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When you're at your very worst, alone, naked in a thin robe, and on a white table that you realize what you're really made of. This week, stories about people under the microscope.

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A reluctant young Boy Scout earns his merit badge in “reality” after coming face to face with a drug enforcement task force. A rapper learns that his fame can only get him so far when he is mistakenly arrested at the airport. And a woman in Albuquerque is called on for answers following a number of police shootings.

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A man fights freezing temperatures and extreme altitude while ascending Mt. Kilimanjaro, to search for answers to life’s questions. And when a resident of the Cadillac Hotel goes missing, her longtime lover and best friend won’t rest until she is found. Snap Judgment presents, “Transcendent.” Amazing stories from people pushing the limits of their own mortality.

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A kid from Harlem becomes the biggest heroin dealer in upstate New York. A young refugee returns to Cambodia to piece together the fragments of his family history that have been torn apart. And - when a bar owner asks a comedian not to mention the Confederate flag above the stage... it leaves the comic only one option.

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An Israeli Defense Soldier is feeling anything but proud and has an impossible decision to make. And a little girl in Brooklyn can help her whole community if she just devotes herself to becoming a nun… but what if she doesn't want to?

Snap Judgment - storytelling with a beat, airs every Saturday morning at 10 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - Download the FREE KRCB mobile App from iTunes & Google Play!

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300 people spend a week on a plane with Rihanna to attend seven concerts, in seven countries, over seven days. And when morale is low among a group of paratroopers, their Sergeant takes them on an unexpected trip. Fasten your seat belts, it’s time for liftoff...

Snap Judgment - storytelling with a beat, airs every Saturday morning at 10 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - Download the FREE KRCB mobile App from iTunes & Google Play!

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Some mysteries must be solved for the good of our own conscience… Two men set out to bring a war criminal to justice and a college student engages her assailant in a series of complicated conversations.

Snap Judgment - storytelling with a beat, airs every Saturday morning at 10 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - Download the FREE KRCB mobile App from iTunes & Google Play!

A one-legged high schooler wrestles with his identity - as well as his weight class.

And five brothers enter the wrestling ring , but only one will come out. Fight the fights that matter, not just the kind that ends up on the ground.

Snap Judgment - storytelling with a beat, airs every Saturday morning at 10 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - Download the FREE KRCB mobile App from iTunes & Google Play!

More than ever, we need to make time for joy. This hour, Manoush and TED's Head Curator Helen Walters explore talks that surprise, inspire, and delight.

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So many kids right now aren’t going back to a typical classroom, but the learning doesn’t STOP. The lessons just look a little different. Host Manoush Zomorodi explores the lessons we learn outside the classroom, in our neighborhoods, in nature, with friends and family…

And how some of those moments teach us far more than any textbook.

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Even the most original ideas are essentially remixes. When is copying flattery, when is it thievery, and when is it sheer genius? In this hour, TED speakers explore how sampling, borrowing, and riffing make all of us innovators.

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Even the most original ideas are essentially remixes. When is copying flattery, when is it thievery, and when is it sheer genius? In this hour, TED speakers explore how sampling, borrowing, and riffing make all of us innovators.

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As the pandemic reveals the weaknesses of our economy, businesses and consumers are rethinking what they value. This hour, TED's Corey Hajim shares ideas on shifting the role of business in society.

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Why do some of us believe, and some of us don’t? And can doubt bring our beliefs into sharper focus? In this hour, TED speakers, from ardent atheists to the devout, explore all ends of the spectrum.

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Can we protect ourselves from future outbreaks? COVID-19 isn't the first pandemic, and likely not the last. This hour, TED speakers share lessons from past pandemics and what they mean for our future.

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The era of open-source has led to countless innovations. When does it work and when is it chaos? In this episode, TED speakers explore how open-source is changing how we build, collaborate and govern.

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Next time on the TED Radio Hour: Painfully Funny. When confronted with adversity, how do you cope? What do you do in moments of crisis? For some people, the key is laughter. Host Guy Raz talks with TED speakers about the power of humor, and how it can be used as a tool to laugh through the pain.

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Take a break from the headlines, and let’s treat ourselves to more therapeutic ideas and emotions. TED’s Head Curator, Helen Walters, handpicked a selection of talks just for us. They’re talks that will surprise… inspire… and maybe even soothe you. Join Helen and host Manoush Zomorodi, as they laugh and smile their way through talks that will make you feel JOY on the TED Radio Hour, from NPR.

