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Feb 10, 2025 | npr.org | Ashley Brown |Juana Summers |Lauren Hodges

Journalist Kelsey McKinney breaks down the pull and power of gossip in new memoirNPR's Juana Summers speaks with journalist Kelsey McKinney about her new book, You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip.

Jan 7, 2025 | npr.org | Justine Kenin |Mary Louise Kelly |Lauren Hodges

Emma Knight's debut novel takes on motherhood, female friendship and first love Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5135553/nx-s1-5264989-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Emma Knight about debut novel, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus, which takes on the subjects of motherhood, female friendship and first love. Sponsor Message

Jan 6, 2025 | wfdd.org | Lauren Hodges |Anas Baba

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Nov 27, 2024 | npr.org | Tom Bowman |Lauren Hodges

Today, the first of a two-part investigation from NPR's Embedded. Sgt. Joshua Abate's career in the Marine Corps seemed to be taking off. He was about to start a top-clearance internship at the NSA. But first, he had to take a standard polygraph test. And then a routine question came up: Have you ever tried to overthrow the U.S. government? Abate told the polygrapher something that he'd been keeping quiet for nearly two years: He followed the crowd that broke into the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Oct 30, 2024 | npr.org | Tom Bowman |Lauren Hodges

All Marines take an oath to defend the Constitution. After Sgt. Joshua Abate participated in the events on January 6, the Corps has to decide if he is a Marine worth keeping. Did he break his oath when he entered the Capitol that day? And what does his case say about the changing narrative around January 6? As the 2024 presidential election approaches, January 6 casts a long shadow.