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3 days ago | 
flipboard.com | Jess Kung |Leah Donnella |B.A. Parker |Dalia Mortada |Christina Cala |Xavier Lopez | +4 more
Horowhenua-Kāpiti Rugby Union can all rugby this Saturday after referee abusedThe Horowhenua-Kāpiti Rugby Union has followed through with its threat to cancel all rugby for the weekend after a referee was so seriously abused he …
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1 week ago | 
wrvo.org | Gene Demby |B.A. Parker |Jess Kung |Courtney Stein
In recent months we've seen the Trump administration punishing speech critical of Israel in its widening effort to combat what it sees as antisemitism. As protestors have been detained for pro-Palestinian activism, we've seen attacks on Jews and people expressing concern for Israeli hostages in Gaza — and in the wake of all this, a lot Jews don't agree on which actions constitutive antisemitism.
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3 weeks ago | 
wrvo.org | Gene Demby |B.A. Parker |Christina Cala |Courtney Stein
How the false notion of "white genocide" traveled from the political fringes to the Oval Office. The week on Code Switch, we're talking to a reporter who was in the room during a meeting when President Trump pushed this conspiracy theory on the president of South Africa. And we're digging into what Trump's fixation on white South Africans tell us about anxieties over white replacement here in the U.S.
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3 weeks ago | 
npr.org | Gene Demby
How the false notion of "white genocide" traveled from the political fringes to the Oval Office. The week on Code Switch, we're talking to a reporter who was in the room during a meeting when President Trump pushed this conspiracy theory on the president of South Africa. And we're digging into what Trump's fixation on white South Africans tell us about anxieties over white replacement here in the U.S.This episode was produced by Christina Cala and Jess Kung. It was edited by Courtney Stein.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Gene Demby |B.A. Parker |Christina Cala |Courtney Stein |Jess Kung |Xavier Lopez | +3 more
NowAs USAID pulls back, the stage is set for a high-stakes debate at the Human Rights Festival. What does the USAID withdrawal mean for young Africans? Could Africa's greatest opportunity come from a funding crisis?
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3 weeks ago | 
wrvo.org | Aisha Harris |Linda Holmes |Gene Demby |Liz Metzger
Succession creator Jesse Armstrong is back with Mountainhead, a new movie with characters who are just as wealthy, powerful, and insecure as the Roy family. Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Ramy Youssef and Cory Michael Smith star as four tech moguls gathering for a low-key guys' weekend of poker. But business and unchecked, overinflated egos quickly lead them all down a very dark path.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Aisha Harris |Linda Holmes |Gene Demby |Liz Metzger |Mike Katzif |Jessica Reedy
17 hours ago 'Succession' Creator's New HBO Movie with Steve Carell Causes a Huge Divide on Rotten Tomatoes Premiering on Saturday, May 31, Succession creator Jesse Armstrong's new HBO flick Mountainhead might be earning praise from critics, but fans haven't … 18 hours ago ‘Mountainhead’ star Cory Michael Smith: ‘This is one of my favorite jobs, easily, that I’ve ever had’ ‘Mountainhead’ star Cory Michael Smith: ‘This is one of my favorite jobs, easily, that I’ve ever had.’ He stars as a...
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1 month ago | 
tpr.org | Christina Cala |Gene Demby |Jess Kung |Courtney Stein
About 1 in 10 restaurants in the United States serve Mexican cuisine. That hunger for chalupas, tacos and more in the U.S. has been longstanding — from the conquistadors' love affair with chocolate, to the classic San Francisco burrito. This week, we're exploring the history of Mexican food in the United States, and asking what it takes for a cuisine to become quintessentially "American." Copyright 2025 NPR Arts & Culture tacosTop StoriesNational Stories
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1 month ago | 
wrvo.org | Christina Cala |Gene Demby |Jess Kung |Courtney Stein
About 1 in 10 restaurants in the United States serve Mexican cuisine. That hunger for chalupas, tacos and more in the U.S. has been longstanding — from the conquistadors' love affair with chocolate, to the classic San Francisco burrito. This week, we're exploring the history of Mexican food in the United States, and asking what it takes for a cuisine to become quintessentially "American."
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1 month ago | 
mainepublic.org | Scott Detrow |Gene Demby
SCOTT DETROW, HOST:Five years ago today, George Floyd was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer. There was a swift reaction around the world, leading to a summer of protests calling for police reform. Today, that sweeping energy around reimagining and reforming policing has evaporated. According to Gallup, few institutions enjoy higher rates of approval from Americans than the police, even though most people rarely interact with them.
