Who needs the monarchy? Plus, why gray floors and barn doors are everywhere

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🗓️ 16 September 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

King Charles III doesn't enjoy the same popularity as his mother. In the face of mixed feelings towards the new king, some are asking: Is this the beginning of the end of the British monarchy? Guest host Elise Hu talks to Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, lawyer, activist and author of This Is Why I Resist about this new era for the British royals, the power they hold and the potential opportunities for the new monarch.

Then, Elise chats with Atlantic writer Amanda Mull about the HGTV-ification of interior design and what the trend says about the housing market.

Lastly, Elise plays a fast-food-themed version of Who Said That with Sarah and Kaitlin Leung, sisters and co-authors of the upcoming cookbook, The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family: A Cookbook.

You can follow us on Twitter @NPRItsBeenAMin and email us at [email protected].

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0:00.0	I'm Dr. Shola Moshek-Mami-Moo.
0:02.2	I'm a lawyer, political women's rights activist,
0:05.2	and the author of this is why I resist.
0:08.4	The BBC is interrupting its normal programs
0:12.0	to bring you an important announcement.
0:14.9	I was about to go into a TV interview.
0:17.6	The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
0:21.3	And I realized I had a strange feeling,
0:23.3	but I did not understand what that strange feeling was.
0:26.2	So all I could tweet was, the Queen has died.
0:29.0	I think something to that effect.
0:31.3	When I said to myself, it's OK not say anything else.
0:35.5	Once I've processed what I'm feeling, I'll come back.
0:38.7	And I never remember saying to my husband,
0:40.5	I don't understand what I'm feeling like.
0:42.7	Let's just say that I had every strong opinion
0:45.3	so it becomes the mother kidding.
0:49.0	You're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR.
0:51.4	I'm Elise Hugh.
0:52.7	Today we head across the pond to the UK,
0:55.2	where longtime monarch Queen Elizabeth II is lying in state.
0:59.0	She died last week at age 96,
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