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Hello, hello. I'm Brittany Luce and you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR, a show about

what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident.

Thank you. and why it doesn't happen by accident. All right, dear listeners, this week, you and I are connecting the dots between a

mountain in Alaska, an oak tree in the Midwest, and President Trump's new favorite hobby.

I know, I know.

How could these things be connected?

Well, we are going to find out with NPR Culture Correspondent,

Nara Ullaby.

Thanks, Brittany.

And Naftali Ben David,

senior national political correspondent

for The Washington Post.

Thanks for having me.

And you know, you both have such beautiful names.

I'm wondering, do you feel like your parents got it right?

Do you feel like your names capture your essence?

I have to admit I suffered a lot from having this name over the years because nobody knows what to make of it or they think that it's a woman's name.

But, you know, you grow into these things.

And I guess by now, I feel a lot of affection for it.

Oh, that's beautiful. What about you, Neda?

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