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Let us help. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-44623/oscars-2025">Oscars 2025</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/24/nx-s1-5269534/oscar-nominated-movies-how-to-watch" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"culture","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/01\/24\/nx-s1-5269534\/oscar-nominated-movies-how-to-watch","clickPosition":"1.1"}' >Your guide to Oscar-nominated movies and where to watch them</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/24/nx-s1-5269534/oscar-nominated-movies-how-to-watch"><time datetime="2025-01-24"><span class="date">January 24, 2025  </span></time>There are <em>a lot</em> of films and we are here to help! We've assembled details and coverage for the 13 films nominated in six major categories — all in one place.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 1440; --source-height: 810; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5292466/yura-borisov-anora-oscars"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-format="webp" class="feat23 lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="feat23 lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="feat23 lazyOnLoad" alt="Yura Borisov as Igor in Anora." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Yura Borisov as Igor in <em>Anora.</em> <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> NEON </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> NEON </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-44623/oscars-2025">Oscars 2025</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5292466/yura-borisov-anora-oscars" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"culture","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/nx-s1-5292466\/yura-borisov-anora-oscars","clickPosition":"1.2"}' >How 'Anora' breakout star Yura Borisov crafted a sensitive 'brute'</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5292466/yura-borisov-anora-oscars"><time datetime="2025-02-26"><span class="date">February 26, 2025  </span></time>Borisov, who plays the hired henchman Igor in <em>Anora</em>, is the first Russian actor to be nominated for an Oscar in decades. 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After breaking trail through the woods, the icy lake opens up to views of the High Peaks Wilderness." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> A snowshoe trek to Wolf Pond in New York's Adirondack Mountains. After breaking trail through the woods, the icy lake opens up to views of the High Peaks Wilderness. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Brian Mann/NPR </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Brian Mann/NPR </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5307835/snowshoe-adirondack-hike" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"culture","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/nx-s1-5307835\/snowshoe-adirondack-hike","clickPosition":"2.3"}' >A snowshoe trek in the Adirondack Mountains on a classic winter day</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5307835/snowshoe-adirondack-hike"><time datetime="2025-02-25"><span class="date">February 25, 2025  </span></time>Snowshoeing in the Adirondacks on a winter day with chickadees for company</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 2812; --source-height: 1581; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5300923/vietnam-war-art-exhibit-50-anniversary-vietnamese"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2812x1581+110+236/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F23%2Fdd5894cd40fd89810a0c57cf3384%2F20250207-npr-007.JPG" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2812x1581+110+236/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F23%2Fdd5894cd40fd89810a0c57cf3384%2F20250207-npr-007.JPG" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2812x1581+110+236/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F23%2Fdd5894cd40fd89810a0c57cf3384%2F20250207-npr-007.JPG" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2812x1581+110+236/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F23%2Fdd5894cd40fd89810a0c57cf3384%2F20250207-npr-007.JPG" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2812x1581+110+236/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F23%2Fdd5894cd40fd89810a0c57cf3384%2F20250207-npr-007.JPG" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2812x1581+110+236/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F23%2Fdd5894cd40fd89810a0c57cf3384%2F20250207-npr-007.JPG" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2812x1581+110+236/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F23%2Fdd5894cd40fd89810a0c57cf3384%2F20250207-npr-007.JPG" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2812x1581+110+236/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F23%2Fdd5894cd40fd89810a0c57cf3384%2F20250207-npr-007.JPG" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2812x1581+110+236/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F23%2Fdd5894cd40fd89810a0c57cf3384%2F20250207-npr-007.JPG" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt=""50 Years of Hope and HA-HAs" is the first Vietnamese American art exhibit to open in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia region, according to the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> "50 Years of Hope and HA-HAs" is the first Vietnamese American art exhibit to open in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia region, according to the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Maansi Srivastava for NPR </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Maansi Srivastava for NPR </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/fine-art/">Fine Art</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5300923/vietnam-war-art-exhibit-50-anniversary-vietnamese" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"culture","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/nx-s1-5300923\/vietnam-war-art-exhibit-50-anniversary-vietnamese","clickPosition":"2.4"}' >D.C.'s first Vietnamese American art exhibit subverts what it means to be Vietnamese</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5300923/vietnam-war-art-exhibit-50-anniversary-vietnamese"><time datetime="2025-02-25"><span class="date">February 25, 2025  </span></time>April 2025 marks 50 years since the end of the Vietnam war. Washington, D.C.'s first Vietnamese American art exhibit examines what it means to be Vietnamese and looks forward with hope.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3744; --source-height: 2106; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/g-s1-50551/joy-reid-msnbc-fired"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3744x2106+0+195/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1a%2F63%2Fc27f3dad49f0b5b670824595f4ee%2Fgettyimages-2161049218.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3744x2106+0+195/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1a%2F63%2Fc27f3dad49f0b5b670824595f4ee%2Fgettyimages-2161049218.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3744x2106+0+195/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1a%2F63%2Fc27f3dad49f0b5b670824595f4ee%2Fgettyimages-2161049218.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3744x2106+0+195/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1a%2F63%2Fc27f3dad49f0b5b670824595f4ee%2Fgettyimages-2161049218.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3744x2106+0+195/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1a%2F63%2Fc27f3dad49f0b5b670824595f4ee%2Fgettyimages-2161049218.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3744x2106+0+195/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1a%2F63%2Fc27f3dad49f0b5b670824595f4ee%2Fgettyimages-2161049218.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3744x2106+0+195/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1a%2F63%2Fc27f3dad49f0b5b670824595f4ee%2Fgettyimages-2161049218.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3744x2106+0+195/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1a%2F63%2Fc27f3dad49f0b5b670824595f4ee%2Fgettyimages-2161049218.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3744x2106+0+195/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1a%2F63%2Fc27f3dad49f0b5b670824595f4ee%2Fgettyimages-2161049218.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Joy Reid speaks in New Orleans in 2024." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Joy Reid speaks in New Orleans in 2024. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE<br><br> </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE<br><br> </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/national/">National</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/g-s1-50551/joy-reid-msnbc-fired" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"culture","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/g-s1-50551\/joy-reid-msnbc-fired","clickPosition":"2.5"}' >Joy Reid fired from MSNBC amid network shakeup</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/g-s1-50551/joy-reid-msnbc-fired"><time datetime="2025-02-25"><span class="date">February 25, 2025  </span></time>Reid is a longtime political commentator who has been vocal on progressive issues and sharply critical of President Trump. </a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 5080; --source-height: 2858; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5302886/unsung-hero-strangers-words-family-mantra-nervous-flying"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5080x2858+0+283/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8f%2F2c%2Fbdba4d3b41e78edbff23852beccf%2Fcaitlin-shetterly-at-time-of-story-credit-daniel-e-davis.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5080x2858+0+283/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8f%2F2c%2Fbdba4d3b41e78edbff23852beccf%2Fcaitlin-shetterly-at-time-of-story-credit-daniel-e-davis.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5080x2858+0+283/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8f%2F2c%2Fbdba4d3b41e78edbff23852beccf%2Fcaitlin-shetterly-at-time-of-story-credit-daniel-e-davis.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5080x2858+0+283/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8f%2F2c%2Fbdba4d3b41e78edbff23852beccf%2Fcaitlin-shetterly-at-time-of-story-credit-daniel-e-davis.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5080x2858+0+283/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8f%2F2c%2Fbdba4d3b41e78edbff23852beccf%2Fcaitlin-shetterly-at-time-of-story-credit-daniel-e-davis.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5080x2858+0+283/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8f%2F2c%2Fbdba4d3b41e78edbff23852beccf%2Fcaitlin-shetterly-at-time-of-story-credit-daniel-e-davis.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5080x2858+0+283/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8f%2F2c%2Fbdba4d3b41e78edbff23852beccf%2Fcaitlin-shetterly-at-time-of-story-credit-daniel-e-davis.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5080x2858+0+283/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8f%2F2c%2Fbdba4d3b41e78edbff23852beccf%2Fcaitlin-shetterly-at-time-of-story-credit-daniel-e-davis.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5080x2858+0+283/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8f%2F2c%2Fbdba4d3b41e78edbff23852beccf%2Fcaitlin-shetterly-at-time-of-story-credit-daniel-e-davis.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Caitlin Shetterly" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Caitlin Shetterly <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Caitlin Shetterly </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Caitlin Shetterly </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/1134955065/my-unsung-hero-from-hidden-brain">My Unsung Hero</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5302886/unsung-hero-strangers-words-family-mantra-nervous-flying" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"culture","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/nx-s1-5302886\/unsung-hero-strangers-words-family-mantra-nervous-flying","clickPosition":"2.6"}' >'Most people are good': How a stranger's words became a family mantra</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5302886/unsung-hero-strangers-words-family-mantra-nervous-flying"><time datetime="2025-02-25"><span class="date">February 25, 2025  </span></time>On a flight home, Caitlin Shetterly told the man next to her that after 9/11, flying made her nervous. 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He's the director of the movies <em>Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down</em>, <em>Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown </em>and, most recently, <em>The Room Next Door </em>. 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" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Fifth-grader Ameya Desai works at a research project that she's presenting to her class at Williams Elementary School in San Jose, Calif. