College students often use posters to help spruce up their dorm. At the University of Chicago, they get a chance to borrow works by prominent artists for a year.
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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Centuries-old remains found in a well may be man from Norse saga
An old Norse story tells of a king’s man being tossed down a well in 1197. An archeologist teamed up with an evolutionary genomicist to study DNA of a skeleton found in that well.
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Opinion: Nature dazzles in autumn
NPR’s Scott Simon is dazzled by the turn of the seasons, especially the color of the leaves.
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Freeman hits 1st walk-off slam in World Series history as Dodgers top Yankees in Game 1
Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in a drama-filled opener.
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Remembering Dr. Richard Cash: How a ‘simple’ intervention helped save millions of lives
In the late 1960s, he went to Dhaka to work on cholera. There he became involved in the development of oral rehydration therapy — hailed as one of the most significant medical advances of the century.
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Many state abortion bans include exceptions for rape. How often are they granted?
Since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in 2022, one study estimates there’s been nearly 65,000 pregnancies from rape in states that ban abortion.
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Granny is going on ‘The Walk’ to the polls — and the whole town is invited
“Leaders are not born,” Granny says. “They’re made through molding and modeling.” That’s why she and her granddaughter and putting on their hats and coats and walking to the polls.
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3 video games to take your mind off the election
If you’ve spent the day canvassing and just need to take a breather, here are three games that have hit the spot recently for our pop culture critic.
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How civil society groups are quietly working to prevent election-related violence
Few political violence researchers believe there will be a repeat of the Jan. 6th attack. Instead, many warn that election-related violence is more likely to happen in local communities.
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The Jan. 6 riot included Marines. The military is wrestling with the consequences
A Marine and his buddies joined the mob that entered the Capitol on Jan. 6. They were not the only Marines there. NPR asked the Corps’ top officer a question: Do the Marines have an extremism problem?
