A Texas Prison's Radio Station Helps Incarcerated Men Build Community

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How Trump is leveraging sports and sports culture for his political brand

President Trump is using his position to access sporting events across the country and embed himself with teams and fans. And he’s leveraging sports and American sports culture to build up and amplify his political brand. NPR’s Tamara Keith speak with Christine Brennan, a longtim ...  Show more

'It's a calling,' says Korva Coleman on reporting the facts every hour, every day

Day in and day out - it’s NPR’s Newscast team delivering the most immediate news to our audience more than anyone else. NPR's Tamara Keith talks to Korva Coleman about what it takes to get the story and get it right every hour of every day.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider Th ...  Show more

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