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  17.      <title>What&apos;s Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, listening and gaming</title>
  18.      <description>Each week, &lt;em&gt;Pop Culture Happy Hour &lt;/em&gt;guests and hosts share what&apos;s bringing them joy. This week: &lt;em&gt;The Nice Guys, &lt;/em&gt;Vanessa Williams&apos; song &quot;Legs,&quot; Arooj Aftab&apos;s album &lt;em&gt;Night Reign&lt;/em&gt;, and the game Planet Zoo.</description>
  19.      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 17:01:12 -0400</pubDate>
  20.      <link>https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1248497765/whats-making-us-happy-a-guide-to-your-weekend-viewing-listening-and-gaming</link>
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  23.      <dc:creator>Glen Weldon</dc:creator>
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  26.      <title>Larry Demeritte will be the first Black trainer in the Kentucky Derby in decades</title>
  27.      <description>Larry Demeritte is the first Black trainer participating in the Kentucky Derby in 35 years. And while the betting-books have his colt West Saratoga running at long odds, Demeritte, who is battling chronic illness and cancer, is feeling confident. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For the 70-something veteran trainer, this is his first time at the Derby, but he is part of a rich history of Black horsemen who helped shape the Kentucky Derby into the iconic race it is today.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at &lt;a href=&quot;http://plus.npr.org/&quot;&gt;plus.npr.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Email us at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:considerthis@npr.org&quot;&gt;considerthis@npr.org&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
  28.      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 16:19:48 -0400</pubDate>
  29.      <link>https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1198911403/150th-kentucky-derby-larry-demeritte</link>
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  34.      <title>Here are the events planned for the 150th Kentucky Derby</title>
  35.      <description>This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Kentucky Derby. Safety concerns are taking center stage after a dozen horses died in last year&apos;s spring meet.</description>
  36.      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 16:18:49 -0400</pubDate>
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  40.      <dc:creator>Sylvia Goodman</dc:creator>
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  44.      <description>From sparking the imagination to helping with mental health, listen to poems read by NPR readers and see how poetry has affected their lives.</description>
  45.      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 14:23:45 -0400</pubDate>
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  49.      <dc:creator>Suzanne Nuyen</dc:creator>
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  52.      <title>Remembering novelist, screenwriter and memoirist Paul Auster</title>
  53.      <description>Auster, who died April 30, rose to fame in the 1980s with &lt;em&gt;The New York Trilogy &lt;/em&gt;novels. His memoir, &lt;em&gt;Winter Journal&lt;/em&gt;, focused on the history of his body. &lt;em&gt;Originally broadcast in 1997, 2004 and 2012.&lt;/em&gt;</description>
  54.      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 13:32:32 -0400</pubDate>
  55.      <link>https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1248686515/remembering-novelist-screenwriter-and-memoirist-paul-auster</link>
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  58.      <dc:creator>Terry Gross</dc:creator>
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  61.      <title>An inside look at the campus protests; plus, Israel at Eurovision</title>
  62.      <description>Pro-Palestinian protests have been popping up at universities around the world, and in the last few days things have escalated at a number of those campuses. Columbia University called on police to shutdown the encampment on their university lawn and 300 people were arrested. At University of California Los Angeles, about 200 pro-Israel counter-protestors raided a pro-Palestinian encampment. To get first hand accounts of the protests, Brittany talks to two student journalists: Shaanth Nanguneri, an undergraduate reporter at UCLA, and Claire Davenport, a graduate reporter at Columbia University in New York.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then, Eurovision may seem like a quaint, quirky event to Americans but it&apos;s a huge cultural event that easily surpasses the Super Bowl in terms of global viewership. And for an apolitical event, Eurovision can teach us a lot about geopolitics. This year, all eyes are on Israel, which is not European but has been a competitor since the 70s. With Israel&apos;s ongoing conflict in Gaza, there&apos;s a lot of politicking for and against its inclusion at the song contest. Brittany chats with Eurovision scholar Paul David Flood about Israel&apos;s controversial song and dance at Eurovision... and why Americans might want to pay attention.</description>
  63.      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 09:48:45 -0400</pubDate>
  64.      <link>https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1197956355/its-been-a-minute-student-protests-ucla-columbia</link>
