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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Robert Shrimsley of the Financial Times about the election in the UK, when the incumbent Conservative Party lost badly.

As part of our StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative, we hear from two veterans who volunteer with disaster relief operations, Michael Davidson and Windy Barton.

As NATO leaders prepare to meet in Washington next week, Ukrainian leaders say they have made huge sacrifices to defend the ideals of the alliance and want a clear path to membership.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author Joyce Maynard about her latest novel, "How the Light Gets In," which is a sequel to 2021's "Count the Ways."

NPR's Scott Simon asks Liz Moore about her new novel "The God of the Woods," set in the Adirondack mountains in 1975. Moore also wrote 2020's best-selling "Long Bright River."

NPR's Scott Simon remembers screenwriter Robert Towne, who died this week. Towne won an Oscar for Chinatown, which is considered one of the best screenplays in American cinema.

1931: Della Reese, born Delloreese Patricia Early in Detroit, began her journey as a singer and made history by performing as the first gospel singer in Las Vegas casinos. She later gained fame for her role in "Touched by An Angel" and was ordained as a minister, officiating the wedding of her co-star Roma Downey. 1845: The antislavery Fusion Convention in Jackson, Michigan, originally planned indoors, moved outdoors due to large attendance, leading to the formation of the Republican Party.

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian beat hard-liner Saeed Jalili in the runoff election to replace the late president who was killed in a helicopter crash in May.

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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Oxford University philosopher Roman Krznaric about the disruption nexus, a theory for social change he outlines in his new book, History For Tomorrow.