NPR's funding woes are nothing new, but this time it's different

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With public radio set to lose federal funding starting this fall, Here & Now's Asma Khalid speaks with author and historian Steve Oney about NPR's tumultuous history with Republican lawmakers and the unique challenges the network faces today.

Oney is the author of "On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR," which chronicles the ups and downs of NPR since its inception in the early 1970s.