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Up First from NPR: CDC Vaccine Vote; Netflix Buys Warner Bros; Economic Outlook
A CDC advisory panel has voted to roll back Hepatitis B vaccines for newborns. If approved, it could reverse 30 years of gains in fighting the liver disease. We also look how Hollywood is responding Netflix purchasing Warner Bros. And we look at a series of economic indicators and how the Federal Reserve might respond to in their meeting next week.<br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
Talk and Interview
Fresh Air: Best Of: George Clooney / Costume Designer Paul Tazewell
<p dir="ltr">George Clooney stars in ‘Jay Kelly’ as a famous actor at a crossroads. He talks about his own relationship to fame and what drew him to the role. Also, Oscar-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell talks about his road to ‘Wicked.’ He’s spent more than three decades shaping looks for the stage and screen. <p dir="ltr">And rock critic Ken Tucker has a round up of some of this year’s new Christmas songs.<br><br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
1A: The News Roundup For December 5, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was under the spotlight this week. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/politics/congress-boat-strike-demand-answers-briefing"target="_blank" >demanding video and audio of a “double-tap” strike</a> he ordered on a boat allegedly carrying drugs into the U.S.<br/><br/>The Trump administration has <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/trump-administration-halts-immigration-applications-for-migrants-from-19-travel-ban-nations-including-afghanistan-and-somalia"target="_blank" >halted immigration applications from 19 countries. This comes after</a> the shooting of two National Guard members by an Afghan national in Washington D.C.<br/><br/>The city of San Francisco <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/san-francisco-ultraprocessed-food-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.508.VQOD.leI0NeUOZLMA&smid=url-share"target="_blank" >filed a lawsuit against food manufacturers over ultra processed products.</a> It’s the first of its kind and argues that cities and states have been burdened with treating the diseases the food causes.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, graphic <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/28/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike/"target="_blank" >depictions of at least two survivors being killed</a> by a second U.S. military strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat sparked outrage on Capitol Hill. This comes as tensions between Caracas and Washington reach a fever pitch.<br/><br/>Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro confirmed that <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/4/venezuelas-maduro-confirms-cordial-call-with-trump-amid-tensions-with-us"target="_blank" >he did speak with President Donald Trump in a phone call that he described as “cordial.”</a><br/><br/>An American delegation attended talks in Moscow, hoping to end the war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/03/russia-ukraine-putin-meeting-witkoff-kushner/"target="_blank" >declined to compromise during negotiations.</a><br/><br/>And the Israeli government announces it will reopen the Rafah border crossing, but only to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-palestinians-hamas-rafah-1e1f8a208a58c0bb671b52304e2d6afa"target="_blank" >for Palestinians to leave Gaza.</a><br/><br/><em>Find more of our programs</em><a href="https://the1a.org/shows"target="_blank" ><em> online</em></a><em>. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at</em><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://plus.npr.org/1a__;!!IaT_gp1N!wOhW79EX-aPWlb0ult1k1kEov2nvCTjFuiZMsf2ABB1n7-WUz4Pfe0q1L1HdmIfb2xbIvng$"target="_blank" ><em> plus.npr.org/the1a</em></a><em>. </em><br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
Music
Fresh Air: Best Of: George Clooney / Costume Designer Paul Tazewell
<p dir="ltr">George Clooney stars in ‘Jay Kelly’ as a famous actor at a crossroads. He talks about his own relationship to fame and what drew him to the role. Also, Oscar-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell talks about his road to ‘Wicked.’ He’s spent more than three decades shaping looks for the stage and screen. <p dir="ltr">And rock critic Ken Tucker has a round up of some of this year’s new Christmas songs.<br><br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
Fun and Sports
Fresh Air: Best Of: George Clooney / Costume Designer Paul Tazewell
<p dir="ltr">George Clooney stars in ‘Jay Kelly’ as a famous actor at a crossroads. He talks about his own relationship to fame and what drew him to the role. Also, Oscar-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell talks about his road to ‘Wicked.’ He’s spent more than three decades shaping looks for the stage and screen. <p dir="ltr">And rock critic Ken Tucker has a round up of some of this year’s new Christmas songs.<br><br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
The Best of Car Talk: #2597: We're Part of the Solution
<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ivan was enduring an attempt to upsell him on a special oil treatment when he heard this doozy from the mechanic-turned-salesman: “We’re not the problem. We’re part of the solution.” We agree, if the solution he’s referring to is a sleazy soup of grease and jargon. Click and Clack wade through this and other messes on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.<br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>