Karl Ove Knausgaard Reads V. S. Naipaul
Karl Ove Knausgaard joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss V. S. Naipaul's “Jack's Garden,” from a 1986 issue of the magazine.
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British lawmaker killed ahead of Brexit vote
British Member of Parliament Jo Cox is seen in this 2015 file photo by Yui Mok/Press Association/Handout via ReutersA British member of parliament, Jo Cox, was killed in northern England on Thursday,...
View ArticleHow Violence Changes the Brexit Debate
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.A rising British politician was fatally stabbed and shot in the U.K. Thursday — just one week before citizens vote to determine if the United...
View ArticleA British Goodbye?
Britons vote in a week whether to leave the E.U. ("Brexit") or to stay ("Remain"). John Cassidy, staff writer at the New Yorker, explains what's at stake for the countries involved, and the potential...
View ArticleWhat's Next for Britain and the EU After Brexit?
What's next for the United Kingdom, now that it has voted to leave the European Union?Listeners from the UK and other parts of Europe call in to share their thoughts.And Steven Erlanger, the London...
View ArticleBrexit Regrets, NYC Pride and Other Monday Morning News
Ben Smith, editor-in-chief of Buzzfeed, talks about the latest news about Brexit, Buzzfeed and the Trump campaign and Buzfeed's new voter registration efforts.Always fun to be on the radio with...
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Brexit to Nexit: What happens now that the UK voted to leave the EU?
A bar in Dublin, Ireland has made a special “Brexit” beer called Big Mistake after the results of the British referendum to leave the EU. Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne/ReutersA divided UK voted to leave...
View ArticleBrexit: The Fine Print in Europe
Sebastian Mallaby, senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and a contributing columnist for The Washington Post, joins us as the European Union begins a series of...
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Watch this soccer announcer’s raucous takedown of England after Iceland victory
Iceland’s Ragnar Sigurdsson celebrates scoring the team’s first goal in the 2-1 defeat of England in the Euro 2016 soccer tournament on June 27. Photo by Eric Gaillard Livepic via ReutersThe tiny...
View ArticleAll Hail Iceland: A Soccer Cinderella Story
Iceland’s soccer team shocked the world this week by beating England and advancing to the Euro 2016 quarter finals.George Vecsey, former sports columnist for The New York Times and author of Eight...
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Boris Johnson will not run for UK prime minister
Vote Leave campaign leader, Boris Johnson, waves as he finishes delivering a speech in London, Britain June 30, 2016. Photo by Toby Melville/ReutersBoris Johnson, who was expected to be a leading...
View Article#3570: New Music From England
Hear new music from England, including brand-new off-world music from ”The Red Book,” the second record by the global chamber/world music group Penguin Café, (as led by Arthur Jeffes, the son of the...
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Why Brexit may be the best thing for Britain’s fishing industry
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: But, first: There are reports that the United Kingdom’s process to begin leaving the European Union may not begin until later next year, delaying the...
View ArticleReflecting on Life and Aging While on Holiday
Director Austin Pendleton, actress Jill Tanner and artistic director Jonathan Bank discuss the Mint Theater revival of N.C. Hunter’s 1955 play, “A Day By the Sea.” The play follows the residents of a...
View ArticleThe Life of a Shepherd
James Rebanks runs a family-owned farm in the Lake District in Northern England and also serves as an expert advisor to UNESCO on sustainable tourism. He also runs the popular Herdwick Shepherd account...
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[Unedited] Michael Longley with Krista Tippett
Michael Longley has written more than 20 books of poetry including "Collected Poems," "Gorse Fires," and his most recent collection, "The Stairwell." This interview is edited and produced with music...
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Michael Longley — The Vitality of Ordinary Things
To reassert the liveliness of ordinary things, precisely in the face of what is hardest and most broken in life and society — this has been Michael Longley’s gift to Northern Ireland as one of its...
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What George Michael’s career meant for music and sexuality
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioWILLIAM BRANGHAM: One of Michael’s important legacies over time was how he eventually came out and dealt with his sexuality and identity.Tim Teeman wrote about that and...
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Queen Elizabeth II turns 91 today. View photos of her as a young royal
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 91st birthday on Friday. Here, in a 2016 photo in Poundbury, Dorset, she matches perfectly in a turquoise ensemble. Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage via Getty...
View ArticleBomb Blast at Manchester Leaves 19 Dead, Dozens Wounded
An explosion struck an Ariana Grande concert in northern England late Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens in what police say they are treating as a terrorist attack.Greater...
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