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America’s workers are tired – here’s why.Do you feel like you can never get off the grind? From gig laborers to salaried workers, a lot of people are keeping their noses to the grindstone in order to remain afloat, avoid job loss, and stay one step ahead of market fluctuations. B ...  Show more

One of the biggest lessons from the clash between ICE and the citizens of Minneapolis is that communities are prepared to stand up for their neighbors.When Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU Nurse, became the second person killed by federal agents in Minneapolis this month, citizens ...  Show more

This week, Felix and Anamaria sit down with Shereen Marisol Meraji of the NPR Code Switch podcast to find out what exactly connects all the artists under the 'Latin music' category. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy 

When it comes to distinguishing what exactly Latin music is, what makes the cut? To some, it’s simply music from the Latin American region, and to others, it’s any music that is sung in Spanish – but much like the pop canon, the phrase encapsulates so many different eras, styles, ...  Show more

Vanessa Paloma Elbaz talked about her research in Jewish music. We listened to Chant Juif pour la Naissance by Mme. Azeroual, Habibi Lawel by Habiba Messika, and La Llorona by Chavela Vargas.

Vanessa Paloma Duncan-Elbaz has a Ph.D. from the Sorbonne’s CERMOM research gro ...

On the show today… The Last Of Us is the world’s new TV obsession and one of our favourite actresses, Melanie Lynskey, has made her first appearance on the show. Unfortunately, there’s been a wave of backlash to her casting (for the most eye-roll-inducing reason), and we need to ...  Show more