Are Dogs The Source Of The Next Coronavirus?; Why Americans Hate Slow TV; Long Hair And Lowriders: Latin Rock In 1971

Plus, why do we continue to use big umbrella terms like 'POC'?

View this email online by Jill Hudson Stories You May Have Missed Angela Hsieh for NPR Scientists at Duke University say they have discovered what may be the latest coronavirus to jump from animals into people. And it comes from a surprising source: dogs. The conflict between Israel and Hamas has erupted into the biggest public disagreement the left has had with the Biden administration to date. Click for more.    André Chung for NPR B-360 is a program that teaches elementary and high school students math and science as an alternative to recklessly riding dirt bikes and ATVs on Baltimore's streets. "Just the excitement and the adrenaline. You can learn a lot from a bike," one student says. Read the story here.   L.A. Public Library/YouTube The Linda Lindas, a punk group made up of Asian and Latinx teen and pre-teens, went viral last week after a performance of their song "Racist, Sexist Boy" was posted by the Los Angeles Public Library. Watch the video here. Newsletter continues after sponsor message 50 Years Of NPR Charles Frattini/NY Daily News via Getty Images The 50th anniversary of What's Going On is an opportunity to explore the classic album's huge impact — and understand the moment Black music made its politics explicit. In the 1970s, Studs Terkel took a reel-to-reel tape recorder to record interviews with people about their jobs. Here's a look back at Terkel's interviews titled 'Working' Then And Now. In honor of NPR's 50th anniversary, the Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me panelists read three stories about a profile featured on NPR sometime in the last 50 years. Listen to find out which one is true. We take the Alt.Latino Time Machine back 50 years to tell the story of how three albums captured a moment when music, culture and current events collided in song: WAR's All Day Music, El Chicano's Revolución and Santana's Santana III. Read the story. Podcasts Of The Week Claire Harbage/NPR During the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps to improve the country's public lands, forests, and parks. Now, nearly a hundred years later, President Biden is trying to bring a similar version of it back. (Short Wave) In 2009, a couple of Norwegians pioneered a whole new genre of television: Slow TV. Its airing was a viral event in Norway. But when an American television producer optioned the idea and took it to the US, it flopped. America's reliance on plot and hooks in storytelling reflects how we live, think and even participate in democracy. (Invisibilia) In the small Northern California town of Rio Vista, a woman named Katheryn Jenks calls 911 for help. But after the police arrive, she ends up injured and inside a jail cell, facing serious charges. (On Our Watch)   Clay Enos/Netflix Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead is a zombie heist film that follows a team of mercenaries led by Dave Bautista. This rag-tag bunch attempt to steal millions of dollars from a Las Vegas casino swarming with the undead. (Pop Culture Happy Hour) People of color have a diverse set of interests, experiences, backgrounds and cultures. And the way we experience race and racism can be really different. So why do we continue to use big umbrella terms like "POC"? (Code Switch) Listen to your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to hear live radio from Vermont Public Radio (edit station). Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can sign up here. Looking for more great content? Check out all of our newsletter offerings — including Daily News, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Best of NPR emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy