NPR supervisor: "Write an article but - under no circumstances use words like 'police'." The star reporter answers even before he's finished saying the final word.

Star reporter: "I think I got it: How we pronounce Uvalde says a lot about the power of language in mixed communities."

NPR supervisor: "I knew you were the right person for the job. You always are. Please promise me you won't leave us for The New York Times any time soon."

She doesn't say anything. She just smiles. She has big plans for herself. But probably not the Times unless they put on tv right away.

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