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Trump is going to create a cryptocurrency reserve. Here's how that would actually work
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/09/nx-s1-5321407/trump-is-going-to-create-a-cryptocurrency-reserve-heres-how-that-would-actually-work
Published: March 9, 2025 12:34
President Trump has established a cryptocurrency reserve. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Bloomberg reporter Zeke Faux about what it's intended to do, and why it may not work that way.
NPR investigation finds a widespread culture of abuse in federal court system
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/09/nx-s1-5320147/npr-investigation-finds-a-widespread-culture-of-abuse-in-federal-court-system
Published: March 9, 2025 12:33
An NPR investigation finds problems with the federal court system and a deep culture of fear about reporting judges for abusive behavior and sexual harassment.
Trump wants to extend his 2017 tax cuts. An economist explains what that would do
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/09/nx-s1-5319931/trump-wants-to-extend-his-2017-tax-cuts-an-economist-explains-what-that-would-do
Published: March 9, 2025 12:33
The Trump administration wants to extend the 2017 tax cuts. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Elena Patel, a professor at the University of Utah, who warns they will dramatically grow the deficit.
'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' explores the culture of silence around sexual assault
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/09/nx-s1-5075258/on-becoming-a-guinea-fowl-explores-the-culture-of-silence-around-sexual-assault
Published: March 9, 2025 12:33
The movie "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl" is set in Zambia and deals in grief and dark family secrets. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to director Rungano Nyoni and actor Susan Chardy about the movie.
Outbreak Voices: Looking back on COVID-19, 5 years since it was declared a pandemic
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/09/nx-s1-5311910/outbreak-voices-looking-back-on-covid-19-5-years-since-it-was-declared-a-pandemic
Published: March 9, 2025 12:33
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic 5 years ago this week. We ask 3 people who shared their experiences in our series "Outbreak Voices" about how they think of those years today.
One of China's most celebrated poets is branching out into dance with a new show
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/09/nx-s1-5231492/one-of-chinas-most-celebrated-poets-is-branching-out-into-dance-with-a-new-show
Published: March 9, 2025 12:33
One of China's most famous poets, who some call the country's Emily Dickenson, is breaking new boundaries by taking to the stage to dance.
In Sarah Harman's new novel, a hot mess of a mom sets out to find her kidnapped son
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/09/nx-s1-5071075/in-sarah-harmans-new-novel-a-hot-mess-of-a-mom-sets-out-to-find-her-kidnapped-son
Published: March 9, 2025 12:33
A hot mess of a former pop singer becomes an unlikely detective when her son's classmate is kidnapped. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sarah Harman about her novel, "All The Other Mothers Hate Me."
Sunday Puzzle: Eye-Oh
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/08/nx-s1-5320936/sunday-puzzle-eye-oh
Published: March 9, 2025 12:03
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMC listener Ellen Triebwasser of Red Hook, N.Y., and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
The Trump administration claims credit for a quiet border. The data shows otherwise
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/09/nx-s1-5318679/the-trump-administration-claims-credit-for-a-quiet-border-the-data-shows-otherwise
Published: March 9, 2025 12:03
The U.S.-Mexico border is quieter than it's been in years. Vice President Vance says the Trump administration deserves the credit, but migrant apprehensions have been falling for months.
This artist just set a record for the world's tiniest sculpture — a Lego block
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/09/nx-s1-5319976/this-artist-just-set-a-record-for-the-worlds-tiniest-sculpture-a-lego-block
Published: March 9, 2025 12:03
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to artist David A. Lindon, whose creations tend to fit in the eye of a needle. His latest work: The world's tiniest Lego block.