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Earlier this week, the NCAA and ACC decided to pull their conferences out of North Carolina, citing the controversial bathroom bill as the reason for their decision. North Carolina State Sen. Tamara Barringer is a Republican who voted for the bill in March, but has since called on lawmakers to repeal the bill. She is one of two Republican senators in the state to do so. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Barringer about why she made that decision.

Charlotte is back in town, with Ralph in tow, to attend Georgiana's 21st birthday party.

The cast and creator of Sanditon discuss the legacy of literary icon Jane Austen.

Lindsay Duncan discusses real-life radical, Jane Digby, a woman far ahead of her time.

This updated Fogg wonders what he’s done with his life and what risks he’ll yet take.

The mass of the Earth can now be measured as 6 ronnagrams rather than 6,000 yottagrams. An electron's mass can now be said to be about 1 rontogram rather than 0.001 yoctograms.

Dad jokes aren't just a thing of the present: NPR's Scott Simon has the details on the "Liber Patavinus" - a book of humor for Ancient Rome.

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