Just before midnight on September 8, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Morocco,

killing over 1,000 people and sending thousands more into the street. Families have lost everything

and are in desperate need of basic items. Care is working in the country to get emergency

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Everyone in our country has a voice. It's something that says not just where you come from,

but who you are. Welcome to NPR's Black Stories Black Truths. A collection of podcasts and a

celebration of the hosts and journalism who've always spoken truth to power. Our voices are as

varied, nuanced, and dynamic as the Black experience, and stories should never be about us

without us. Find NPR Black Stories Black Truths on the iHeart Radio app or wherever you get your

podcasts. On his new podcast, Six Degrees with Kevin Bacon, join Kevin for inspiring conversations

with his friends and fellow celebrities who are working to make a difference in the world,

like actor Mark Ruffalo. You know, I found myself moving up state in the middle of this fracking

fight, you know, and I'm trying to raise kids there and, and you know, my, my neighbors like

willing to poison my water. Listen to Six Degrees with Kevin Bacon on the iHeart Radio app,

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

It's the dating game show that teaches a night class on faking it till you make it

with your significant other. Oh my gosh. It's Battle of the Tender Dates, where two of our listeners

go ahead to head to figure out whose dating life is the most tragic. We'll explain the rules

in just a second, but first, let's meet today's contestants. In this corner, her very first

romantic experience happened inside a mall Santa's workshop as a certain song played over the

loudspeakers. Now she's forever known as Little Drummer Boy Joy. Yeah, Parampum Pum Pum. Pum.

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