美国国家公共电台 NPR Questlove Aims To Save Your Brain: 'Creativity Might Be In Jeopardy'

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Our next guest is Ahmir Thompson, also known as Questlove. He's a drummer and a bunch of other things. AHMIR THOMPSON: People know me as a founding member of The Roots. I DJ occasionally. I was a professor at NYU - oh, a televisi

美国国家公共电台 NPR Pentagon's No. 2 Watches The Money — And The Future

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We've been talking with a man whose job is to help spend $700 billion. That is the approximate size of the military budget after a massive increase. We arranged to meet him inside one of the world's most massive office buildings.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Frozen Food Sales Feel The Heat As Consumers Opt For Fresh

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Call this the freezing out of frozen food - you know, TV dinners, which were a novelty when they first showed up in national supermarkets back in the 1950s. (SOUNDBITE OF AD) UNIDENTIFIED VOICE ACTOR: It's the first and only three

美国国家公共电台 NPR We're Looking For Poems On Teamwork

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: National Poetry Month just ended, but, really, when is it ever not time for a poem? MORNING EDITION is teaming with our contributor and poet Kwame Alexander, and we need your help. We need you to submit a poem made of couplets. D

美国国家公共电台 NPR Amid Trade War With U.S., There Are Signs Of Dissent Among China's Economists

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump meets China's leader, Xi Jinping, at the G-20 summit in Argentina tomorrow. The two will, obviously, have a lot to discuss - in particular, the trade war that doesn't seem to have an end in sight. As NPR's Rob Sch

美国国家公共电台 NPR John Bolton: U.S. Won't 'Turn A Blind Eye' To China's Trade Practices

AILSA CHANG, HOST: This was another roller coaster day on Wall Street fueled in part by trade tensions between the U.S. and China. The catalyst today - news that a high-ranking Chinese executive was arrested in Canada at the request of U.S. authoriti

英语听力精选进阶版 Lynn Neary's Reading Recommendations For The Book Lovers On Your List

DAVID GREENE, HOST: We're getting into the holiday season. And often, this time of year, I think about books. I mean, they're great gift ideas. And also, it's just that time of year when you want to curl up in front of the fireplace with a good book.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Novelist And 'Book Matchmaker' Tayari Jones Shares Her Favorite Books Of 2018

(SOUNDBITE OF VINCE GUARALDI TRIO'S SKATING) AILSA CHANG, HOST: OK, we have an important holiday public service announcement. For the next few days, we will be talking to writers about what books they will be giving to friends and family. They've com

美国国家公共电台 NPR This Supreme Court Case Could Impact The Mueller Probe And Boost Trump's Pardon Power

DAVID GREENE, HOST: And let's hear about a legal case now that could sort of unexpectedly influence the special counsel's investigation. Today a convict from Alabama is challenging a longstanding Supreme Court precedent that allows the state and fede

美国国家公共电台 NPR Top Colleges Seeking Diversity From A New Source: Transfer Students

AILSA CHANG, HOST: At some of our nation's top universities, more and more students are coming from an unlikely place - community college. That's because many Ivy League and other elite schools are accepting more transfer students. This is unusual be

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Biography Chronicles Bing Crosby's Most Beloved Years

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Bing Crosby was one of the most popular figures of the 20th century. His record sales were in the hundreds of millions. His movies were blockbusters. A new biography focuses on Crosby's career in the 1940s when the crooner's star s

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Love With Teen Lit: Remembering The 'Paperback Crush' Of The '80s And '90s

In Love With Teen Lit: Remembering The 'Paperback Crush' Of The '80s And '90s AILSA CHANG, HOST: OK. If you were a preteen girl in the '80s or early '90s, chances are you spent endless hours like I did, devouring pastel-colored novels with picture-pe

美国国家公共电台 NPR McCaskill Blames Senate Defeat On Democratic 'Failure' With Rural America

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's that time on Capitol Hill when the incumbents who lost their elections start to pack up their offices. CLAIRE MCCASKILL: Well, we - we're packing, definitely. We've packed a lot. I mean, that's completely empty. So think of

美国国家公共电台 NPR Another Drug Crisis: Methamphetamine Use By Pregnant Women

Another Drug Crisis: Methamphetamine Use By Pregnant Women AILSA CHANG, HOST: A new study published today finds that a growing number of women in recent years have been using amphetamines like crystal meth during their pregnancy. The rates of use hav

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.S., Canadian Executives Privately 'Spooked' About Traveling To China

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This is a tense time to travel between North America and China. A Chinese executive was arrested in Canada at the request of the United States. She is accused of fraud. Her company allegedly got banks to help it do business in Ir

美国国家公共电台 NPR Medical Detectives: The Last Hope For Families Coping With Rare Diseases

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Doctors are solving health mysteries for families who've run out of options. These specialists across the country form what is called the Undiagnosed Disease Network. This sounds almost like a television drama, but this is very r

美国国家公共电台 NPR Larry Nassar Is Behind Bars, But Work Continues For His Survivors

KATE WELLS, HOST: Hey, it's Kate. LINDSEY SMITH, HOST: And Lindsey again. Before we jump in, we want to say thanks. There is no way NPR stations like ours can make these shows without you. We can spend money and time on this because of you, because y

美国国家公共电台 NPR Here's What Would Happen If The Government Shuts Down This Week

AILSA CHANG, HOST: So as we just heard, it's still unclear at this point how a shutdown can be avoided since most lawmakers are out of town until later in the week. Even a partial shutdown of the government could have widespread impact. It could affe

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Reports Detail Expansive Russia Disinformation Scheme Targeting U.S.

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Two reports out today provide the clearest picture yet of the extent to which Russia went to influence voters ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The reports focus on a Russian troll factory's use of nearly every major social

美国国家公共电台 NPR Gulf Oyster Reefs Are Hurting. Now There's Help From Oil Spill Aid Money

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Oyster harvests along the Gulf Coast have been in decline for decades now. Actually, this year, Alabama canceled its season because there were so few oysters. NPR's Greg Allen reports that help may be on the way thanks to millions