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Senior Editor of Religion & Spirituality @NPR. Past lives @CNN and @RNS. Co-wrote a new biography of Pope Leo XIV. Find me here: danielburke.org

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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On this day in 2023, Pope Francis officially made Robert Prevost a cardinal, leading to this joyful moment -- one of my favorite images in our new biography, American Pope
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
seems fitting very fitting, if a bit gnarly, that the relic presented for Fulton Sheen's beatification yesterday was his jawbone
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Joshua McElwee @joshmcelwee.org · 25/09/2026
Asked about U.S. President Donald ​Trump's decision to bar CNN ‌and several other outlets from the White House, Pope Leo on Friday reaffirmed ​his support for freedom of ​the press. @reuters.com www.reuters.com/business/med...
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Asked about CNN White House ban, Pope Leo says all journalists are 'welcome' to cover him
Asked about U.S. President Donald ​Trump's decision to bar CNN ‌and several other outlets from the White House, Pope Leo on Friday reaffirmed ​his support for freedom of ​the press.
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Leo's first miracle ⛪
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Happy 100th birthday to this guy...
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I wish there were a single sentence that could simultaneously encapsulate and explain every single problem we have in modern society.
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It's Pope Leo's birthday 🎂 ! In Peru, that meant multiple days of parties -- everyone in the parish wanted to celebrate with Padre Roberto. Knowing that he loved Snoopy, the kids made him a special pinata. You can read more in American Pope, which pubs on Oct. 6.
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Archbishop Charles Thompson said the dispensation came after a “recent surge in immigration enforcement activity in Indiana,” which "caused fear and uncertainty for many families." www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/ind...
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Indianapolis becomes seventh U.S. diocese to grant Mass dispensation to migrants fearing deportation
Dioceses issuing dispensation decrees cover a combined Catholic population of about 3.5 million people.
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Wendell Berry’s “Testament”
Composed in 1971 as a self-eulogy, today’s poem is a remembrance of Wendell Berry who embarked for the greater Port Royal yesterday at the age of 92.
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NPR @npr.org · 01/09/2026
Wendell Berry has died at age 92 He was a beloved American poet, novelist, essayist, and farmer. n.pr/4zJRiuN
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Beloved writer and environmentalist Wendell Berry has died at age 92
Wendell Berry has died at age 92 He was a beloved American poet, novelist, essayist, and farmer.
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NPR @npr.org · 01/09/2026
A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed. n.pr/4xvMl7f
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Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midterms
A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed.
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Excited to share that my @npr.org colleagues and I won a Murrow Award for our coverage of Pope Leo's election www.rtdna.org/2026-nationa...
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
ok the photos from the White Sox "Pope night" are pretty great. A nun threw out the first pitch ⚾ cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/defaul...
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Florida's AG is is threatening to withhold funds if Catholic schools don't start offering religious exemptions to vaccines. This is the State telling a religious institution that it must adopt a religious exemption that it doesn't believe in. www.osvnews.com/florida-ags-...
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Fla. AG's threat to Catholic schools 'clear violation' of the First Amendment, law scholar says
The AG's letter "reflects a misunderstanding of Americans' fundamental right to religious freedom and is a glaring and dangerous government overreach."
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Born #onthisday in 1844, English poet and Jesuit priest Gerard Manley Hopkins. Celebrate with a read of our essay "The Krakatoa Sunsets" by Richard Hamblyn which explores a little-known series of letters that the poet sent in to the journal Nature: publicdomainreview.org/essay/t... #OTD
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
What is Matthew 25 and why are politicians (and the pope) fighting about it? @jackjenkins.me www.npr.org/2026/07/12/n...
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A Bible passage is at the center of a debate over how the U.S. should treat immigrants
A debate over the Bible verse Matthew 25 is pitting mainline pastors, Black protestants and the pope against evangelical politicians put on the defensive over President Trump's policies.
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NPR @npr.org · 06/07/2026
Iran holds a funeral procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei more than four months after he was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes. n.pr/3TjlGve
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Huge crowds of mourners join a funeral procession for Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran holds a funeral procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei more than four months after he was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
powerful photo by Alessandra Tarantino of @apnews.com. ope Leo XIV visits the Gateway of Europe monument in Lampedusa, Sicily, southern Italy. wp.cruxnow.com/wp-content/u...
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
In case you missed it, Pope Leo's letter to Americans on the 250th anniversary www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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Letter of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States of America (25 June 2026)
LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV ON THE 250th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA [ Multimedia ] ___________________________________
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
very cool project
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Vatican declares the Society of St. Pius X is in schism, excommunicating its bishops www.npr.org/2026/07/02/n...
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Vatican declares the Society of St. Pius X is in schism, excommunicating its bishops
On Thursday, the Vatican formalized the excommunications and declared that the Society of St. Pius X had entered schism, breaking communion with the pope and the Catholic Church.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/06/2026
DOUTHAT: What is Christian about the second Trump administration? VANCE: Hahahaha. Well, I think that -- we have pursued a series of economic policies
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
