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Sunday July 21, 2013

Stay Cool With Sweet Stories On 'National Ice Cream Day'

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Stay Cool With Sweet Stories On 'National Ice Cream Day'

July 21, 2013 • You may need some napkins for this one. Today we all scream for what may be the coolest holiday of the year, National Ice Cream Day.

Thursday July 18, 2013

Small Screen, Big Stories: NPR Comes To Google Glass

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Small Screen, Big Stories: NPR Comes To Google Glass

July 18, 2013 • This month, NPR has arrived on its smallest screen yet. See what it's like to view NPR.org on Google Glass.

Live at 4 p.m. (ET) Today: Dina Temple-Raston at Aspen Security Forum

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Live at 4 p.m. (ET) Today: Dina Temple-Raston at Aspen Security Forum

July 18, 2013 • The Aspen Security Forum is well underway in Colorado and this afternoon, NPR Counterterrorism Correspondent Dina Temple-Raston is moderating the panel Through a Glass Darkly: What Security Threats Does the Future Hold and What Can We Do Now to Protect Ourselves from Them?

Monday July 15, 2013

Protecting Public Media, One Story at a Time

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Protecting Public Media, One Story at a Time

July 15, 2013 • Do you have an experience with public media that triggered the passionate public media junkie inside? Share yours at Protect My Public Media, an online grassroots campaign to sustain federal funding for public media run for and by local public radio and television stations.

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Host ProFile: 'My Job Is Like The Master Of Ceremonies For A Three Ring Circus.'

July 15, 2013 • Today marks Snap Judgment's third anniversary storytelling with NPR, so we spent some time with the show's host Glynn Washington to hear some of his own stories.

Friday July 12, 2013

NPR Community Event With Michele Norris: Documentary On History Of Black Press

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NPR Community Event With Michele Norris: Documentary On History Of Black Press

July 12, 2013 • Michele Norris hosts an evening screening of the documentary The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with Laura Murphy, Julian Bond and Terence Samuel. The free event takes place Friday, July 19 at NPR HQ in Washington DC.

Thursday July 11, 2013

Live Stream The National Conversation, Today At 12:00pm (ET)

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Live Stream The National Conversation, Today At 12:00pm (ET)

July 11, 2013 • Watch live today at 12PM ET as Weekend Edition Sunday Host Rachel Martin moderates a discussion about the U.S.'s divided position on the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) as part of The National Conversation series at the Wilson Center.

Friday July 5, 2013

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Thoughts On A Move: An NPR Short Film

July 5, 2013 • A documentary short narrated by Bob Boilen about NPR's final days at our Washington, D.C. headquarters earlier this year, with special archival footage from our last move in 1994.

Tuesday July 2, 2013

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Email Newsletter Improvements Let You Customize Your Content

July 2, 2013 • We've spent the last three months revamping our email newsletters. In addition to a new preference center and updated email designs, NPR now offers email subscriptions to all blogs and new sections.

Friday June 28, 2013

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Correspondent Profile: 'It Is Truly Awesome To Wonder Something, Then Go Find Out'

June 28, 2013 • NPR listeners began hearing a new, yet familiar voice reporting from Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. With Lourdes Garcia-Navarro going to Brazil, we're happy to welcome back to NPR Emily Harris.

Thursday June 20, 2013

Live Stream 'The National Conversation,' Today At 1:00pm (ET)

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Live Stream 'The National Conversation,' Today At 1:00pm (ET)

June 20, 2013 • NPR Correspondent Tom Gjelten moderates a panel discussion on the topic of cybersecurity in the private and public sectors as part of The National Conversation series at the Wilson Center. Stream the conversation and keynote address from U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.

Wednesday June 12, 2013

Get Some Ink: A New Way to Show Public Radio Dedication

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