays wooden guns that look real, shanks made from spoons and a chess set carved from soap. The item that gets the most attention? An electric chair nicknamed Old Sparky.
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    Unsung Museums: A Tour Of Little-Known Gems
    Single-belled baritones and euphoniums line the ceiling of the V&E Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection to make room the bigger instruments on the floor and walls.
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    A Museum With Nearly 300 Brass Horns: You've Gotta See It Tuba-lieve It

    Aug 30, 2016
    Vincent Simonetti started playing tuba in high school in the 1950s. It was love at first puff. Now he and his wife, Ethel, have filled a house in Durham, N.C., with tubas for the public to tour.
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    Renee Montagne To Step Down As Host Of 'Morning Edition'

    Jul 18, 2016
    After a dozen years of arriving at work every weekday at midnight, Montagne says she's ready to try something new. She will become a special correspondent on Morning Edition.
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    Michael Oreskes Shares His NPR Preview For 2016

    Jan 21, 2016
    NPR's head of news reflects on his first nine months on the job, and shares his vision for 2016.
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    Code Switch
    A protester stands in front of police vehicles with his hands up during a demonstration in Ferguson, Mo., where in August 2014 a white police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old black man.
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    The Fear Of Black Men In America: How It Feels To Be A Problem

    Apr 01, 2015
    In the #FearAndRace discussion, hundreds of people weighed in on what it was like to navigate the world as black men seen as a threat, and how they did it.
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