KORVA COLEMAN, HOST: And finally today, we have a conversation about a new film called The Burial Of Kojo. The movie was directed by Samuel Bazawule, better known as Blitz the Ambassador. It's a visually stunning tale that takes place entirely in his...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Mark your calendars. One year from today, the entire United States will be able to take part in a once-in-a-decade tradition - a headcount of every person living in the country. The numbers from the 2020 census will shape how pol...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Western towns surrounded by federal public lands are in a serious bind. They're seeing a huge surge in visitors coming to play in the mountains and forests surrounding them, which is leading to an economic boom. But federal...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: One year from now, the U.S. government will be asking some personal questions for the 2020 census. And for the first time, you'll be able to officially submit responses in Arabic. It's one of seven new language options for...
(SOUNDBITE OF DONALD HARRISON JR.'S INDIAN RED) LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: That's jazz saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr. with an instrumental version of the song Indian Red. The first recording of Indian Red dates back to the 1940s, but the song is muc...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Abby's is a new comedy on NBC. It stars Natalie Morales, who plays Abby, a bar owner in San Diego. The bar is a real neighborhood joint. She runs it out of her backyard. But don't tell her landlord. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, A...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: This is how the book Women Talking opens. Between 2005 and 2009, in a remote Mennonite colony in Bolivia, many girls and women would wake in the morning feeling drowsy and in pain, having been attacked in the night. Miriam...
In An Increasingly Polarized America, Is It Possible To Be Civil On Social Media? LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Twitter - a bastion of kindness and empathy; yeah, not so much. If you spend any time on social media, you know it can easily turn into a pub...
