Sean Fruit and his wife got their vaccinations, stopped wearing masks and drove to Vegas. They caught COVID. Breakthrough cases and what they mean for the ongoing pandemic.

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What Climate Change Means For America's National Parks

Conserving America's most precious public lands. It's the founding duty of the National Park Service. But what does conservation mean with accelerating climate change?

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47:26Jul 23, 2021

The moon rises behind Zion Church, built in 1881, at the Madison County Historical Society on October 29, 2020 in Winterset, Iowa. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Is Politics Filling The God Gap?

A recent Gallup poll found that fewer than half of Americans belong to a house of worship. But while Americans might be losing their religion, they are not losing their...

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46:40Jul 22, 2021

A girl wears a face mask as students sit in a classroom. (Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images)

Rethinking Gender With Mathematician Eugenia Cheng

A mathematician turns gender into a math problem.

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46:48Jul 21, 2021

Trees stretch across a farm in Corrales, New Mexico, as snow covers the Sandia Mountains in the background. Much of the West is mired in drought, with New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and Utah being among the hardest hit. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

America's West Faces A Megadrought. What's The Solution?

The western U.S. is no stranger to drought. But this isn't any dry spell. More than 70% of the West is exceptionally parched. Could it be a permanent change?

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47:18Jul 20, 2021

This file photo shows a solitary confinement cell called "the bing," at New York's Rikers Island jail. (Bebeto Matthews, File/AP Photo)

In Author Ian Manuel's 'My Time Will Come,' A Look At Life In Solitary Confinement

Ian Manuel was placed in solitary confinement for a crime he committed just after the seventh grade. Now, he’s telling his story about his life and experience in solitary confinement.

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46:51Jul 19, 2021

Eastern Bluebird with chicory and roses from The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds. (Julie Zickefoose)

First Person: Naturalist Julie Zickefoose On The Joy Of Birds

The joy of birds. It's a joy that comes if we take the time to listen. In the latest First Person diary, artist, writer and naturalist Julie Zickefoose shares some...

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05:04Jul 16, 2021

A blue jay. (Photo courtesy of Julie Zickefoose)

Why Are Songbirds Across The U.S. Mysteriously Dying?

A mysterious disease is killing birds across the U.S. It has left experts puzzled.

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47:06Jul 16, 2021

Anti-government protesters march in Havana, Cuba. (Eliana Aponte/AP Photo)

Scenes From The Cuba Protests

Protesters chanting ‘liberty!’ have taken to the streets across Cuba. Amid food shortages and a raging pandemic, Cubans are saying, ‘We’ve had enough.’

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47:19Jul 15, 2021

Father Christopher WIlliams walks down the aisle in the Basilica of San Albino on May 2, 2020 in Mesilla, New Mexico, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Paul Ratje / AFP via Getty Images)

Rev. Joshua Lazard On How COVID Helped The U.S. Appeal 'To Our Better Angels'

'I believe that as a whole, as a country, we have appealed to our better angels. And I think that us as a country, we will be better for it.'

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04:19Jul 14, 2021

A registered nurse draws a dose from a vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Navigating The Vaccine Divide

As the COVID-19 Delta variant spreads, vaccination rates have slowed. What’s behind the growing vaccination divide?

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46:59Jul 14, 2021

A person working on a laptop. (Elise Amendola/AP)

Reimagining The 40-Hour Work Week

After a pandemic year marked by burnouts and a lack of separation between our homes and workplaces, is it time to reimagine the working week?

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47:15Jul 13, 2021

The Case For Rethinking American Libel Law

In 1964, Times v. Sullivan set the principle behind U.S. libel law. Now, two Supreme Court justices say in this social media era it’s time to revisit the ruling. Is...

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47:20Jul 12, 2021

Amazon Prime boxes are loaded on a cart for delivery in New York. (Mark Lennihan, File/AP Photo)

The Prime Effect: The Environmental Footprint Behind The World's Largest Online Retailer

For a long time, Amazon would not release its carbon footprint data. But, in 2019, Amazon pivoted. Our series 'The Prime Effect' looks inside Amazon's impact on the environment.

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47:32Jul 9, 2021

A shopper enters a retail store as a hiring sign shows in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

The Great Resignation: What's Driving America's Labor Gap

There’s a massive shift in employment numbers – and it has to do with people leaving their jobs. More than 4 million Americans quit their jobs in April. So what’s...

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47:19Jul 8, 2021

A man wearing a mask walks past posters encouraging participation in the 2020 Census, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. (Ted S. Warren/AP)

Making Sense Of America's 'Great Demographic Illusion'

The Census Bureau projects that in less than 40 years America could become a majority-minority country. That brings anticipation for some, fear from others. Richard Alba says both presumptions are...

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47:30Jul 7, 2021

Volunteers from the Baltimore Hunger Project pass out food to people in need outside of Padonia International Elementary school on December 4, 2020 in Cockeysville, Maryland. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

The Mutual Benefits Of Kindness

We explore the science behind the mutual benefits of kindness.

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47:25Jul 6, 2021

This photo made available by the U.S. National Archives shows a portion of the first page of the United States Constitution. (National Archives via AP)

'The Words That Made Us': Scholar Akhil Reed Amar On How To Better Understand The Constitution

Scholar Akhil Reed Amar says the one thing every single American shares is the U.S. Constitution. We hear why he wants Americans to better understand the words that made us.

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47:28Jul 5, 2021

In 'Last Best Hope,' George Packer Asks If America Can Unite Again

George Packer says there are four different Americas “pitting tribe against tribe." He’s reported on political divides around the world. Does he think America can be united once again?

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47:23Jul 2, 2021

#FreeBritney activists protest outside Courthouse in Los Angeles. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

What Britney Spears Teaches Us About Conservatorships In America

Britney Spears has had no control over her finances or life choices for over a decade. Last week, she told a judge she’s had enough. We learn how conservatorships are...

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47:28Jul 1, 2021

Morning Edition

Breakthrough COVID Cases And What They Mean For The Ongoing Pandemic

What Climate Change Means For America's National Parks

Is Politics Filling The God Gap?

Rethinking Gender With Mathematician Eugenia Cheng

America's West Faces A Megadrought. What's The Solution?

In Author Ian Manuel's 'My Time Will Come,' A Look At Life In Solitary Confinement

First Person: Naturalist Julie Zickefoose On The Joy Of Birds

Why Are Songbirds Across The U.S. Mysteriously Dying?

Scenes From The Cuba Protests

Rev. Joshua Lazard On How COVID Helped The U.S. Appeal 'To Our Better Angels'

Navigating The Vaccine Divide

Reimagining The 40-Hour Work Week

The Case For Rethinking American Libel Law

The Prime Effect: The Environmental Footprint Behind The World's Largest Online Retailer

The Great Resignation: What's Driving America's Labor Gap

Making Sense Of America's 'Great Demographic Illusion'

The Mutual Benefits Of Kindness

'The Words That Made Us': Scholar Akhil Reed Amar On How To Better Understand The Constitution

In 'Last Best Hope,' George Packer Asks If America Can Unite Again

What Britney Spears Teaches Us About Conservatorships In America