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  • 3271 - A Love Story At The Center Of The Civil Rights Movement

    MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid tells the story of Medgar Evers and his wife Myrlie. Medgar was the NAACP field secretary in Mississippi, a state that lynched more Black people than any other. The risks of the job created a lot of tension in their marriage — and after Medgar's 1963 assassination, Myrlie's fury drove her to be an activist herself.

    And film critic Justin Chang reviews Sinners, the new supernatural thriller by director Ryan Coogler, starring Michael B. Jordan.

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    Fri, 18 Apr 2025
  • 3270 - Starvation In American Jail Cells
    New Yorker staff writer Sarah Stillman says she's discovered dozens of cases where people in county jails across the U.S. have died of starvation, dehydration, or related medical crises. Many were people with mental health issues arrested for minor crimes who languished behind bars without treatment, unable to make bail.

    Also, we remember renowned jazz critic and Terry Gross' husband, Francis Davis.

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    Thu, 17 Apr 2025
  • 3269 - The Real-Life Russian Spies Who Inspired 'The Americans'

    In The Illegals: Russia's Most Audacious Spies and Their Century-Long Mission to Infiltrate the West, journalist Shaun Walker shares how agents were trained to blend into a target country and posed as citizens. Walker tells the story of Andrei Olegovich Bezrukov, aka "Donald," and Elena Vavilova, aka "Tracey," who were embedded in Cambridge, Mass. until a 2010 FBI raid. Even their two children didn't know their parents' true identities.

    Also, jazz historian Kevin Whitehead pays tribute to versatile tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons.

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    Wed, 16 Apr 2025
  • 3268 - Melinda French Gates On Giving Away Her 'Absurd' Wealth

    In a new memoir, billionaire Melinda French Gates writes about the end of her marriage to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and her ongoing philanthropic work, directing funds and attention to women's health initiatives. Her book is The Next Day.

    Also, David Bianculli reviews the new season ofBlack Mirror.

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    Tue, 15 Apr 2025
  • 3267 - Richard Kind Is Glad He's Not That Famous

    Kind is the announcer and host sidekick on the Netflix show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney."I don't know what the hell I'm doing. You must understand — it's anarchy," he says of the show. He spoke with Terry Gross about having ego but no confidence, working with Sondheim, and working in his father's jewelry store as a teen.

    Ken Tucker reviews Kendrick Lamar and SZA's single "Luther."

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    Mon, 14 Apr 2025
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