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Who is featured in this week's Wildcard podcast?
On this week's Wildcard podcast, Brett Goldstein says even though his shows Ted Lasso and Shrinking get emotional, he doesn't.
What did Brett Goldstein say about emotions and crying?
I haven't cried in years.
I guess I thought you might be like a closet crier.
No. I mean, I write all this stuff because then I don't have to live it. Whoa. She's like, I got him.
I'm Rachel Martin. Brett Goldstein is on Wildcard, the show where cards control the conversation.
What is the update on Ukraine-Russia peace talks from the Vatican meeting?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. It appears that efforts are back on track to revive peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. President Trump held a brief discussion with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican yesterday. They were both there to attend the funeral of Pope Francis.
What details did the White House provide about Trump and Zelensky's discussion?
NPR's Asma Khalid reports the White House has offered few details about what the two leaders discussed.
What was President Trump's stance on Putin and sanctions on Russia?
Thank you very much. President Trump also questioned whether Putin was indeed really serious about wanting to end the war and suggested maybe he ought to put sanctions on Russia.
What protests are Democrats holding at the U.S. Capitol regarding the budget?
That's NPR's Asma Khalid reporting. Democrats are protesting on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building ahead of Congress's return to Washington after a two-week recess. NPR's Luke Garrett reports lawmakers are taking aim at a Republican budget proposal.
Who are the key lawmakers opposing the Republican budget plan?
When the sun rose on Sunday, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York sat on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, live streaming their opposition to a Republican budget plan.
What are the main concerns expressed about the Republican budget bill?
That bill, we believe, presents one of the greatest moral threats to our country and
Booker warned it would severely cut Medicaid and Social Security benefits, but Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson denies this, and no specific cuts to the programs have been decided yet. D.C. teacher Ashley Porter stopped her morning run short to sit with Booker and Jeffries.
It's good to know that there are people who are really thinking about Medicaid, who are thinking about... People who really need the services that our government provides in order to survive.
The Democrats plan to sit on the Capitol steps until sunset Sunday. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
Firefighters and rescue teams are working to contain a fire from a massive explosion at a port in southern Iran. At least 40 people have been killed. Hundreds of others were injured. NPR's Carrie Khan reports the blast came a day after the U.S. and Iran wrapped up a third round of talks over Tehran's advancing nuclear program.
Iranian officials are calling the blast an accident, but have not specified what caused the explosion early Saturday. The explosion occurred just as Iranian and U.S. mediators were in talks in Oman. A senior U.S. official characterized the talks as positive and productive and stated there is still much to do and that both sides agreed to meet again soon in Europe. Israel has pushed for military action to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. President Trump says he favors talks. Carrie Khan, NPR News, Tel Aviv. This is NPR News.
Thousands of people are gathering at the Floribama. It's a weathered roadhouse that straddles the Florida-Alabama state line to see who can hurl a dead fish the farthest. Tia Strickland from member station WUWF reports, this old and odd tradition celebrates a landscape and a culture in flux.
Mullet is a silvery bottom-feeding fish that was once central to working-class life along Florida's Gulf Coast.
Back in the day, I mean, the mullet were everywhere. And there weren't as many houses all over the waterway. Any Joe Schmo could go down to the water and throw a cast net and catch some mullet, fry them up right there on the beach, invite all their friends.
Teresa Pitts runs a seafood market just down the road from this weekend's interstate mullet toss. She says that these days, this iconic fish is quickly fading from menus, a casualty of shifting markets and changing coastlines. Even as tastes evolve, though, the toss endures. For NPR News, I'm T.S. Strickland in Pensacola.
A letter written on board the Titanic just days before it sank more than 100 years ago has sold at auction for nearly $400,000. An auction house in England says it was sold to a private collector in the United States. The letter was written by Titanic survivor Archibald Gracie, who mailed it from one of the two stops the Titanic made in Ireland before the ship sank. This is NPR News in Washington.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is featured in this week's Wildcard podcast?
0:00–0:07
2
What did Brett Goldstein say about emotions and crying?
0:07–0:25
3
What is the update on Ukraine-Russia peace talks from the Vatican meeting?
0:25–0:46
4
What details did the White House provide about Trump and Zelensky's discussion?
0:46–0:53
5
What was President Trump's stance on Putin and sanctions on Russia?
0:53–1:21
6
What protests are Democrats holding at the U.S. Capitol regarding the budget?
1:21–1:41
7
Who are the key lawmakers opposing the Republican budget plan?
1:41–1:51
8
What are the main concerns expressed about the Republican budget bill?
1:51–5:17