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From early classics like Seven Samurai, to bloody grindhouse fun like “Lone Wolf and Cub” - the tales of Ronin, Peasants, and Assassins continue to excite audiences to this day. This week, we’re listening to scores from the Japanese sword-fighting film genre “Chambara” and looking at how the sound of the Samurai has evolved.

Let’s put on our trench coats and fedoras and head off on a case to listen to the scores from some of the best private-eye movies ever made. We'll find The Maltese Falcon, Meet the Devil in the Blue Dress, and take a trip down to Chinatown.

They're activist and advocates from Brazil, Colombia, India, Kenya, Lesotho and the U.S. We wanted to know: How do they stay positive in the face of the world's many problems and woes?

NPR Music remembers musicians — singers, songwriters, instrumentalists — and other visionaries we lost in 2016. Explore and celebrate their musical legacies.

Preston Hemphill had been suspended as he was investigated for his role in the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who died in a hospital three days later. Five Memphis officers have already been fired.

A recent NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found nearly 6-in-10 voters say President Trump's top priority should be lowering prices. That concern is being expressed loudly in the swing state of Wisconsin.

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Faced with a potential government shutdown, the Senate votes to raise the nation's debt limit for the fourth time in five years, to $9 trillion. That's about $30,000 for every man, woman and child in the United States. The debt now stands at more than $8.2 trillion.

With Disney's live-action version of The Little Mermaid, a new generation of fans will have a new princess under the sea, played by African American actor Halle Bailey.

Gay rights pioneer Arnie Kantrowitz shelved dreams of publishing his novel. Three years after his death, his partner fulfils his wish.