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Tom Goldman tells Scott Simon what he's doing in balmy Santa Cruz, Calif. and why he's not betting money on a Super Bowl outcome just yet.

Freedom House paramedics, who first were deployed in the 1960s, provided a crucial service for Pittsburgh residents. The program became a national model for emergency medical transport and care.

How Pittsburgh's Freedom House Pioneered Paramedic Treatment

The groundbreaking ambulance service was created in the 1960s as the city struggled with racial tensions and poor medical transport. It trained African-American men to provide crucial emergency care.

Heather Quinlan searched for New York accents around the city for her documentary <em>If These Knishes Could Talk</em>. She holds up a sign at the Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Manhattan.

Fuhgeddaboudit: New York Accent On Its Way Out, Linguists Say

New York City is home to more than 700 languages, including distinct "New Yorker" accents. A new exhibit examines how changes in the city's population are contributing to their decline.

Before the evening's performance, actor Geoff Sobelle said he wondered why no one had ever tap danced while wearing ice skates. In <em>The Object Lesson</em>, he does just that — on a table.

Out Of 'The Object Lesson,' An Education In The Power Of Kept Things

Geoff Sobelle calls his new one-man play "a meditation on our relationship to things." On a visit to the show, NPR's Arun Rath gathers a lesson in the meaning of stuff-- and the memories it can bear.

Presidential candidates have to put up with the ubiquity of mobile devices, as Rand Paul did posing for photos at a campaign event in Michigan last month. But for Paul, a full day of live streaming his campaign was too much.

'Dumbass' Or Not, Rand Paul's Live Stream May Be The Future Of Campaigning

Rand Paul might have tired with a daylong Internet broadcast from the trail, but his campaign says it was a success.

Belarusian Journalist Wins Literature Nobel

Journalist Svetlana Alexievich is known for her in-depth exposes of the former Soviet Union, letting eyewitness accounts shed an unsettling light on tragedies such as Chernobyl nuclear meltdown.

Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen star in the eighth and final season of <em>Portlandia,</em> which premieres Thursday.

'Portlandia' Is Ending, And Portlanders Are OK With That

The TV show's early sketches lovingly skewered the city's progressive optimism and "Keep Portland Weird" mindset. It was an image Portlanders embraced, then struggled with.

A view of the Port of Seattle and the city's stadium district nearing dusk. On Friday, a trial court judge is scheduled to hear legal challenges to the city's new income tax on the wealthy.

Seattle Defends Its New High-Earner Income Tax In Court

The first legal steps challenging a Seattle income tax pit the city's progressive policy against long-standing resistance to taxing income in Washington state.

Paying Homage To The Female Athletes Who Blazed The Way In Sports

Filmmaker Molly Schiot documents the paths of women who led the way in various sports in the book Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History.

Radio DJ Alan Freed in the 1950s. Freed's pioneering career as a champion of rock and roll was marred by the revelation that he'd accepted "payola" — money from labels to play certain records.

In An Ever-Changing Music Industry, Cash For Hits Remains A Constant

In the 1950s and '60s, payola scandals led to Congressional investigations. Though today's tactics are more nuanced than handing a DJ a briefcase full of money, pay for play is still alive and well.

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