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nprextra @NPRextra Apr 12, 2023

We are turning away from Twitter but not from our audiences and communities. There are plenty of ways to stay connected and keep up with NPR's news, music, and cultural content.

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www.npr.org Our future on Twitter NPR will no longer actively maintain its flagship Twitter (@NPR) or any other official NPR accounts

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nprextra @NPRextra Apr 12, 2023

“Our mission is to reach as many Americans as possible with high-quality, fact-based journalism and information, however they choose to tune in.” @JSucherman to @NiemanLab’s ⁦@SarahScire⁩ for
“Why news outlets are putting their podcasts on YouTube” niemanlab.org/2023/04/why-ne…

www.niemanlab.org Why news outlets are putting their podcasts on YouTube ESPN, NPR, and Slate are experimenting with watchable podcasts.

nprextra @NPRextra Apr 11, 2023

'Air' is a soleless podia-pic about the origins of a shoe | a review from @pchh : “Almost 40 years ago, a young Michael Jordan signed what was then the NBA's most lucrative sneaker deal with Nike.”
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www.npr.org 'Air' is a soleless podia-pic about the origins of a shoe : Pop Culture Happy Hour Almost 40 years ago, a young Michael Jordan signed what was then the NBA's most lucrative sneaker deal with Nike. The new movie Air traces the origin of that deal and the creation of the culture-sh...

nprextra @NPRextra Apr 11, 2023

Businesses face more and more pressure from investors to act on climate change
“Every spring, shareholders in publicly-traded companies get to weigh in on how they're run. It's a chance for investors to vote on proposals to shape-”
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www.npr.org Businesses face more and more pressure from investors to act on climate change At annual meetings this spring, shareholders will be pushing publicly-traded companies for information about how they're contributing to climate change, and what they're doing about the problem.

nprextra @NPRextra Apr 11, 2023

Allergic to cats? There may be hope! From @shortwave
“In this episode, Katie walks host Aaron Scott through the dynamic world of allergies and what it reveals about our immune systems.”
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www.npr.org Allergic to cats? There may be hope! : Short Wave Katie Wu is a bona fide cat person. She has two of them: twin boys named Calvin and Hobbes. Every night, they curl up in bed with her, bonking their little noses together, rubbing their fur and...