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Coronavirus and drinking games: Author of new book sees commonalities

Coronavirus and drinking games: Author of new book sees commonalities

Adam Kucharski, author of the new book “The Rules Of Contagion,” talks about how to predict the spread (and end) of contagious events, from viruses to internet trends.
by Susan Brink

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'We've got to learn from our history,' 'Demagogue' author warns

'We've got to learn from our history,' 'Demagogue' author warns

Author Larry Tye chronicles Sen. Joseph McCarthy's infamous smear campaign in a new book. He says both McCarthy and Trump are "bullies" who exploit fears and "point fingers when they're attacked."
by Terry Gross

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2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: Alicia Garza, Michael Eric Dyson on Black Lives Matter; Anna Deavere Smith, Yuval Sharon on the arts

2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: Alicia Garza, Michael Eric Dyson on Black Lives Matter; Anna Deavere Smith, Yuval Sharon on the arts

Speakers from the 2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: Michael Eric Dyson and Alicia Garza on the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement, and Anna Deavere Smith and Yuval Sharon on the role of the arts in these turbulent times.
by MPR News Staff

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Thread Must-Read: 'The Vanishing Half' by Brit Bennett

Thread Must-Read: 'The Vanishing Half' by Brit Bennett

For this week’s Thread Must-Read, MPR News host Kerri Miller shares what she calls the summer read of 2020.
by Kerri Miller

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Privilege takes many forms in 'Friends and Strangers'

Privilege takes many forms in 'Friends and Strangers'

J. Courtney Sullivan's new novel examines the relationship between a mother and her child's caregiver — both women with significant degrees of privilege, despite their surface economic differences.
by Mary Louise Kelly

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