“Mercy begins with small gestures. The goal is not to solve everything, but to place everything in God’s hands and to be present where people suffer.” As @scottdetrow.bsky.social and I have learned, this is pretty much Pope Leo's mission statement. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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Pope Leo in Gran Canaria: ‘Human dignity has no passport’ - Vatican News
At a meeting with migrants and the organisations that rescue and accompany them in Gran Canaria, Pope Leo urges the world not to grow indifferent to ...
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Bob Smietana @bmietana.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A popular worship song keeps showing up at political rallies. I wanted to know why. Here's what I found www.npr.org/2026/05/27/n...
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Why an apolitical worship song has become popular with conservative activists
A Christian worship song has turned up everywhere from prayer services at the Pentagon to the Charlie Kirk memorial service. The song is apolitical, so what accounts for its use at political events?
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NPR @npr.org · 28/05/2026
The bill says it would permit the teaching of the positive impact of Judeo-Christian values in U.S. history. Opponents say it offers a skewed view of history. n.pr/4e9Rivi
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An Ohio pastor-turned-lawmaker backs a Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act for schools
The bill says it would permit the teaching of the positive impact of Judeo-Christian values in U.S. history. Opponents say it offers a skewed view of history.
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NPR @npr.org · 26/05/2026
President Trump isn't much of a Bible-quoter, but some members of his administration are, and they have used Scripture to frame controversial policies as justified by the Good Book. n.pr/4vg7yRs
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How the Trump administration uses the Bible to justify military invasions and immigration raids
President Trump isn't much of a Bible-quoter, but some members of his administration are, and they have used Scripture to frame controversial policies as justified by the Good Book.
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NPR @npr.org · 27/05/2026
A painting of George Washington is being used by the Trump administration to argue the founders were devout Christians, but historians have doubts about whether the moment depicted actually happened. n.pr/4wIUdCu
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Conservative Christians love this painting of George Washington. The event it depicts may not have happened
A painting of George Washington is being used by the Trump administration to argue the founders were devout Christians, but historians have doubts about whether the moment depicted actually happened.
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NPR @npr.org · 25/05/2026
"Magnifica Humanitas" tackles the social, economic and political challenges associated with artificial intelligence. n.pr/49kjKrN
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Pope Leo takes aim at big tech in sweeping encyclical on AI
"Magnifica Humanitas" tackles the social, economic and political challenges associated with artificial intelligence.
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Also kinda amazing that the Pope quotes Gandalf. “It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till.”
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
"A more moral AI is not enough if that morality is determined by a few." www.npr.org/2026/05/25/n...
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Pope Leo takes aim at big tech in sweeping encyclical on AI
"Magnifica Humanitas" tackles the social, economic and political challenges associated with artificial intelligence.
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
just in time for the papal encyclical
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
There's always a religion angle -- even when the story is about a teenage ump standing up to a coach. In this case, the coach has ties to Pastor Doug Wilson's Logos school in Idaho. "I’ve had issues in the past playing sports against their teams," the ump said www.nytimes.com/athletic/728...
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A teen umpire tossed a baseball coach in a now-viral video. Here’s his side of the story
Jameson Morris, a senior at Potlatch High School in Idaho, went viral for keeping his cool as an adult coach argued about a team's music.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 18/05/2026
1. PSA: In addition to contributing to the @rns.org report on the Rededicate 250 faith event yesterday, I also reported on the event for @npr.org (who has a partnership for RNS) along with Sarah Ventre. You can hear my report here: www.npr.org/2026/05/18/n...
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Trump-backed prayer gathering held on National Mall to 'rededicate America' to God
The White House helped organize an event on Sunday aimed at "rededicating America" to God. It featured Trump administration members and Christian pastors, with little participation from other faiths.
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NPR @npr.org · 15/05/2026
The event comes as a new survey finds that many Americans aren't comfortable mixing religion and politics. n.pr/4tCvLQw
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The Trump administration is planning a prayer event on the National Mall. All but one of the speakers is Christian
The event comes as a new survey finds that many Americans aren't comfortable mixing religion and politics.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Trump called in as MAGA religious leaders dedicated the giant golden statue of himself at his Doral golf club
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The Pope is not happy about Trump's false claims about him. ‘If someone criticizes me for proclaiming the Gospel, let him do so truthfully" www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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Pope: ‘If someone criticizes me for proclaiming the Gospel, let him do so truthfully’ - Vatican News
As he departs from Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV reaffirms that the Church has consistently spoken out against nuclear weapons, adding that anyone who ...
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Police responded to a bomb threat Wednesday at a home where Pope Leo's brother lives www.fox32chicago.com/news/bomb-th...
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Bomb threat reported at home of Pope Leo's brother in Chicago suburb, police investigating
Police in suburban Chicago are investigating an unfounded bomb threat directed at the home of Pope Leo's brother. It comes following a recent public exchange between the pope and President Trump.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The press is literally treating Trump's attacks on Pope Bob as a both-sides partisan spat. The pathology of US political journalism!
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
"I will continue to speak out loudly against war." Pope Leo XIV
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 13/04/2026
NEW from Cardinal Tobin of Newark — one of the papal electors at the conclave that ultimately chose Pope Leo — regarding Trump's recent posts about Leo and the Jesus-like image: Says POTUS shows a "lack of respect for the faith of millions," and calls the Jesus-like image "deeply offensive."
Statement from Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark

