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Nine states have active mask mandates, even as the new variant is quickly moving in on the U.S. Despite their political unpopularity, research shows masks still work and could save lives.

Dogs and cats in San Mateo County, Calif., may be breathing a little easier these days, thanks to a new program to outfit the county's fire departments with oxygen masks designed for pets. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Assistant Fire Chief Ken Musso, who helped save a Chihuahua with the mask. See a demonstration.

The Amazing Kreskin has made a career of being a mentalist for over six-decades.We welcome him back to the show and speak with him about his crazy…

The medical center in Plattsburgh has reinstated a requirement that visitors and patients wear masks.

On the heels of her new, independent album, Lei Keli ft. 47 / For Promotional Use Only, the artist speaks candidly about the mask that once gave her freedom and the fight for creative autonomy.

NPR's Edward Lifson reports from the Berlin Film Festival that one of the most surprising entries is a satire on Hitler called "Conversation with the Beast." Though Mel Brooks and Charlie Chaplin have previously used Hitler as a vehicle for humor, this is the first time it has been done by a German director. Armin Mueller-Stahl, who is best known for his work as an actor, wrote and directed the film...and feels that laughter is a good antidote to German guilt about Hitler.

Plummeting world coffee prices have meant the end of jobs for hundreds of thousands of coffee pickers. In Nicaragua the crisis has reached desperate levels. Without work, coffee pickers are homeless and beginning to starve. NPR's Gerry Hadden reports from Nicaragua.

(Airs 10/14/21 @ 1 p.m.) An encore program today with WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Amy Bass, Author of One Goal: A Coach, A Team, And The Game That Brought A Divided Town Together.

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Mercedes Carnethon, vice chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University, on whether local governments lifting mask mandates is science-based.

The National Restaurant Association is recommending to its members that employees continue to wear masks until the government clarifies how the guidance applies to a requirement to keep workers safe.