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'The Riot Report' looks back on the violence in the U.S. during the summer of 1967

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Jelani Cobb about the race riots of 1967 and political unrest today. He co-produced a documentary for the American Experience series airing on PBS.

7 hours ago

WUNC Chapel Hill

Music inspiration: Family escapes the Soviet Union with a manuscript of a banned book

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Ukrainian-American pianist Inna Faliks about her album, Manuscripts Don't Burn, which features world premiere recordings of works by five composers.

1 day ago

KTEP 88.5 El Paso

Examining the protests that have engulfed many colleges across the country

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author, attorney and former South Carolina state lawmaker Bakari Sellers about the college campus protests. His father was a prominent student activist in the 1960s.

6 days ago

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'The Office' gets new life. Instead of selling paper — the characters sell papers

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The hit show "The Office" is getting new life in a new setting. Creators of the project say in this version, instead of selling paper, the characters in this mockumentary ...

1 day ago

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Taiwan's new president will be watched closely by the U.S. and China

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Taiwan has a new president - Lai Ching-te or William Lai, as he is known in English. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING). PRESIDENT LAI CHING-TE: (Non-English language spoken ...

1 day ago

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On a Blue Origin rocket, Ed Dwight, 90, realizes his dream of space flight

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Good morning. I'm Michel Martin. Sixty-one years ago, Ed Dwight nearly made history as America's first Black astronaut. He was in the top half of his ...

1 day ago

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3 inmates agree to plea deal in the killing of mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: It was a shocking end to an infamous life. Three men were accused in the 2018 killing of crime boss James Whitey Bulger - of beating him to death while they were all in ...

6 days ago

WLRN Miami

Helicopter crash kills Iran's president — an acting president has been appointed

President Ebrahim Raisi had been flying with Iran's foreign minister and other officials, who were also killed. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Robin Wright of the Wilson Center about Iranian leadership.

1 day ago

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Morning news brief

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to China for a two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping starting tomorrow. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It is Putin's first trip abroad ...

6 days ago

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Communities are evacuated as wildfire season gets underway in Canada

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Wildfire season is underway in Mexico and Canada. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: In Mexico, drought affects most of the country, creating conditions for fire. In Canada, entire communities ...

6 days ago