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  66.      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/02/encampments-eurovision_wide-0c1f55f5cb08a5a9c31de1d43ded5f9a6a6f2cf9.png' alt='Pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University. Eurovision 2024.'/><p>Pro-Palestinian protests have been popping up at universities around the world, and in the last few days things have escalated at a number of those campuses. Columbia University called on police to shutdown the encampment on their university lawn and 300 people were arrested. At University of California Los Angeles, about 200 pro-Israel counter-protestors raided a pro-Palestinian encampment. To get first hand accounts of the protests, Brittany talks to two student journalists: Shaanth Nanguneri, an undergraduate reporter at UCLA, and Claire Davenport, a graduate reporter at Columbia University in New York.<br><br>Then, Eurovision may seem like a quaint, quirky event to Americans but it's a huge cultural event that easily surpasses the Super Bowl in terms of global viewership. And for an apolitical event, Eurovision can teach us a lot about geopolitics. This year, all eyes are on Israel, which is not European but has been a competitor since the 70s. With Israel's ongoing conflict in Gaza, there's a lot of politicking for and against its inclusion at the song contest. Brittany chats with Eurovision scholar Paul David Flood about Israel's controversial song and dance at Eurovision... and why Americans might want to pay attention.</p><p>(Image credit: NIKITA PAYUSOV/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images; LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ/Belga/AFP via Getty Images)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1197956355' />]]></content:encoded>
  67.      <dc:creator>Barton Girdwood</dc:creator>
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  70.      <title>Black lawmakers reintroduce federal CROWN Act legislation to ban hair discrimination</title>
  71.      <description>The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.</description>
  72.      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 05:00:54 -0400</pubDate>
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  75.      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/02/ap23166716942027-5fe286bbdf5b91398d4a8da72b3039c02a0f7891.jpg' alt='A number of Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced the CROWN Act, legislation that would ban discrimination based on one's hairstyle or hair texture. Here, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs Crown Act legislation on June 15, 2023 in Lansing, Mich. that will outlaw race-based hairstyle discrimination in workplaces and schools.'/><p>The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.</p><p>(Image credit: Joey Cappelletti)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1248709182' />]]></content:encoded>
  76.      <dc:creator>Jonathan Franklin</dc:creator>
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  79.      <title>Which celebrity feud escalated this week? Find out in the news quiz</title>
  80.      <description>Where&apos;s the beef? What&apos;s the deal with marijuana? Why does this read like a &apos;90s stand-up script? The answer to at least some of these questions can be found in the quiz. Were you paying attention?</description>
  81.      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 05:00:53 -0400</pubDate>
  82.      <link>https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1248644180/news-quiz-chatgpt-marijuana-spongebob-squarepants-trump-biden-noem</link>
  83.      <guid>https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1248644180/news-quiz-chatgpt-marijuana-spongebob-squarepants-trump-biden-noem</guid>
  84.      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/02/drake-sponge-kristi_wide-e6e069dd1bb61c6f97b418a23a3ac7016a2337fb.jpg' alt='From left: Drake, SpongeBob, Kristi Noem'/><p>Where's the beef? What's the deal with marijuana? Why does this read like a '90s stand-up script? The answer to at least some of these questions can be found in the quiz. Were you paying attention?</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1248644180' />]]></content:encoded>
  85.      <dc:creator>Holly J. Morris</dc:creator>
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  88.      <title>Fall for &apos;The Fall Guy&apos; and its truly amazing stunts</title>
  89.      <description>In the entertaining new film &lt;em&gt;The Fall Guy&lt;/em&gt;, Ryan Gosling plays a down-on-his-luck stunt performer who gets a big new opportunity to get his career on track. And maybe get back the woman (Emily Blunt) whose heart he broke. Directed by David Leitch, it&apos;s a knowing comedy about action movies, and a character study of a man who likes to think he&apos;s invincible. And the movie has amazing stunts.</description>
  90.      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  91.      <link>https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1197964357/fall-for-the-fall-guy-and-its-truly-amazing-stunts</link>
  92.      <guid>https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1197964357/fall-for-the-fall-guy-and-its-truly-amazing-stunts</guid>
  93.      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/02/2565_d029_00123_r_5000_wide-98e9e2d9b7340096007c53845a6b7c7afc619487.jpg' alt='Ryan Gosling stars in <em>The Fall Guy</em>.'/><p>In the entertaining new film <em>The Fall Guy</em>, Ryan Gosling plays a down-on-his-luck stunt performer who gets a big new opportunity to get his career on track. And maybe get back the woman (Emily Blunt) whose heart he broke. Directed by David Leitch, it's a knowing comedy about action movies, and a character study of a man who likes to think he's invincible. And the movie has amazing stunts.</p><p>(Image credit: Eric Laciste)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1197964357' />]]></content:encoded>
  94.      <dc:creator>Linda Holmes</dc:creator>
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  97.      <title>Composers reimagined some of the most iconic &apos;Final Fantasy&apos; songs in &apos;Rebirth&apos;</title>
  98.      <description>A big part of what makes the &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy&lt;/em&gt; franchise so beloved is its score. &lt;em&gt;Rebirth&apos;s&lt;/em&gt; composers aimed to make music that pleases fans of the original while trying something new and surprising.</description>
  99.      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 17:32:17 -0400</pubDate>
  100.      <link>https://www.npr.org/2024/05/02/1248790627/composers-reimagined-some-of-the-most-iconic-final-fantasy-songs-in-rebirth</link>
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  102.      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A big part of what makes the <em>Final Fantasy</em> franchise so beloved is its score. <em>Rebirth's</em> composers aimed to make music that pleases fans of the original while trying something new and surprising.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1248790627' />]]></content:encoded>
  103.      <dc:creator>Vincent Acovino</dc:creator>
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