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Each week, a guest draws a card from NPR's Wild Card deck and answers a big question about their life. After 24 years in the WWE ring, John Cena retired from professional wrestling last year.
Arts & Culture
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The Netflix documentary "Queen of Chess" tells the story of the first woman chess grandmaster, Hungary’s Judit Polgár, Dan Webster says.
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Artist LR Montgomery joins host Henry McNulty to talk about his exhibition at the MAC featuring works that highlight nature conservancy efforts around the region. -
Disclosure Day is the latest thriller from Steven Spielberg, a sci-fi parable about humanity, aliens and government cover-ups. It’s also, says Nathan Weinbender, a beautifully made jumble of a movie.
Events
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Tune to SPR News Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 6-7:30 pm to hear holiday favorites played by local musicians. -
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The 16-day state fair on the National Mall kicked off with a Trump rally, and not all 50 states are taking part. Organizers say there's nothing partisan about celebrating America's 250th birthday. -
Several Democratic governors have sent National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., ahead of America 250, amid President Trump's highly visible — and controversial — ongoing deployment to the city. -
Excitement over the World Cup is giving soccer players at Historically Black Colleges and Universities a chance to highlight their teams and gain support.
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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., and Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., tell NPR's Michel Martin they want to force into law a housing bill President Trump has refused to sign.
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The U.S. Supreme Court gives President Trump more power to set immigration policy with a pair of decisions Thursday.
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The Supreme Court is letting President Trump remove protections from thousands of Haitian and Syrian refugees. Michel Martin asks a pastor in Springfield, Ohio, about his city's Haitian community.
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The U.S. played Turkey in the final Group D stage match at the World Cup. The U.S. had already won the group before the match began. We discuss the results.
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Community radio once helped villagers survive Indonesia's volcanic eruptions. Today, smartphones and social media bring both faster warnings and new challenges.
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On this week's StoryCorps, a man remembers being raised by gay parents at the height of the AIDS crisis.
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President Trump is working hard to keep farmers happy after fuel and fertilizer prices spiked by the Iran war hurt their bottom lines, even hosting a group for dinner in the Rose Garden.
