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Ever since Minnesota governor and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz called Republicans "weird," we've seen other Democrats embrace this name-calling strategy and deploy it in interviews and in memes online. We've also seen Republicans lobbing the "weird" moniker right back at Democrats. To get into how "weird" this all is, Brittany chats with NPR culture reporter Andrew Limbong and NPR political correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben about this new political strategy and […]

Writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner draws a question from the Wild Card deck. She tells NPR's Rachel Martin about needing God to help her understand the world.

Minnesota Public Radio's Brandt Williams talks about Gov. Tim Walz and the George Floyd protests. Walz is now the presumed Democratic vice presidential candidate.

Cafe Otef in Tel Aviv is a shrine to the owner's ex-husband, who was killed on the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel.

Fans will need to stay vigilant if they want to see the White Stripes rocker in concert. Continue reading…

Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, and De La Soul are among the topliners for Hip-Hop 101: From New York to The Bay, a one-day dream festival for ’90s rap fans coming to Oakland Arena on November 9th. True to its name, the event will also feature Too $hort, Eric B & Rakim,…Please click the link below to read the full article.

This week, the Biden administration announced it is taking on more of what it calls "everyday headaches and hassles that waste Americans' time and money."And it's doing that by having federal agencies make new business rules. There are actions to simplify health insurance paperwork, crack down on fake product reviews, streamline parent-teacher communications in schools and circumvent those automated customer service calls that the White House labels "doom loops."It's all […]

He and Toto stalwart Steve Lukather share a connection as veterans of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band. Continue reading…

"Some of those gigs I remember were pretty smokin'," he tells UCR. Continue reading…