NPR: callouts https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1014587576 callouts en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 07 May 2025 00:28:08 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: callouts https://www.npr.org/tags/1014587576/callouts Have a story about your sibling? Share it with us! Siblings can have a profound effect on us in childhood and over the course of our lives. How have these bonds affected you? Share your story with us. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 05:01:09 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2024/02/09/1228720404/have-a-story-about-your-sibling-share-it-with-us https://www.npr.org/2024/02/09/1228720404/have-a-story-about-your-sibling-share-it-with-us

Siblings can have a profound effect on us in childhood and over the course of our lives. How have these bonds affected you? Share your story with us.

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]]> Rebecca Davis 11 more tips on how to stay cool without an A/C, recommended by NPR's readers NPR readers share their favorite tips on how to cope with heat without an air conditioner. Among the tips: take a shower with a sheet on, then wear it to bed. Tue, 09 Aug 2022 10:39:22 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/08/09/1116305904/11-more-tips-on-how-to-stay-cool-without-an-a-c-recommended-by-nprs-readers https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/08/09/1116305904/11-more-tips-on-how-to-stay-cool-without-an-a-c-recommended-by-nprs-readers

NPR readers share their favorite tips on how to cope with heat without an air conditioner. Among the tips: take a shower with a sheet on, then wear it to bed.

]]> Malaka Gharib We asked, you answered: NPR readers share how they handled COVID on vacation Nearly 5,000 NPR readers told us how they dealt with COVID on a trip. Did they respect the CDC guidance to wait 10 days before flying? Or did they travel anyway? What lessons do they have to share? Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:03:24 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/07/15/1111157900/we-asked-you-answered-npr-readers-share-how-they-handled-covid-on-vacation https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/07/15/1111157900/we-asked-you-answered-npr-readers-share-how-they-handled-covid-on-vacation

Nearly 5,000 NPR readers told us how they dealt with COVID on a trip. Did they respect the CDC guidance to wait 10 days before flying? Or did they travel anyway? What lessons do they have to share?

]]> Marc Silver Navigating the housing market: Are you looking to buy a house? Did you buy recently? If you're hunting for a house or condo to buy, or if you've just managed to buy one, NPR wants to hear from you! Wed, 27 Apr 2022 18:10:03 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/04/27/1095101698/navigating-the-housing-market-are-you-looking-to-buy-a-house-did-you-buy-recentl https://www.npr.org/2022/04/27/1095101698/navigating-the-housing-market-are-you-looking-to-buy-a-house-did-you-buy-recentl

If you're hunting for a house or condo to buy, or if you've just managed to buy one, NPR wants to hear from you!

]]> Chris Arnold Do you fit in with your workplace culture? Share your story What aspects of workplace culture make your palms sweat – or just leave you scratching your head? We want to hear from you. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:49:55 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/02/15/1080678670/do-you-fit-in-with-your-workplace-culture-share-your-story https://www.npr.org/2022/02/15/1080678670/do-you-fit-in-with-your-workplace-culture-share-your-story

What aspects of workplace culture make your palms sweat – or just leave you scratching your head? We want to hear from you.

]]> Readers' global wishes for 2022: More kindness, more nature ... and kitties! What could the world achieve this year if we had a limitless budget and full support from global leaders? Our audience shares their heartfelt ideas. Tue, 25 Jan 2022 14:47:44 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/01/25/1074100175/readers-global-wishes-for-2022-more-kindness-more-nature-and-kitties https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/01/25/1074100175/readers-global-wishes-for-2022-more-kindness-more-nature-and-kitties

What could the world achieve this year if we had a limitless budget and full support from global leaders? Our audience shares their heartfelt ideas.

]]> Suzette Lohmeyer PHOTOS: What Item Is Giving You Joy In A Pandemic? Your Beautiful And Quirky Answers We asked NPR readers to share photos of the objects they can't live without during the pandemic. Their responses are funny, surprising — and some might make you tear up. Sun, 11 Jul 2021 07:01:23 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/07/11/1014549739/photos-what-item-is-giving-you-joy-in-a-pandemic-your-beautiful-and-quirky-answe https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/07/11/1014549739/photos-what-item-is-giving-you-joy-in-a-pandemic-your-beautiful-and-quirky-answe

We asked NPR readers to share photos of the objects they can't live without during the pandemic. Their responses are funny, surprising — and some might make you tear up.

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