AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: People complain about nursing homes a lot - the staffing, the food. The list goes on. But this story is about the top complaint, involuntary discharge - people getting kicked out. NPR's Ina Jaffe covers aging. She brings us this

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美国国家公共电台 NPR A Proposed New Tax, Mainly On Latinos, To Pay For Trump's Border Wall

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's follow up on one of President Trump's signature campaign proposals. When he was running, he said that if elected he would build a wall along the southern border of the United States and get Mexico to pay for it. New legisla

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Peter Singer: How Can We Be More Effective Altruists?

GUY RAZ, HOST: I want to ask you about this really famous Talmudic notion - actually, it might be that in the Quran as well - but this idea that, you know, if you save a single life, then you have saved all of humanity. You know that one? PETER SINGE

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Larissa MacFarquhar: How Far Would You Go To Help Others?

LARISSA MACFARQUHAR: Most of us feel that we want to spend our lives doing the right thing. But certainly, for my purposes, I was more interested in people who give until it hurts. GUY RAZ, HOST: This is a Larissa MacFarquhar She's a staff writer at

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Ramen Rock: These Japanese Punk Legends Sing About Food

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now we turn to a story about a legendary rock band from Japan. It's Shonen Knife, a trio of women. And for over 35 years, they've been serving up bubbly punk songs with a delicious twist. A lot of their songs are about food with ti

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Juno Spacecraft Reveals Spectacular Cyclones At Jupiter's Poles

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There are cyclones at the poles of Jupiter. That's one of the surprises that NASA is reporting today. The space agency's Juno probe has been orbiting the gas giant since last summer. It's completed six revolutions of the planet so

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Report: Kushner Discussed Setting Up Secret Communications With Russia

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The Washington Post reports this evening that President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, discussed with the Russian ambassador the possibility of having a secret direct channel to the Kremlin leading up to the inauguration. And T

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美国国家公共电台 NPR In A Lost Concert, Jaco Pastorius Sounded The Rhythm Of The City

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Jaco Pastorius was one of the most inventive bass players, probably best known for his work with the jazz fusion band Weather Report and Joni Mitchell and Pat Metheny. He is the only electric bass player in DownBeat magazine's Jazz

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美国国家公共电台 NPR As Brains Mature, More Robust Information Networks Boost Self-Control

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: When a toddler gets angry, it's not unusual to see hitting, stomping or biting. That's because of what's happening in the child's brain. It's just beginning to develop the circuits that control impulsive behavior. Now scientists

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'I Was Shocked By Freedom': Defectors Reflect On Life In North Korea

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: North Korea is one of the most secretive regimes in the world. Its leader demands unquestioning loyalty from its citizens. NPR's Lauren Frayer had a chance to hear about what it's like living under those circumstances from the peop

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美国国家公共电台 NPR After Being Banned, Kinder Eggs Are Coming To America

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Kinder Eggs are coming to America. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Wee. UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Kinder Surprise from Ferrero. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: These are hollow chocolate eggs made by the Italian candy maker Fer

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Denis Johnson, Author Who Wrote 'Jesus' Son,' Dies At 67

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The literary world is mourning the death of a man who has been called one of the greatest writers of his generation. Denis Johnson won the National Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He died of cancer on Wednesda

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美国国家公共电台 NPR What It's Like To Live In A Small, Rural, Politically Divided Town

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: If you should fly into Haines, Alaska, you'll be on a propeller plane so small that your pilot will call the roll. UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Melissa. MELISSA BLOCK, BYLINE: Yeah. UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Mary. MARY: Yes. UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Josep

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Goodwill Helps 43-Year-Old Finally Get Her High School Diploma

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Jobs can be hard to come by for Americans who did not finish high school. Their unemployment rate is almost double the national average. And so Goodwill, the nonprofit best known for its retail stores, is now in its second year o

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美国国家公共电台 NPR It's Polyamorous Polysaturation — Unconventional Relationships Abound On TV

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: This is what pillow talk on television sounds like these days. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, I LOVE DICK) KATHRYN HAHN: (As Chris) Why do you think that we are - have been monogamous all these years when we don't even believe in it? Lik

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美国国家公共电台 NPR ABC Bets On Nostalgia With Remake Of 'Dirty Dancing'

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now we're going to have the time of our lives. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, DIRTY DANCING) COLT PRATTES: (As Johnny Castle) What's your name? ABIGAIL BRESLIN: (As Baby Houseman) Baby. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Oh, yes. Get out. SHAPIRO: ABC is h

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美国国家公共电台 NPR How Policing Has Changed For 3 Generations Of Black Police Officers

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're starting off a new series this month that's all about family. We're calling it Generations, and it's where we bring together family members who came of age in different eras. And they talk about topics that were important t

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美国国家公共电台 NPR A Message To Inspire Women To Lead: Own Your Awesome

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Commentator and longtime U.S. soccer star Julie Foudy has had some big moments in her life. (SOUNDBITE OF 3RD FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP MATCH) UNIDENTIFIED SPORTS ANNOUNCER: (Unintelligible) In front. (Unintelligible) Foudy - it's i

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Cole Porter's Pro-Immigration Ballet Gets A Trump-Era Revival

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: With songs like Anything Goes and I've Got You Under My Skin, Cole Porter was one of America's greatest songwriters. But unlike those classics, Porter's more political work is rarely performed. Nearly a hundred years ago, he wrot

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美国国家公共电台 NPR The Saint Before The Spy: Actor Roger Moore Dies At 89

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The British actor Roger Moore has died after a short battle with cancer. He was 89 years old. Moore was the dapper star of TV's The Saint. He went on to become the longest serving of the many actors who have played James Bond. By s

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