For decades, parents were told to help children build willpower like a muscle, to resist things like junk food and too much time on their screens. But new research suggests a better strategy.
Ashley Tribble
Ashley (aka Tribble) joined the TPR team as a substitute afternoon host in 2023. Hailing from the Midwest, Tribble is a comedian, producer and host who has been working in digital media since 2015. She started her career in audio as the creator, producer and host of P Power Radio, a podcast that shares the stories of revolutionary millennial women and the history of the world they are working to change. The podcast featured a range of women artists, activists, entrepreneurs and bosses from Chicago and beyond, and was listed among Ebony’s “5 Black Podcasts to Have in Your Arsenal” in 2016. In 2019, she helped launch More Sauce, a network focused on stories from creators of color at Stitcher. There she started her journey as the producer for Dead Ass with Khadeen & Devale Ellis, where she currently leads creative audio and live show production. In 2020, Tribble helped launch The Black Effect at iHeart, a network focused on Black stories and experiences.
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Candace Owens takes on Erika Kirk in ‘The Bride of Charlie’
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Slate staff writer Molly Olmstead about “The Bride of Charlie,” a series by conservative pundit Candace Owens that takes on Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk.
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Nature needs a little help in the inventive Pixar movie ‘Hoppers’
In Disney and Pixar’s delightful new film Hoppers, a young woman (Piper Curda) learns a beloved glade is under threat from the town’s slimy mayor (Jon Hamm). But luckily, she discovers that her college professor has developed technology that can let her live as one of the critters she loves – by allowing her mind to “hop” into an animatronic beaver. And it just might just allow her to help save the glade from serious risk of destruction.
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No healthcare premiums? In this economy?! Here’s how.
It turns out healthcare in America CAN be cheaper. If your employer wants it to be. Today on the show, we speak with a Canadian-founded startup that has unusually generous benefits for their employees.
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12 years on, renewed hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight comes up empty
Twelve years after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished with 239 people aboard, a deep-sea search has so far failed to locate the missing aircraft, as families pressed for the effort to continue.
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U.S. military kills 6 in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific
Sunday’s attack brought the death toll to at least 157 people since the Trump administration began targeting alleged drug-smuggling vessels, in early September.
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Video appears to show U.S. cruise missile striking Iranian school compound
The seven-second video was released by Iranian state media and directly contradicts statements made by President Trump, who said Iran was responsible for the strike.
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Country Joe McDonald, anti-war singer who electrified Woodstock, dies at 84
Country Joe and the Fish’s best-known song, “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag,” captured the growing anti-war sentiment of the Vietnam era.
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Photos: Scenes from Jesse Jackson’s homegoing services
Thousands showed up in Chicago over the weekend to pay respects to the civil rights leader, who died last month at the age of 84.
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Five key takeaways from an annual briefing by China’s foreign minister
Speaking at a political gathering in Beijing, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi outlined his country’s positions on the war in Iran and general relations with America.
