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2018 in podcasts

It's been a good year if you like to listen to podcasts. MPR News editor Meg Martin has worked on podcasts and is an avid podcast listener. She joined Angela Davis to look back at the year in podcasts.
by Angela Davis

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50 years since Led Zeppelin kicked off their first U.S. tour

The band opened for Vanilla Fudge and Spirit in Denver. Concert promoter Barry Fey wrote in his autobiography that the next morning, a local radio station was flooded with calls from listeners who wanted to hear more of Led Zeppelin's music.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Ron Gjerde retires as president of historic Lakewood Cemetery

Nearly 50 years ago, Ron Gjerde answered a newspaper ad looking for someone to work in an office near Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street in Minneapolis. That office turned out to be at Lakewood Cemetery, the final resting place of some of Minnesota's most prominent figures.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Program seeks to persuade Somali women to get cancer screenings

Program seeks to persuade Somali women to get cancer screenings

Somali women may forgo breast and cervical cancer screening thinking that it's immodest. Persistent cancer screening disparities have prompted an effort to reach out to the community with culturally-aware messages and support.
by Riham Feshir

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At the end of the year, N.K. Jemisin ponders the end of the world

At the end of the year, N.K. Jemisin ponders the end of the world

N.K. Jemisin is the only author to win three Hugo Awards in a row -- for her Broken Earth trilogy, which begins with an apocalypse. She says she likes to explore what apocalypses mean for different people.
by Ari Shapiro

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Tell-alls, dramatic warnings and the Obamas lead political books of 2018

Tell-alls, dramatic warnings and the Obamas lead political books of 2018

This year brought memoirs from several former Trump administration officials, investigations by journalists reporting on Trump's White House -- and a look back from former first lady Michelle Obama.
by Meghan Collins Sullivan

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Strategies for happiness in life

Aspen Ideas Festival: Strategies for happiness in life

Arthur Brooks is a classical musician and a behavioral economist. He ties together philosophy, art, music, social science and neuroscience to suggest ways you can find happiness and success in every stage of life.
by MPR News Staff

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Jonathan Winters reads 'A Christmas Carol'

Jonathan Winters reads 'A Christmas Carol'

Jonathan Winters reads the Charles Dickens classic, "A Christmas Carol." It was originally published in 1843.
by MPR News Staff

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50 new Christmas albums from this year — yes, this year! — ranked

When it comes to Christmas music, it might seem like all the classics have already been written. That said, there have to be a few more hits-to-be buried in this impressive new list from Rolling Stone.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Gingerbread cred: Bakers craft winning edible art down to the last detail

Gingerbread cred: Bakers craft winning edible art down to the last detail

Tiny working gingerbread clock gears, meticulously hand-painted playing cards, scenes that tell stories — all comes into play at the annual National Gingerbread House Competition in North Carolina.
by Kristen Hartke

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