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On this edition of Conversations, Michael Burgan talks with host Dan Skinner about “Weird but True Know-It-All: U.S. Government”
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Sheep producers in the Midwest say wool prices have been dismal for decades, but in recent years they’ve plummeted. Now producers are looking for new ways to add value to this fiber or drop it all together.
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Ivan McClellan's new photobook, “Eight Seconds,” documents the Black riders, ropers and rodeo queens encountered in dusty arenas around the United States. McClellan's love for the sport and subculture led him to start his own rodeo in Portland, Oregon, where he lives.
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We normally think of trees as being good for the environment. But in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains, they're heating up the earth as woodlands take over grasslands.
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The city said law enforcement is investigating Sunday's malware attack.
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This week's Retro Cocktail Hour serves up the exotic sounds of Skip Heller's Voodoo 5, Ixtahuele, The Hula Girls and The Markko Polo Adventurers. Also, you'll hear tunes by Esquivel and his Orchestra, Astrud Gilberto and Cal Tjader's Modern Mambo Quintet.
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New laws will force patients to report more personal information to officials, create a new felony and direct more money to anti-abortion groups.
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In this week's Film Music Friday, we're hearing the music of Japanese cinema, with themes from Godzilla, Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Woman in the Dunes and more.
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Fewer farmers are planting hemp across the Midwest and Great Plains. The decline is most acute in hemp grown for its oils, like CBD, but experts say there’s greater opportunity in industrial hemp.
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On this edition of Conversations, Joe Yogerst talks with host Dan Skinner about "50 States, 1,000 Eats: Where to Go, When to Go, What to Eat, What to Drink."
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Veterans who helped test nuclear weapons are fighting to renew a 34-year-old law meant to help compensate for the long-term health effects of their work.
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Tens of thousands of people earn a living on TikTok. But as creators face down the real possibility of TikTok going away, many are trying to switch to new platforms to save their livlihoods.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera.
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For years, Hollywood's behind-the-scenes action heroes have been pushing for an Oscars category to honor their work. Many hope The Fall Guy will make it a reality.