美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Confirmed Kills,' Iliza Shlesinger Cloaks Social Commentary In Comic Rants

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Comedian Iliza Shlesinger has a lot to say about what it's like to be a lady these days and what things could have been like in the past. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, CONFIRMED KILLS) ILIZA SHLESINGER: Do you think for a second that if

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tax Credits, Penalties And Age Rating: Parsing The GOP Health Bill

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Today in Your Health, we answer some of your questions about the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. You've sent us many questions. And we've lined some of them up with NPR's health policy correspondent, Alison Ko

美国国家公共电台 NPR Julia, A Muppet With Autism, Joins The Cast Of 'Sesame Street'

DAVID GREENE, HOST: In the coming weeks, the classic children's TV show Sesame Street will introduce a new Muppet character on the air for the first time in a decade. Her name is Julia, and she has autism. NPR's David Folkenflik paid a visit to the s

美国国家公共电台 NPR Chuck Berry, Legend Of Rock 'N' Roll, Dies At 90

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: We begin this hour with the death of a legend. The man known as the father of rock and roll died on Saturday. Chuck Berry is credited as the inventor of America's cultural soundtrack. He was found in his home in Missouri

美国国家公共电台 NPR Florida Gov. Removes State Attorney From Death Penalty Case

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There's high drama in Florida over a prosecutor's decision not to seek the death penalty for an accused cop killer. The governor is involved, taking the unprecedented step of replacing the prosecutor on the case. The decision is

美国国家公共电台 NPR Derek Walcott, Who Wrote Of Caribbean Beauty And Bondage, Dies At 87

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Poet and playwright Derek Walcott has died. Walcott wrote some two dozen books of poetry and an equal number of plays, among them his epic poem Omeros and his Obie-winning drama Dream On Monkey Mountain. Walcott won the Nobel Pri

美国国家公共电台 NPR Time Loops Back On Itself (Even Without Heroin) In 'T2 Trainspotting'

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Twenty years ago, a low-budget film with a great soundtrack became a huge hit. And then a lot of people ended up with a poster on their bedroom wall with some version of this. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, TRAINSPOTTING) EWAN MCGREGOR: (As

美国国家公共电台 NPR Netflix's 'Iron Fist' Stumbles In Depiction Of Asian Culture

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Think of the Mississippi Delta, and you might imagine cotton fields, sharecroppers, blues music. Well, it's been all that. But for more than a century, it's also been a magnet for immigrants. On her road trip to the Delta, NPR's Me

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Legacy Of The Mississippi Delta Chinese

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Think of the Mississippi Delta, and you might imagine cotton fields, sharecroppers, blues music. Well, it's been all that. But for more than a century, it's also been a magnet for immigrants. On her road trip to the Delta, NPR's Me

美国国家公共电台 NPR Living Among the Ruins In Aleppo, A Man Keeps Playing His Songs

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There's a photograph that's been seen around the world this week. It seems to hold both civilization and destruction in the same frame. The photo shows a white-haired man sitting on a bed in the midst of rubble. He sits in front of

美国国家公共电台 NPR New 'Basic Economy' Airfares May Not Be As Cheap As You Think

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The big three airlines - American, Delta and United - are taking on discount carriers like Spirit and Frontier by offering no-frills discounted fares called basic economy. Some are calling it misery class because among other thing

美国国家公共电台 NPR Unlike Elsewhere In Europe, The Far Right In Spain Stays On The Fringe

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I'm Steve Inskeep with the story of what makes Spain different. If you look at the past few years in Spain, you might expect politics there to resemble the rest of the continent because Spain has been through the same shocks

美国国家公共电台 NPR Planned Parenthood Would Lose Millions In Payments Under GOP Health Plan

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The Republican health care proposal includes a section on Planned Parenthood. The American Health Care Act would deny federal funds to Planned Parenthood for a year unless the group stops performing abortions. Republicans have been

美国国家公共电台 NPR Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Has A New Adversary — The Church

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The president of the Philippines has picked yet another fight. Rodrigo Duterte is the president who called for war against drug dealers, encouraged killings and has even boasted of past killings himself. Now, he is fighting a ven

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Long List Of Challenges Awaits Rex Tillerson In Asia

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The U.S. secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, begins a six-day sweep through East Asia today. It's his first trip to the region as America's top diplomat. And his first stop is Japan. And as NPR's Elise Hu reports, he heads into a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Cancer Drug That Might Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's Headed For Bigger Tests

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Scientists are hoping a cancer drug can help people with two common and disabling brain diseases - Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. A small study of the drug offered hints of its potential. Now two larger and more rigorous studies ar

美国国家公共电台 NPR Pelosi Says Democrats Have A Responsibility To Look For Common Ground On Health Law

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And we begin this part of the program on Capitol Hill. In a moment we'll hear from Kevin Brady, the Republican chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, an architect of the House Republican Health Care Bill - but first a ta

美国国家公共电台 NPR Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Convicted In Jail Corruption Case

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A court has convicted the former sheriff of Los Angeles County. The sheriff, it is said, blocked an investigation into mistreatment of jail inmates, a crime for which the penalty can be jail. Here's Annie Gilbertson of KPCC. ANNI

美国国家公共电台 NPR Travel Ban Adds Stress To 'Match Week' For Some Doctors

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Thousands of aspiring doctors learn news of their future on Friday. That's the day they're told where they'll be doing their medical residencies. Match Day is the end of a nerve-wracking process. President Trump's efforts to ban

美国国家公共电台 NPR Judge Gorsuch's Writings Signal He Would Be A Conservative On Social Issues

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: President Trump's pick for the U.S. Supreme Court goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing next week. For more than 10 years as a federal appeals court judge, Neil Gorsuch has been writing judicial