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Mike Birbiglia was initially reluctant to become a father, but his wife, Jen Stein, saw things things differently. "I felt like [parenthood] was the kind of challenge that we were ready for," she says.

'Reluctant Dad' Mike Birbiglia And Poet Jen Stein Share 'Painful' Parenting Truths

In the memoir, The New One, comic Birbiglia and his wife, Jen Stein, open up about his ambivalence about fatherhood and the strain it had on their marriage.

In 2014, Martha Phillips, an American nurse, traveled to West Africa during the Ebola crisis to provide medical care. Treating Ebola not only taught her how to stay safe around a deadly virus but also how to manage the stress and sadness of working during a disease outbreak. She's now drawing on that experience to help other nurses cope with the challenges of coronavirus.

Coronavirus Nurses Ask An Ebola Veteran: Is It OK To Be Afraid?

Nothing could have prepared Martha Phillips for her work with Ebola patients in West Africa. Now she is sharing advice with nurses in the U.S. as they tend to those stricken with COVID-19.

Kids whose schools are shut down in Anne Arundel County, Md., receive food in Annapolis as part of a program to ease the burden of feeding students while schools are closed because of the coronavirus. President Trump told Americans to "engage in schooling from home when possible" on Monday.

Coronavirus: U.S. Urges Americans To Home-School; The WHO Says: 'Test, Test, Test'

"If everyone makes this change, or these critical changes and sacrifices now, we will rally together as one nation," President Trump said on Monday.

Your Call: ‪#gazaunderattack

Your Call for July 18, 2014: It’s our Friday media roundtable, this week we’ll discuss the coverage of the ongoing military attack on Gaza. Since the…

Countries Balance Needed Tourism With Coronavirus Concerns

Nations that are heavily dependent on tourism are trying to walk a fine line between the need to reopen their beaches and resorts and the risk of importing more cases of the coronavirus.

How Martin Luther King Jr.'s Assassination Affected His Chicago Neighborhood

Following news that Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated, riots broke out in his Chicago neighborhood. Fifty years later, some things have changed, but others remain as they were in 1968.

How To Spot Sacred Practices In Everyday Life

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with author Casper ter Kuile about his new book, The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities Into Soulful Practices.

A Salute To John Prine, A Meticulous Craftsman With A Gift For Detail

The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, who died April 7, took a journeyman's pride in unifying metaphor and metrical precision. Prine's eccentric music served him — and us — well for five decades.

Author Susan Burton struggled with disordered eating for decades. <em>"</em>Hunger was something that I believed protected me and gave me power," she says.

From 'Empty' To 'Satisfied': Author Traces A Hunger That Food Can't Fix

For Susan Burton, decades of disordered eating was about power. "As long as I was bingeing, I didn't have to think. I didn't have to think about any loss or pain or wanting or yearning."

Mueller Testifies At House Panel Hearing

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller gives testimony to the House Judiciary Committee, the first of two hearings on Capitol Hill Wednesday about his report on interference and obstruction.

99% Invisible: The Fresno Drop

On the June 17, 2016 edition of 99% Invisible.In September 1958, Bank of America began an experiment—one that would have far reaching effects on our lives…

Cecilia Bartoli explores ideas of gender fluidity on her new album, devoted to music written for the great castrato singer Farinelli. Bartoli says that, like him, she's always transforming herself on stage.

Powerful Lungs And Long-Spun Lines: Cecilia Bartoli Conjures Farinelli

On her new album, the restless Italian opera star sings virtuoso music composed for Farinelli, the greatest of the baroque castratos.

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