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America needs more than jobs to fix racial inequality

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 17, 2017
Dorothy A. Brown, a scholar specializing in tax policy, race and class, shares her perspective on President Trump's assertion that good jobs will "have a huge, positive impact on race relations."
President Donald Trump delivers remarks at American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti, Michigan on March 15, 2017.
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Do viewers want film and TV to directly confront racism?

by Kai Ryssdal and Emily Henderson
Aug 16, 2017
New York Times culture critic Wesley Morris discusses the way race and culture intersect in the aftermath of Charlottesville.
Hundreds of people gather Sunday for a vigil on the spot where 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed when a car plowed into a crowd of people protesting against the white supremacist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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An ode to network TV with the creator of "This Is Us"

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Aug 14, 2017
"We've got to take advantage of the moment," Dan Fogelman says about the Emmy-nominated show.
"This Is Us" cast and creator speak during the NBCUniversal portion of the 2017 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in August. Top row, from left: Actors Chris Sullivan, Susan Kelechi Watson, Ron Cephas Jones. Bottom row, from left: Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, executive producer/showrunner Dan Fogelman, and actors Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, and Justin Hartley.
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Reinventing a summer classic, water balloons

by Adriene Hill and Emily Henderson
Jul 17, 2017
Josh Malone, inventor of the "Bunch-o-Balloons" water balloon toy, talks about how the idea came to be.
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A retail story: How LA's Robertson Boulevard went from paparazzi heaven to vacant stores

by Aaron Schrank
Jul 6, 2017
Once a hip indie enclave, the street went upmarket when high-end chains moved in. Then they left.
Several empty storefronts along the once-happening Robertson Boulevard shopping district in Los Angeles.
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Disney channel viewing figures are down as kids go elsewhere for entertainment

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 6, 2017
The number of children watching the Disney channel has dropped over the past three years. The reason? More and more of them are watching kids’ TV shows available online and bypassing cable altogether. How will the channel survive this era of cord cutting? Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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What’s the Fourth of July without fireworks? Some towns are about to find out

by Aaron Schrank
Jul 4, 2017
Not every town can afford a fireworks extravaganza.
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The inside scoop on ice cream: George Washington, fist fights and custard

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Jun 30, 2017
Journalist Amy Ettinger writes about the history of the frozen treat in her book 'Sweet Spot.'
“Sometimes my husband jokes that I’m running a gelato non-profit, and it certainly does feel that way,” said Uli Nasibova, owner of Uli’s Gelato.
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Why you should listen to Leonard Cohen music when you eat toffee

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Jun 20, 2017
Restaurants and food companies can change the way you think their food tastes, and it has nothing to do with the recipe.
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Pink boxes: the unsung icon of LA's doughnut scene

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 13, 2017
The containers were popularized by Cambodian immigrants in the 1970s.
“Good things come in pink boxes.”
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