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Music Interviews

On its full-length album 'the record,' boygenius' friendship has never been stronger

March 28, 2023

NPR's Miles Parks speaks to the members of indie supergroup boygenius about its new full-length album, the record.

Television

Cash Carraway on her new HBO series 'Rain Dogs'

March 26, 2023

NPR's Miles Parks speaks to Cash Carraway, the creator and Executive Producer of "Rain Dogs" - a new HBO series set in London, following the life and challenges of a single mom.

Books

Ari Tison on her novel 'Saints of the Household'

March 26, 2023

Two brothers with an abusive father come of age in a new book for young adults, "Saints of the Household." NPR's Miles Parks talks with author Ari Tison about her novel.

Science

Does the perfect Oreo cream-to-chocolate ratio exist? One research study says yes

March 26, 2023

NPR's Miles Parks speaks with PhD candidate in mechanical engineering at MIT, Crystal Owens, about her scientific study, "On Oreology, the fracture and flow of 'milk's favorite cookie®.'"

Business

Despite sky-high prices, airlines are struggling to accommodate the spring break rush

March 26, 2023

Spring break season has hit and airline tickets prices are high. Jet fuel, consumer demand and airline staffing shortages are all to blame. But there are other issues in play as well.

WBUR | Health

A common-sense initiative in Boston aims to reduce maternal mortality for Black women

March 26, 2023

One of the complications contributing to high U.S. maternal mortality among Black women is preeclampsia. A common-sense initiative in Boston gives women a blood pressure cuff to take home.

Technology

AI deepfakes could advance misinformation in the run up to the 2024 election

March 26, 2023

New artificial intelligence tools make it cheap, easy and fast to make convincing fake video, audio and text. Going into the 2024 election, the misuse of this technology could have huge consequences.

Health

Why the COVID-19 death rate varies dramatically across the U.S.

March 26, 2023

NPR's Miles Parks speaks to Thomas Bollyky, the co-author of a new report examining why COVID-19 death rates varied dramatically across the U.S. — and how that might improve future outcomes.

Sunday Puzzle

Sunday Puzzle: The Big IF

March 26, 2023

NPR's Miles Parks plays the puzzle with listener Elie Dolgin of Somerville, Massachusetts along with Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Ukraine invasion — explained

A scrappy newscast in Kyiv aimed at Russians counters Putin's propaganda machine

March 26, 2023

February Morning, an online TV channel broadcast in Russian, offers its audience a different take on the war in Ukraine. Its founder says his goal is nothing less than the end of the Putin regime.