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Ira Glass, host of This American Life, will be in Birmingham Saturday at UAB's Alys Stephens Center. WBHM’s Vahini Shori spoke with him about the show and his career.
America’s favorite pastime meets the power of music. Listen to the newest edition of Anthems April 7.
We’re excited to share some upcoming changes to your listening schedule. Your favorite show is still waiting for you, but it may be at a different time or perhaps a different day.
Gulf States Newsroom
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Jay Marcano for the Gulf States NewsroomResidents around Meta’s data center in Holly Ridge, Louisiana, say the air is brown and the water is rust-colored. The Gulf States Newsroom is starting a monitoring project to test the air quality. -
Elise Catrion Gregg/Gulf States NewsroomAs advocates and lawmakers in Mississippi look for ways to push automatic restoration in the state, Louisiana offers a model for compromise. But, advocates there say their system comes with trade-offs as well.
News from NPR
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The Trump administration asserts a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional. Historians warn important papers could be destroyed. -
A new English-only driving test rule in Florida is fueling a surge in strategy lessons for Spanish speakers where they learn to figure out the questions without having to take English language courses. -
Anger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them. It's become an issue hard to ignore in the midterm elections. -
A new art exhibit in Phoenix features some of the world's prickliest plants. It could also help save them. -
The American Academy of Neurology issued guidance on using wearable data devices, like smart watches or Oura rings, to track key health metrics that can help flag serious conditions.