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Change is hard, but it’s also an opportunity to discover and reimagine what you thought you knew. From our economy to music, to even ourselves—this hour TED speakers explore the power of reinvention.

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Sound surrounds us, from cacophony even to silence. But depending on how we hear, the world can be a different auditory experience for each of us. This hour, TED speakers explore the science of sound.

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Sometimes, being truthful can be uncomfortable -- even risky. But can radical honesty and openness change things for the better? This hour, TED speakers take transparency all the way to its limit.

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Stories in the wake of this week’s historic election.

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Singer and guitarist of Vampire Weekend, Ezra Koenig stops by the Cafe! Their latest album, Father of the Bride, is the band’s first since founding member Rostam Batmanglij announced his departure from the group back in 2016. We’ll hear from Ezra about writing this new batch of songs – The soundtrack to the film Thin Red Line, and classic country duet partners, like George Jones and Tammy Wynette, were all inspirations for the new music. It’s Vampire Weekend, on the next World Cafe.

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(Photo: Vampire Weekend - Courtesy of the artist/via NPR)

A brilliant inventor is robbed of his life’s work... to even the score, his son becomes a robber. And an 87-year-old woman's last wishes turn out to be very illegal.

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Ondara released his debut, Tales of America, last year to great praise, and even earned a Grammy nomination. Based in Minneapolis but born in Kenya, he examined the United States from an outsider’s perspective through his music. Now he’s back with a new collection, called Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1: Tales of Isolation – But it is not the follow-up record he’d planned on. In a conversation with host Raina Douris today, Ondara recalls how he woke up one day during quarantine and started writing songs as a kind of therapy. And he performs some of the new music, live. On the next World Cafe.

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Donald Trump sought the votes of evangelical Christians during his presidential campaign. One Evangelical Christian aid worker who helps resettle refugees says the United States needs to do more. And we'll also have the story of a black athlete who helped integrate the sport of cycling, and who was an inspiration for the boxer Jack Johnson. That and more on the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

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(Photo: Ill-treated in the United States, Major Taylor was recognized in the French sporting press as a racing hero - Major Taylor Association)

New York's Orthodox Hasidic community is on edge after the Hanukkah attack in Monsey. How one Jewish family says it has shattered their sense of safety and security on All Things Considered from NPR News.

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More than sixteen million Americans care for loved ones diagnosed with Alzheimer's, a devastating illness that can strain relationships. One couple in upstate New York is sharing their struggles, and how the disease is changing their marriage in a podcast, on the next Morning Edition from NPR News. 

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On the next Fresh Air, stories of chaos and healing from hospital emergency rooms. In a new book, Dr. Michele harper writes about getting punched by a patient, discovering child abuse, and helping the sick and injured on the road to recovery. She says understanding her patients has helped her cope with trauma in her own life. Her memoir is The Beauty in Breaking. Join us.

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(Photo: The Beauty is Breaking, by Michele Harper – Book cover)

One day an Austrian woman's teenage daughter vanished. She had gone to Syria to live under ISIS. The story of a mother's battle to bring her daughter back on All Things Considered from NPR News.

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We talk with New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz who has spent the past few years embedding with alt-right trolls and propagandists, profiling them, watching how they exploited social media.   He’s the author of the new book Anti-social.  Join Us.

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Jay Inslee. Credit: Karen Ducey/Getty Images/via NPRIn competitive sports, women and men are placed in separate categories. But a recent court ruling raises questions about fairness, ethics - and who should be allowed to compete as a woman. Plus, more from our Opening Arguments series with 20-20 candidate and Washington Governor Jay Inslee on the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

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Finding an organ transplant can depend a lot on where you live -- so new federal regulations are trying to level the playing field. Organ transplant disparities -- on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

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The Italian Mafia is capitalizing on the coronavirus, taking over floundering businesses and using them to launder money. Organized crime in a pandemic, Monday afternoon on All Things Considered from NPR News.

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This week on This American Life: In 1980's New York City, rent is rising: it seems out of control, and residents struggle to keep up. So Jack Hitt helps organize tenants and threatens a rent strike. This does not go over so well with his building super, who, as it turns out, is a very dangerous man. That’s this week on This American Life.

