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Neal Conan special: How Do Civil Wars End?

Neal Conan special: How Do Civil Wars End?

A program from former NPR host Neal Conan's new series, "Truth, Politics and Power." This edition is called "How and Why Do Civil Wars End?"

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Be bigger, fight harder: Roxane Gay on a lifetime of 'Hunger'

Be bigger, fight harder: Roxane Gay on a lifetime of 'Hunger'

Gay has finally written the book that she "wanted to write the least." The moment she realized she would "never want to write about fatness" was the same moment she knew this was a memoir she had to write.
by Terry Gross

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KC and the Sunshine Band's hit was a nod to a DJ

KC and the Sunshine Band's hit was a nod to a DJ

Robert Walker was first disc jockey to play the band's breakthrough single "Get Down Tonight" on the radio.
by MPR News Staff

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Remembering soul singer Sonny Knight

Remembering soul singer Sonny Knight

Sonny Knight passed away on June 17 at the age of 69 after being diagnosed with lung cancer. His family moved to St. Paul when Knight was seven. He recorded his first single "Tears on My Pillow" as a teenager in the 1960s.
by Cathy Wurzer

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President Donald Trump, unreliable narrator

President Donald Trump, unreliable narrator

Why can't we stop reading Trump's Twitter feed? The same reason we can't put down "The Catcher In The Rye" or "Pale Fire."
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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'A project in empathy': Poems on the spot for mall shoppers

'A project in empathy': Poems on the spot for mall shoppers

Brian Sonia-Wallace on Sunday wrapped up his stint as the Mall of America's first ever artist-in-residence. He wrote about a variety of topics, from chickens and family relationships to spirituality and Dippin' Dots.
by Hannah Kangas

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Music stars take theater stage in 'Fly by Night'

Music stars take theater stage in 'Fly by Night'

Chris Koza brings his professional guitar skills to bear in the current production at Jungle Theater.
by Marianne Combs

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Raising a chimp as part of the family

Raising a chimp as part of the family

'We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves' explores the tangled family experiment of raising a chimpanzee alongside a young girl.
by Tracy Mumford

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Coroner releases results of Carrie Fisher death inquiry

Coroner releases results of Carrie Fisher death inquiry

Officials say actress Carrie Fisher died from sleep apnea and a combination of other factors, but they could not conclusively determine what caused her death.
by Associated Press

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