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Simone de Beauvoir is one of the towering figures of 20th century France. While she has perhaps slipped into the shadows of American memory, her pioneering work, The Second Sex, is still regarded as one of the cornerstones of modern feminist thinking.

His clothes may have been seen by more people than any other tailor on earth. And you probably don't know his name. On Tuesday, you'll get a chance to see his work, when the President of the United States gives his State of the Union speech in a hand-made suit from Georges De Paris. NPR's Kitty Eisele talks with the man known as "Tailor to the Presidents."

Jackie Cruz plays a convict in the series Orange Is the New Black, but she's also a singer. She talks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about her debut album, Hija de Chavez.

Marie Kondo has built a huge following with her method of organizing that focuses on keeping things that inspire joy.

A toponym is a word derived from a geographical place name, like "champagne" or "sandwich" — play along as we ask them to identify other (lesser-known) toponyms.

For some insight into the fighter pilot culture, Linda talks with Captain Rosemary Mariner, a retired Navy Captain Aviator. She was trained to fly planes like the fighter that collided with the US reconnaissance plane. Mariner is now a Research Fellow for the University of Tennessee, Center for the Study for War and Society.

Forget the typing etiquette you learned in school. In this game, we ignore most of the keyboard to focus only on the 10 letters to the right of the Tab key. House musician Jonathan Coulton leads this game and shows us just how many words we can spell with Q, W, E, R, T, Y, U, I, O and P.

We explore the relationship some people of color have with the American flag. We learn about Milwaukee’s long history of drag performance. Plus, speak with Top Note Tonic founders about awards they received for their craft cocktail mixers.

Mark Savage lists his top ten cars reviewed during Savage On Wheels from 2022.

El miércoles, el alcalde Tom Barrett anunció que el código postal 53215 en el area sur de Milwaukee es una de las tres áreas de la ciudad con un número…