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This week’s program showcases the exceptionally talented musical husband and wife duo Over the Rhine, as they celebrate their 30th year of touring together. We’re also joined by gifted singer/songwriter David Huckfelt (member of the band The Pines), who shares songs from his new solo album project. And Nick sits down for a conversation with the co-founder of a nonprofit organization that’s helping veterans heal from PTSD and more through gardening and community involvement.

eTown airs Wednesday nights at 10 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play.

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This week’s program showcases the exceptionally talented musical husband and wife duo Over the Rhine, as they celebrate over 30 years of touring together. We’re also joined by gifted singer-songwriter David Huckfelt (a member of the exceptional band called The Pines), who shares tunes from his solo album project. Nick also sits down for a conversation with the co-founder of a nonprofit organization that’s helping veterans heal from PTSD and more, through gardening and community involvement.

eTown airs Wednesday nights at 10 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play.

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Owen Pallett is a singular musical talent, a sought-after composer who has worked on records by R.E.M., Taylor Swift and The Mountain Goats. They've won awards for their work on film scores and with Arcade Fire - and for their Solo work which gives you a peek into their endlessly creative mind. Owen Pallett performs LIVE on the next World Cafe.

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(Photo: Owen Pallett - Peter Juhl/Courtesy of the artist)

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with Padma Lakshmi host of the cooking competition series Top Chef, and the new series Taste the Nation in which she travels around America to learn how the foods immigrants brought them became part of what we think of as American food.  She emigrated to America from India when she was 4.  Join us.

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Padma Lakshmi shares stories about her childhood in India, her time in Spain and her new show, “Taste the Nation.” Plus, we get a crash course on Parisian cocktail culture from David Lebovitz; we present a new take on the cheeseburger; and Bianca Bosker teaches us about the history and evolution of wine reviews.

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Padma Lakshmi shares stories about her childhood in India, her time in Spain, and her new show, “Taste the Nation.” Plus, we get a crash course on Parisian cocktail culture from David Lebovitz; we present a new take on the cheeseburger, and Bianca Bosker teaches us about the history and evolution of wine reviews.

Milk Street Radio can be heard Sunday nights at 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM. / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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On the next Fresh Air, Miami Herald columnist, and author Carl Hiassen. He’ll talk about the pandemic and politics in Florida, and his latest novel, a hilarious, satirical crime story set in Palm Beach involving wealthy widows, the president, and first lady, and some very large Burmese pythons. It’s called, Squeeze me. Join us.

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(Photo: Squeeze Me, by Carl Hiaasen – Book cover)

In celebration of Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday, we’ll listen back to the interview she recorded with Sondheim in 2010, after the publication of his book of annotated lyrics, called Finishing the Hat.  Join us.

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(Photo: Stephen Sondheim - Unknown photographer / Public domain)

Another World Cafe decades show today! After taking musical journeys through 1979 and 1989, today we go back to the year 1999. The days of Napster, the Matrix, and the Y2K scare, also brought us a diverse year in music. Unforgettable songs from Wilco, Pavement, Macy Gray, Beck, Santana, Dido, and more. For a full 2 hours, host Stephen Kallao takes us back in time to ’99, on the next World Cafe.

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(Photo: Napster logo – Public domain/via DLPNG.com)

On the next Fresh Air, David Bianculli listens back to interviews with Timothy Leary, and his former colleague Richard Alpert, who later became known as Ram Dass, about their experiments with and advocacy of psychedelics.  And Michael Pollan will talk about current experiments with the therapeutic use of psychedelics.  Join us.

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(Photo: Timothy Leary - Hulton Archive/Getty Images/via NPR)

What will it take to begin to heal the deep wounds between women and men? What is the role of men in this transformation? Cynthia Brix and Will Keepin from Gender Reconciliation International say that only by bringing these wounds into the light can we heal them. Patriarchy destroys men’s souls, too, so a revolution in gender relations can liberate women and men.

(Photo: Will Keepin and Cynthia Brix)

On the next fresh air, actor Patrick Stewart. This year he returned to the role he’s most famous for, Jean Luc Picard, in the series Star Trek: Picard. He played Picard in several Star Trek films and seven seasons of The Next Generation.  Before that he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Join us.

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(Photo: Patrick Stewart - Courtesy PBS)