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This month's <em>Heavy Rotation</em> features music by Calvin Arsenia.

Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

November's Heavy Rotation lineup includes the single from Kansas City native Calvin Arsenia, a cut from Anderson .Paak's album Oxnard, a haunting ballad from Anna Tivel and more.

"We made the soundtrack for those who are the purist in everybody," Pusha says.

For Pusha T, Time Is Of The Essence

The rapper and president GOOD Music talks about his new album, DAYTONA, the ways the #MeToo movement has hit the world of hip-hop and working with Kanye West, even when their politics don't align.

Rats and people may rely on "metamemory" in a variety of different ways, scientists say. For a rat, it's likely about knowing whether you remember that predator in the distance; for people, knowing what we don't know helps us navigate social interactions.

From Rats To Humans, A Brain Knows When It Can't Remember

When we see a familiar face, we know instantly if we can remember that person's name. That's because the human brain has an ability called metamemory. Looks like rats may have that higher power, too.

Cicely Tyson says her mother did not want her to be an actress. "But in my gut, I knew there was something there that I was put here to do," Tyson says.

'Just As I Am': Cicely Tyson Reflects On Her Long Career

In a memoir, Cicely Tyson recalls an improbable journey through a six-decade career. She says several roles "hurt me deeply because it happened simply because of the color of my skin and my sex."

A prosthetic eye is a work of art custom-crafted for an individual.

Where We Learn That Artificial Eyes Really Aren't Round At All

If you think that an artificial eye looks like a big glass marble, you're not alone. And you're wrong. We visit the people who made a prosthetic eye for a 5-year-old boy who lost an eye to cancer.

Mike Lofgren, 66, is a former congressional staffer who wrote the 2016 book, <em>The Deep State</em>. He says the term, as he defined it, is being badly misused by President Trump and his supporters. They see the 'deep state' as Democratic-leaning bureaucrats who want to undermine the president.

Meet Mike Lofgren, a long-time congressional staffer who describes himself as a political independent. He says the current discourse has turned his notion of a 'deep state' into a 'Frankenstein.'

The Arirang mass festival re-enacts the history of North Korea. The flag depicted in the background was created by audience members holding up cards.

A Photographic Tour Of A Country That Doesn't Like Cameras

Photographer Julia Leeb traveled to North Korea twice on tourist visas and shares her experience with a book of photos called North Korea: Anonymous Country.

10 Years After Repeal, LGBTQ Vets Are Still Affected By 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Thousands of veterans discharged from the military under "don't ask, don't tell" have new access to VA benefits. Three LGBTQ veterans discuss their experience and the lingering effects of the policy.

3 scenarios for what could come next when new inflation numbers are released tomorrow

Ahead of tomorrow's new inflation report, our Planet Money teams looks at three different scenarios for what could come next for the US economy.

Interview With 'Never Have I Ever' Star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

Never Have I Ever is a new coming-of-age show on Netflix. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan about her debut role.

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