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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:09:37 -0700</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Justice Department gives Trump an unprecedented settlement &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-5828414/the-justice-department-gives-trump-an-unprecedented-settlement&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>The Justice Department gives Trump an unprecedented settlement [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-5828414/the-justice-department-gives-trump-an-unprecedented-settlement)
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:50:39 -0700</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;How Trump&amp;rsquo;s EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5803848/how-trumps-epa-head-has-transformed-the-agency-and-sided-with-polluters&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>How Trump&#39;s EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5803848/how-trumps-epa-head-has-transformed-the-agency-and-sided-with-polluters)
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:47:47 -0700</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;How Silicon Valley&amp;rsquo;s new tech right has profited by aligning with MAGA &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/05/06/nx-s1-5813505/how-silicon-valleys-new-tech-right-has-profited-by-aligning-with-maga&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>How Silicon Valley&#39;s new tech right has profited by aligning with MAGA [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/06/nx-s1-5813505/how-silicon-valleys-new-tech-right-has-profited-by-aligning-with-maga)
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:48:01 -0700</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;This reporter went bust while covering America&amp;rsquo;s sports betting boom &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/03/12/nx-s1-5745189/this-reporter-went-bust-while-covering-americas-sports-betting-boom&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;ldquo;if you win one penny, you will be in the top 2% of sports bettors.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>This reporter went bust while covering America&#39;s sports betting boom [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/12/nx-s1-5745189/this-reporter-went-bust-while-covering-americas-sports-betting-boom). &#34;if you win one penny, you will be in the top 2% of sports bettors.&#34;
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:46:33 -0700</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Iran expert says Trump&amp;rsquo;s &amp;lsquo;war of choice&amp;rsquo; has morphed into a &amp;lsquo;war of necessity&amp;rsquo; &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5750397/iran-war-trump-karim-sadjadpour&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>Iran expert says Trump&#39;s &#39;war of choice&#39; has morphed into a &#39;war of necessity&#39; [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5750397/iran-war-trump-karim-sadjadpour)
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:44:28 -0700</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Jill Scott’s remixed national anthem goes viral after performance at Essence Festival &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-07-05/jill-scott-revises-anthem-the-home-of-the-slave&#34;&gt;Los Angeles Times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>Jill Scott’s remixed national anthem goes viral after performance at Essence Festival [Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-07-05/jill-scott-revises-anthem-the-home-of-the-slave)
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Michael Pollan says AI may &amp;lsquo;think&amp;rsquo; — but it will never be conscious &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/02/19/nx-s1-5713514/michael-pollan-ai-consciousness-a-world-appears&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>Michael Pollan says AI may &#39;think&#39; — but it will never be conscious [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/02/19/nx-s1-5713514/michael-pollan-ai-consciousness-a-world-appears)
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;A photojournalist details her rebellion against the Syrian regime — and her father &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/02/17/nx-s1-5717011/a-photojournalist-details-her-rebellion-against-the-syrian-regime-and-her-father&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>A photojournalist details her rebellion against the Syrian regime — and her father [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/02/17/nx-s1-5717011/a-photojournalist-details-her-rebellion-against-the-syrian-regime-and-her-father)
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:33:56 -0700</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;lsquo;American Struggle&amp;rsquo; author assesses Trump&amp;rsquo;s expansion of presidential power &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/02/16/nx-s1-5713495/american-struggle-author-assesses-trumps-expansion-of-presidential-power&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>&#39;American Struggle&#39; author assesses Trump&#39;s expansion of presidential power [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/02/16/nx-s1-5713495/american-struggle-author-assesses-trumps-expansion-of-presidential-power)
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;This historian dug up the hidden history of &amp;lsquo;amateur&amp;rsquo; blackface in America &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/03/09/nx-s1-5738478/darkology-blackface-rhae-lynn-barnes&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>This historian dug up the hidden history of &#39;amateur&#39; blackface in America [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/09/nx-s1-5738478/darkology-blackface-rhae-lynn-barnes)
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Michael Pollan On The Mystery Of Consciousness &lt;a href=&#34;https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/michael-pollan-on-the-mystery-of&#34;&gt;The Weekly Dish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>Michael Pollan On The Mystery Of Consciousness [The Weekly Dish](https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/michael-pollan-on-the-mystery-of)
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:41:19 -0700</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;President Trump is trying to make it harder to vote. Here&amp;rsquo;s why that matters &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/nx-s1-5734005/president-trump-is-trying-to-make-it-harder-to-vote-heres-why-that-matters&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>President Trump is trying to make it harder to vote. Here&#39;s why that matters [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/nx-s1-5734005/president-trump-is-trying-to-make-it-harder-to-vote-heres-why-that-matters)
