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Scott Simon speaks with Melissa Kuypers, manager of operations at NPR West, about the 1986 movie "Top Gun," which she had never seen before.

Tom Cruise was in his early 20s when he first played the cocky young Navy pilot with the need for speed. Now, 36 years later, he's back — and Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is as insubordinate as ever.

Biden was launching a trade pact in Tokyo with countries from the Indo-Pacific region. It was overshadowed by his response to a question about whether the U.S. would defend Taiwan if China invaded.

Scott Simon speaks with Tommy Porter, a farmer in North Carolina, about how inflation is affecting the operation of his livestock and poultry farm.

During lockdown, gyms were out of the question. But some people felt more comfortable exercising at home, and companies hope to keep attracting new users by making VR apps more addictive and fun.

Biographers Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa discuss Floyd's life. David Bianculli reviews George Carlin's American Dream. Hugh Ryan details the queer history of the Women's House of Detention.

A new protocol for mayors helps them navigate the hours after a mass shooting. NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with activist Sarah Peck and former Dayton, Ohio, mayor Nan Whaley, who helped develop it.

President Biden is trying to shore up diplomatic and economic ties with allies like South Korea and Japan on the first trip to Asia of his presidency as he works to counter China.

Sitting all day can be bad for your health. That's where the active sitting movement comes in.

What do Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffet have in common with former Defense Secretary James Mattis and politician Cory Booker? Turns out they're all part of the modern Stoics movement.