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May 10, 2021 1:00 AM

Fifty and Forward: A Celebration of NPR

A 50th anniversary NPR special, “Fifty and Forward: A Celebration of NPR,” hosted by Audie Cornish.

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May 9, 2021 2:18 PM

'An extraordinary discovery': Archeologists find Neanderthal remains in cave near Rome

Archeologists unearthed the remains of nine Neanderthals, dating from 50,000 to 100,000 years ago, in a discovery the Italian culture minister said will be "the talk of the world."

by H.J. Mai

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May 3, 2021 8:00 AM

Can't help falling in love with a vaccine: How polio campaign beat vaccine hesitancy

This isn't the first big vaccine rollout, and the past holds lessons for the pandemic present. Here's a look at how the polio vaccine overcame U.S. hesitancy.

by Susan Brink

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April 24, 2021 3:20 PM

The secret mission to unearth part of a 142-year-old experiment

Scientists in Michigan went out in the dead of night to dig up part of an unusual long-term experiment. It's a research study that started in 1879 and is handed from one generation to the next.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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April 21, 2021 1:00 AM

Westminster Town Hall Forum: Walter Isaacson on 'The Code Breaker'

Walter Isaacson speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum about his book, “The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Race.”

by MPR News Staff

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April 20, 2021 10:35 AM

Walter Mondale and Gary Eichten at the Fitzgerald Theater in 2012

Walter Mondale is the featured guest on stage at the Fitzgerald Theater for the “Farewell MIDDAY Program” hosted by MPR’s Gary Eichten in January 2012.

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April 15, 2021 1:00 AM

APM documentary: 'Remembering Jim Crow'

For much of the 20th century, Black Americans in the South were barred from the voting booth, sent to the back of the bus and walled off from many of the rights they deserved as citizens. Until well into the 1960s, segregation was legal. The system was called Jim Crow. In this documentary, Americans — Black and white — remember life in the Jim Crow times.

by MPR News Staff

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April 13, 2021 1:00 AM

The Universal Title: Muhammad Ali's Spiritual Journey from Christianity to Islam

From America Abroad Media, The Muhammad Ali Center and PRX, “The Universal Title” is a one-hour special on Muhammad Ali’s spiritual journey from Christianity to Islam — And what really made him “The Greatest.”

by MPR News Staff

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April 12, 2021 1:00 AM

Charlotte Frantz speaks at St. Scholastica about America's immigration history

Charlotte Frantz speaks about immigration, racism — and the “American Dream” — at the Alworth Center for the Study of Peace and Justice at the College of St. Scholastica.

by MPR News Staff

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April 8, 2021 1:00 AM

On Holocaust Remembrance Day: Kaddish — Reflections on the Holocaust in Music and Words

Classical MPR’s Mindy Ratner has gathered a collection of conversations with some of those touched directly by the Holocaust.

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