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“NBA Jam” was beloved by players and served as an introduction to basketball for many of them. The game didn’t mirror the sport, though, allowing users to do crazy moves and trick shots. But what really helped capture audiences was the game’s sound design. Commentator Tim Kitzrow became iconic with catch phrases like “He’s on Fire!” and “Boom Shakalaka.”

This episode of “Hidden Levels,” a podcast from 99 Percent Invisible and Endless Thread, explores the importance of game sound design and how Kitzrow helped define the sports game subgenre.

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Starting in 1978, the Boston-based band The Cars had a series of hit songs and videos before breaking up 10 years later. Now, musician and author Bill Janovitz tells their story in the new book "The Cars: Let the Stories be Told."

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Chicago resident and environmental activist Gina Ramirez explains what's happening in the city’s Southeast Side as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents try to take more people into custody.

And, analysis by ProPublica found that immigration agents have detained at least 170 U.S. citizens in recent months, though that’s predicted to be an undercount. ProPublica's Nicole Foy shares more details about the cases.

Then, 16-year-old American Mohammed Ibrahim has been detained in Israel for eight months. His family says he’s developed scabies, and they’re pleading for his release. Ibrahim’s uncle, Zeyad Kadur, details what the family has heard about Ibrahim’s condition in prison.

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Furloughed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worker Peter Farruggia talks about how he will pay his bills if the government shutdown continues much longer. His last paycheck was last Friday. 

Then, the Supreme Court is hearing a case that could further erode the Voting Rights Act. George Washington University professor Spencer Overton tells us more. 

And, R&B singer D'Angelo died on Tuesday. He had pancreatic cancer and was just 51. Writer, producer and filmmaker Nelson George talks about D'Angelo's music and legacy.

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While a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza resulted in celebrations on both sides, the hard work required to maintain it is now getting underway. Hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin was involved in backchannel discussions over the deal. He explains more.

And, 20 Israeli hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners were released as part of the ceasefire deal. Palestinian American journalist Rami Khouri joins us to unpack what’s next for the region.

Then, silica dust is causing coal miners in their 30s and 40s to come down with black lung disease. Black lung clinic leader Lisa Emery joins us to discuss how coal miners are protesting a federal delay in enforcing silica dust rules.

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The story of Sacagawea that most of us know is incomplete and not entirely correct. The Hidatsa tribe and other tribes have a long oral history that tells a different story of her life, including that her name was not pronounced the way many of us were taught, she lived 50 years longer than the history books say and she had more children than the traditional written history tells. We speak with Christopher Cox, who wrote the article "What if Everything We Know About Sacagawea Is Wrong?" in the New York Times Magazine.

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Here & Now’s resident romance readers Kalyani Saxena and Hafsa Quraishi discuss their love for the genre and all its tropes, from friends-to-lovers to dark, torrid love affairs.

And, Quraishi attended the Romantically Yours Book Convention in Orlando, Florida, to talk with attendees and featured authors about how the genre is growing and what draws readers to it.

Then, as “Grey’s Anatomy” turns 20, Deadline’s Lynette Rice and Here & Now’s Micaela Rodríguez unpack how the longest-running primetime medical drama still captivates audiences.

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Avihai Brodutch's wife and three young children were kidnapped by Hamas and taken into Gaza after the Oct. 7 attacks. They were later freed. We get his perspective on the ceasefire plan that Hamas and Israel have agreed to. Then, some Palestinians have begun celebrating already. Others, however, are more skeptical about whether this agreement will last. We hear from Moureen Kaki, a Palestinian American aid worker from San Antonio, Texas. And, Medicare is not reimbursing doctors for many telehealth appointments after a COVID-era program lapsed when government funding ran out at the end of last month. San Diego dermatologist Abby Tyagi says she is concerned that some of her patients won't receive the care they need during the shutdown.

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When can a president invoke the Insurrection Act? The Brennan Center for Justice's Elizabeth Goitein explains. 

Then, we talk with Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona about the government shutdown and why health care is the dividing line between Democrats and Republicans in shutdown negotiations. 

And, this year’s Nobel Prize-winning chemists designed porous materials that can pull water from the desert air, capture carbon dioxide from factories, and scoop pollution out of water. President of the American Chemical Society Dorothy Phillips joins us.

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On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas militants attacked southern Israel, killing nearly 1,200 people and taking 251 others hostage. Two of those hostages were Daniel Lifshitz's grandparents. They were kidnapped from their kibbutz. His grandmother was released in 2023, but his grandfather was killed in captivity. Lifshitz shares more, two years after the attack.

In response to the attack, Israeli forces launched a war in Gaza that has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians. We check in with Mohammed Hatem, who lives in Gaza and uses fitness to cope with the violence around him.

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