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We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take this survey. The cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says a global Microsoft systems outage is not due to a cyber attack, but a software glitch. Wired's Lily Hay Newman tells us more. Then, in his speech Thursday night at the RNC, Trump called for healing discord and division, but he also painted a dark picture of the country. The New York Times' Adam Nagourney joins us. And, young conservatives who want to get their party to engage on climate attended the RNC this year. NPR's Ximena Bustillo reports.Plus, do you have any inner voice or monologue? Chances are you do, but new research shows some of us might not have one at all. Lead researcher Gary Lupyan explains the findings.

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We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take this survey. We take the temperature on where Democrats are on President Biden staying in the presidential race with Sen. Peter Welch. He was the first Senate Democrat to call for Biden to withdraw after his "disastrous" debate performance. Then, as the Republican National Convention continues, we look at some of former President Donald Trump's policy proposals. The Wall Street Journal's Nick Timiraos and the Washington Post's Hannah Knowles join us. And, Bernice Johnson Reagon, founder of the Freedom Singers during the Civil Rights Movement, has died at 81. We remember her legacy with the Smithsonian's Krystal Klingenberg.

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We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take this survey. Trump's vice presidential pick J.D. Vance has ties to Silicon Valley, where a growing number of entrepreneurs are backing the former president. The Washington Post's Cristiano Lima-Strong tells us more. Then, we speak with two voters from key swing states about the 2024 presidential election and who they plan to support. And, Indigenous communities in the Amazon rainforest are building a grassroots movement to fight deforestation. Inside Climate News' Katie Surma joins us.

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We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take this survey. There was much anticipation leading up to former President Donald Trump picking Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate. Vox's Zack Beauchamp tells us about Vance and his ideology. History professor Julian Zelizer talks about how much the vice presidential pick matters to the election. Then, Foreign Policy's Ravi Agrawal discusses where Trump — if re-elected — might take the United States in trade with China, and relations with Russia and Europe. And, in a new memoir "The Lucky Ones," author Zara Chowdhary tells her deeply personal story of growing up in India during a period of anti-Muslim violence. She shares her story.

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Federal Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. NPR Greg Allen joins us to talk about why. And, former President Trump survived an assassination attempt over the weekend. Presidential historian Tim Naftali and NPR's David Folkenflik join us to talk about this moment in history and how the media is covering the shooting. Then, in "Get Met Through the Next Five Minutes: Odes to Being Alive," author James Parker writes odes to everyday life. He joins us to talk about how to find joy in the mundane. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take this survey.

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After the first presidential debate, newspaper editorial boards across the U.S. called for Biden to end his campaign. The Philadelphia Inquirer instead called on Trump to leave the race. And, a number of Supreme Court decisions significantly weakened the authority of federal agencies. Slate's Mark Joseph Stern explains the far-reaching effects of these rulings. Then, what makes the ideal potato chip? WBUR staffers tried a variety and voted on their favorite ones. Here & Now's resident chef Kathy Gunst breaks down the top picks.

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