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Jun 2019
22m 25s

“I had a teardrop that floated in front ...

THE WASHINGTON POST
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Chris Davenport on The Washington Post’s project for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing: 50 astronauts on what it’s like to be in space. And art critic Sebastian Smee on Frida Kahlo, after the release of a recording thought to be her voice. 
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