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Sally Quinn On Bezos, Washington, And Life &lt;a href=&#34;https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/sally-quinn-on-bezos-washington-and&#34;&gt;The Weekly Dish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>Sally Quinn On Bezos, Washington, And Life [The Weekly Dish](https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/sally-quinn-on-bezos-washington-and)
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:47:49 -0700</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Former NBC producer tells her own story about Matt Lauer in &amp;lsquo;Unspeakable Things&amp;rsquo; &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/01/29/nx-s1-5691662/brooke-nevils-matt-lauers-unspeakable-things&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>Former NBC producer tells her own story about Matt Lauer in &#39;Unspeakable Things&#39; [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/29/nx-s1-5691662/brooke-nevils-matt-lauers-unspeakable-things)
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;How did Tucker Carlson become one of the far right&amp;rsquo;s most influential voices? &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/01/27/nx-s1-5688915/tucker-carlson-hated-by-all-the-right-people-jason-zengerle&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>How did Tucker Carlson become one of the far right&#39;s most influential voices? [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/27/nx-s1-5688915/tucker-carlson-hated-by-all-the-right-people-jason-zengerle)
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:54:43 -0700</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Inside the Trump administration&amp;rsquo;s effort to reverse climate change policies &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-5690358/inside-the-trump-administrations-effort-to-reverse-climate-change-policies&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>Inside the Trump administration&#39;s effort to reverse climate change policies [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-5690358/inside-the-trump-administrations-effort-to-reverse-climate-change-policies)
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:53:49 -0700</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;How a 1984 NYC subway shooting let to the politics of resentment we see today &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/01/26/nx-s1-5688792/how-a-1984-nyc-subway-shooting-let-to-the-politics-of-resentment-we-see-today&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>How a 1984 NYC subway shooting let to the politics of resentment we see today [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/26/nx-s1-5688792/how-a-1984-nyc-subway-shooting-let-to-the-politics-of-resentment-we-see-today)
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:52:49 -0700</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;How Rupert Murdoch created a media empire — and &amp;lsquo;broke&amp;rsquo; his own family &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/02/03/nx-s1-5693899/bonfire-of-the-murdochs-rupert-fox-news-gabriel-sherman&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>How Rupert Murdoch created a media empire — and &#39;broke&#39; his own family [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/02/03/nx-s1-5693899/bonfire-of-the-murdochs-rupert-fox-news-gabriel-sherman)
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Is the U.S. heading into a dictatorship? &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/02/04/nx-s1-5699388/is-the-u-s-heading-into-a-dictatorship&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>Is the U.S. heading into a dictatorship? [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/02/04/nx-s1-5699388/is-the-u-s-heading-into-a-dictatorship)
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;lsquo;End of Days&amp;rsquo; recalls the violent 1992 Ruby Ridge confrontation in Idaho &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/02/09/nx-s1-5707200/end-of-days-recalls-the-violent-1992-ruby-ridge-confrontation-in-idaho&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>&#39;End of Days&#39; recalls the violent 1992 Ruby Ridge confrontation in Idaho [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/02/09/nx-s1-5707200/end-of-days-recalls-the-violent-1992-ruby-ridge-confrontation-in-idaho)
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Charlie Sykes On The Mob-Boss Presidency &lt;a href=&#34;https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/charlie-sykes-on-the-mob-boss-presidency&#34;&gt;The Weekly Dish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>Charlie Sykes On The Mob-Boss Presidency [The Weekly Dish](https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/charlie-sykes-on-the-mob-boss-presidency)
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Arthur Brooks On How To Be Happy &lt;a href=&#34;https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/arthur-brooks-on-how-to-be-happy&#34;&gt;The Weekly Dish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>Arthur Brooks On How To Be Happy [The Weekly Dish](https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/arthur-brooks-on-how-to-be-happy)
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Charlie Sykes On The Mob-Boss Presidency &lt;a href=&#34;https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/charlie-sykes-on-the-mob-boss-presidency&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>Charlie Sykes On The Mob-Boss Presidency [Fresh Air](https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/charlie-sykes-on-the-mob-boss-presidency)
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;lsquo;American Reich&amp;rsquo; author details a national surge in bigotry and white supremacy &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/01/07/nx-s1-5669386/american-reich-author-details-a-national-surge-in-bigotry-and-white-supremacy&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>&#39;American Reich&#39; author details a national surge in bigotry and white supremacy [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/07/nx-s1-5669386/american-reich-author-details-a-national-surge-in-bigotry-and-white-supremacy)
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;How Marco Rubio shifted from Trump critic to Trump champion &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5677124/how-marco-rubio-shifted-from-trump-critic-to-trump-champion&#34;&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <source:markdown>How Marco Rubio shifted from Trump critic to Trump champion [Fresh Air](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5677124/how-marco-rubio-shifted-from-trump-critic-to-trump-champion)
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