With rare neurological disorder, Celine Dion still has her singing spirit

“She told me, ‘Do not ask if you can come into a room. Do not ask me if you can talk to me about something. Just do it.’ She was essentially saying, ‘Don't make me self aware of this process. Just be here.’ And over time, that's really what happened,” filmmaker Irene Taylor says about working with Celine Dion for a new documentary.

“She told me, ‘Do not ask if you can come into a room. Do not ask me if you can talk to me about something. Just do it.’ She was essentially saying, ‘Don't make me self aware of this process. Just be here.’ And over time, that's really what happened,” filmmaker Irene Taylor says about working with Celine Dion for a new documentary. Credit: Youtube.

Canadian singer Celine Dion’s vulnerable and resilient moments of navigating her life with stiff person syndrome are in a new Amazon Prime Video documentary.

Kamala Harris has tapped Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate. He has a strong progressive record and a proven ability to speak to everyday Americans. Can he help her beat Trump and Vance? 

Gender testing in sports is more complex than it sounds. Rose Eveleth of the podcast “Tested” explains why some elite female athletes face challenges to their ability to compete.

Environmentalists are urging the Dodgers to drop a main sponsor, oil company Phillips 66, which owns the 76 chain of gas stations. As climate change worsens, some fans want an end to the “sport washing.”

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Rebecca Haggerty, Zeke Reed, Jack Ross