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Janet Woojeong Lee/NPR </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Janet Woojeong Lee/NPR </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/662609200/npr-student-podcast-challenge">Student Podcast Challenge</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/24/nx-s1-5258945/family-india-immigration-student-podcast-uganda" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"culture","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/24\/nx-s1-5258945\/family-india-immigration-student-podcast-uganda","clickPosition":"2.12"}' >A 10-year-old's story of family immigration that spans three continents</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/24/nx-s1-5258945/family-india-immigration-student-podcast-uganda"><time datetime="2025-02-24"><span class="date">February 24, 2025  </span></time>A California fourth-grader's interview with her grandfather, who was forced out of Uganda before moving to the U.S., is one of our outstanding podcasts.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 2364; 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These 13 new celebrity memoirs may clue you in</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/23/nx-s1-5305153/new-celebrity-memoirs-to-read-in-2025"><time datetime="2025-02-23"><span class="date">February 23, 2025  </span></time>This year brings memoirs from more than a dozen famous names — from Brooke Shields and Dawn Staley to Bill Belichick and Lionel Ritchie. </a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 1600; --source-height: 900; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/g-s1-49958/wait-wait-for-february-22-2025-with-billy-porter-mark-ronson-and-more"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1600x900+48+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F5c%2F3be0494a45be8a01236a57aa954c%2Fwwdtm-landscape-template1.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1600x900+48+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F5c%2F3be0494a45be8a01236a57aa954c%2Fwwdtm-landscape-template1.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1600x900+48+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F5c%2F3be0494a45be8a01236a57aa954c%2Fwwdtm-landscape-template1.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1600x900+48+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F5c%2F3be0494a45be8a01236a57aa954c%2Fwwdtm-landscape-template1.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1600x900+48+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F5c%2F3be0494a45be8a01236a57aa954c%2Fwwdtm-landscape-template1.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1600x900+48+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F5c%2F3be0494a45be8a01236a57aa954c%2Fwwdtm-landscape-template1.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1600x900+48+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F5c%2F3be0494a45be8a01236a57aa954c%2Fwwdtm-landscape-template1.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1600x900+48+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F5c%2F3be0494a45be8a01236a57aa954c%2Fwwdtm-landscape-template1.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1600x900+48+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F5c%2F3be0494a45be8a01236a57aa954c%2Fwwdtm-landscape-template1.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Billy Porter attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. 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Stat.</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5305105/the-pitt-hbo-max-er"><time datetime="2025-02-22"><span class="date">February 22, 2025  </span></time>Each episode of the new Max series covers one hour in a single day in a busy emergency department. The show manages to feel sympathetic to the hospital staff <em>and</em> to the patients in their care.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 8256; --source-height: 4644; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5258942/npr-student-podcast-elementary-fourth-winner"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+774/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F9c%2F67e78c01403b8255212d356f4f52%2Fnpr-011025-hr-31.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+774/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F9c%2F67e78c01403b8255212d356f4f52%2Fnpr-011025-hr-31.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+774/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F9c%2F67e78c01403b8255212d356f4f52%2Fnpr-011025-hr-31.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+774/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F9c%2F67e78c01403b8255212d356f4f52%2Fnpr-011025-hr-31.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+774/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F9c%2F67e78c01403b8255212d356f4f52%2Fnpr-011025-hr-31.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+774/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F9c%2F67e78c01403b8255212d356f4f52%2Fnpr-011025-hr-31.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+774/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F9c%2F67e78c01403b8255212d356f4f52%2Fnpr-011025-hr-31.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+774/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F9c%2F67e78c01403b8255212d356f4f52%2Fnpr-011025-hr-31.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+774/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F9c%2F67e78c01403b8255212d356f4f52%2Fnpr-011025-hr-31.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Fifth graders Kenley Taylor (left) and Gabby De Sa (right) work on story outlining during a MagTV morning meeting at Magnolia Elementary School in Carlsbad, Calif." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Fifth graders Kenley Taylor (left) and Gabby De Sa (right) work on story outlining during a MagTV morning meeting at Magnolia Elementary School in Carlsbad, Calif. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Alan Nakkash for NPR </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Alan Nakkash for NPR </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/662609200/npr-student-podcast-challenge">Student Podcast Challenge</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5258942/npr-student-podcast-elementary-fourth-winner" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"culture","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/22\/nx-s1-5258942\/npr-student-podcast-elementary-fourth-winner","clickPosition":"2.21"}' >How many fourth-graders does it take to make a podcast? 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