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Plus, breaking down the details of Britney Spears' conservatorship. [View this email online]( [NPR]( by Jill Hudson Stories You May Have Missed --------------------------------------------------------------- [This image shows an 1876 engraving titled "Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776" made available by the Library of Congress. On that day, the Continental Congress formally endorsed the Declaration of Independence.]( J. Trumbull, W.L. Ormsby/AP Over the past 32 years, Morning Edition has broadcast a reading of the Declaration of Independence by NPR staff as a way of marking Independence Day. This year, we also offer some historical context. [Click here to listen]( or [read the story](. [The remains of a burned home from the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills, Calif., on Sept. 20, 2020.]( Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images When a disaster like a hurricane or wildfire destroys a house, the clock starts ticking. Every day without stable shelter, medicines or other services puts people in danger. An NPR investigation found that the federal government is [not providing crucial assistance to some disaster survivors]( who need help the most. FEMA rejected 95% of aid applicants during California's last wildfire disaster. [Why]( Listen to the Short Wave episode about [the agency's equity problem](. [A #FreeBritney activist protests against keeping her in a conservatorship earlier this year in Los Angeles.]( Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images One of the biggest questions surrounding the conservatorship of Britney Spears is how a woman who's been able to perform, cut records and work for her millions of dollars is somehow unfit to make decisions about her own life. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro recently talked to Jia Tolentino of The New Yorker about Spear's conservatorship and her father's control of it. [Listen here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- 50 Years Of NPR --------------------------------------------------------------- [Using giant lollipops as paddles, Denise Nickerson, Peter Ostrum, Julie Dawn Cole and Paris Themmen sail down the chocolate river.]( Arthur Sidey/Mirrorpix/Getty Images For the 50th anniversary of NPR, we're remembering the films, albums and events of 1971. Last week, Rachel Martin spoke to members of the Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory cast, including Peter Ostrum, who played Charlie Bucket, Julie Dawn Cole, who played Veruca Salt, and Paris Themmen, who played Mike Teevee. [Listen to the interview]( or [read the transcript](. During her four decades of hosting The Thistle & Shamrock®, host Fiona Ritchie has listened to thousands of albums while investigating Celtic musical traditions. For NPR's 50th anniversary, Ritchie handpicked [50 classic Celtic songs and instrumentals]( that define the genre. --------------------------------------------------------------- Podcasts Of The Week --------------------------------------------------------------- Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR If you have a podcast idea, you've come to the right place. Here's a guide to making your own, with advice from folks at Code Switch, Throughline, Planet Money and more. ([Life Kit]( When millions of women entered the workforce during World War II, what happened to the children? The government stepped in and created the first federal child care program. What happened to it? ([The Indicator From Planet Money]( Courtesy of Peter Pace Harry Pace founded the first major Black-owned record label in the U.S., ushering in a new wave of American music. The Vanishing of Harry Pace is a series about the phenomenal but forgotten man who changed the music scene in the United States. It's a story about betrayal, family, hidden identities, and a time like no other. Read the story or listen to an episode of the Radiolab [podcast episode here](. [The Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969 in the documentary Summer of Soul.]( Searchlight Pictures/20th Century Studios The Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969 was filled with stars from soul, R&B, blues and jazz and drew more than 300,000 people. NPR's Eric Deggans says a new documentary, Summer of Soul, is a breathtaking chronicle of Black culture in a pivotal moment. ([Pop Culture Happy Hour]( As a kid, Ariana Remmel had a hard time figuring out where they fit in. So they found comfort in the certainty and understanding of what the world was made of: atoms and molecules and the periodic table of elements. ([Short Wave]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. 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