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The staggering pace of China's economic growth these past four decades has been historic. The chief architect of the financial reforms that made way for that growth died on Wednesday at age 97.

In an age of fast fashion, author Eve Schaub wanted to go back to basics by growing a dress in her backyard. She's been working on her linen dress for over a year and still has a ways to go.

To get their fourth member a U.S. work visa, the band Boy Throb rallied their fans via TikTok. After a year of campaigning — and an assist from Kesha — Darshan Magdum is finally coming to the U.S.

Scott Detrow speaks with extreme weather researcher Theodore Keeping about Europe's hottest heatwave. With over 1,000 deaths in France alone, lives depend on the EU's response to rising temperatures.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang of the Las Culturistas podcast about their tongue-in-cheek "Culture Awards" broadcast.

Irish ultra-cyclist Joe Barr is riding the entirety of Route 66 by bike, in honor of the highway's centennial. He's expected to complete his journey Friday.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Jorge Piñon, an energy researcher at the University of Texas at Austin and a former oil executive, about the energy crisis taking place in Cuba.

The team behind NPR's Wild Card explains how careful preparation helps them produce interviews that reveal deep and surprising human moments.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Paul Bedrosian of the U.S. Geological Survey about a new map and model of the deep continental structure underneath the United States.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jeff Rathke, president of the American-German Institute, about U.S. troops stationed in Germany, and what happens if President Trump moves some of them elsewhere.