In response to recent events, I reaffirm that Pope Leo serves a higher authority and desires to proclaim the Gospel faithfully and advance the Church’s peaceful mission in a world deeply in need of healing. He will continue to speak clearly against war and other offenses against human dignity and to call for authentic dialogue, because the Church’s witness is grounded in the peace of Christ, not in partisan interests.

Recent statements and actions by the President of the United States convey a grave misunderstanding of the Holy Father's ministry and a troubling lack of respect for the faith of millions. The graphic exploitation of sacred imagery is deeply offensive and undermines the reverence owed to what believers hold most dear.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 13/04/2026
Via @apnews.com: Speaking aboard the papal plane, Pope Leo responds to Trump’s late-night post lashing out at the pontiff. “To put my message on the same plane as what the president has attempted to do here, I think is not understanding what the message of the Gospel is.” apnews.com/live/iran-wa...
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Live updates: Pope pushes back against Trump’s criticism as US-Vatican feud erupts over Iran
The U.S. military announced it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas, tempering President Donald Trump's earlier vow to entirely block the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
"The threat of destroying a whole civilization and the intentional targeting of civilian infrastructure cannot be morally justified." -- Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 07/04/2026
Oh: Shortly before the Artemis II Orion craft flew around the moon yesterday, entering a 40-minute period of radio silence, Astronaut Victor Glover — who has been open about this faith — took a moment to reflect on Christian scripture. The passage he chose: love your neighbor as yourself.
HOUSTON: Integrity Houston You are six minutes from your 40-minute lunar flyby LOS. From all of us, it's a privilege to witness you carrying the fire past our farthest reach. Thank you. Godspeed. 

VICTOR GLOVER: Thank you for that, Jenny. And thank you to all of you for allowing us the immense privilege to be on this journey together. It's quite amazing. And as we go on this journey, thinking about the NASA mission to explore the unknown in air and space, to innovate for the benefit of humanity and to inspire the world through discovery — and as you've gone along on this journey with us, hopefully we're doing just those things.

And as we get close to the nearest point to the moon and farthest point from Earth, as we continue to unlock the mysteries of the cosmos, I would like to uh remind you of one of the most important mysteries there on earth — and that's love. Christ said in response to what was the greatest command that it was to love God with all that you are. And he also, being a great teacher, said this: I give you equal to it, and that is to love your neighbor as yourself. And so, as we prepare to go out of radio communication, we're still able to feel your love from Earth and to all of you down there on Earth, and around the Earth, we love you from the moon.

HOUSTON: Houston copies, we'll see you on the other side.
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon. Photo: NASA
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/04/2026
Black text on white background 
“Happy Easter, New York! 

Today, millions of New Yorkers celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the victory of hope over despair and faith over fear. 
As the air warms and cherry blossoms begin to bloom, this holy day is a sacred time to pause and reflect on a season of rebirth.
Whether you spend this day singing in pews, parading on Fifth Avenue, joining a processional guided by the bamboo trumpets of Haitian Rara music, or hunting for painted eggs amidst the spring grass, I wish every New Yorker celebrating a joyous day. 

Let us all embrace this holiday's spirit of hope and renewal as we build the City — and the world — that we deserve.”
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
quite the easter message from the president of the united states
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I don't know. sounds like ole St Paul is doing a bit of introspecting here: "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. ... For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out." - Romans 7:15-20
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NPR @npr.org · 18/03/2026
NYC Mayor Mamdani observed Ramadan publicly at a time when many politicians and activists on the right are voicing hostility and in some cases open bigotry toward American Muslims. n.pr/4rFpaUr
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Mamdani put Ramadan at the center of NYC's cultural life, bringing joy -- and a backlash
NYC Mayor Mamdani observed Ramadan publicly at a time when many politicians and activists on the right are voicing hostility and in some cases open bigotry toward American Muslims.
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Robin Hilton @robinpr.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
If you need a reminder that the world is a good place full of good people trying to do good things, listen to Max Richter's "All Human Beings" (and more) from this wk's show. @npr.org ❤️ w/ @totalvibration.bsky.social
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All Songs Considered: Even more songs to calm the nerves : NPR Music
Our third installment of calming songs includes Max Richter’s tribute to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ambient sounds from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Brazilian jazz from Wayne Shorter and more.Not...
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