ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The Flynn guilty plea, the Senate Republican tax bill, the talk of a shakeup at the State Department - those are the developments we're going to discuss now with our Friday political commentators, E.J. Dionne, columnist with The

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Debut Author Channeled Her 'Darker Bits' Into A Man Booker Shortlist Novel

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Fiona Mozley has already been one of the literary sensations of 2017. The part-time clerk at the Little Apple Bookshop in York was a finalist for this year's Man Booker Prize, with her first novel, Elmet, named for a hamlet in York

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美国国家公共电台 NPR David Burkus: Would Work Improve If You Knew What Your Colleagues Get Paid?

GUY RAZ, HOST: It's the TED Radio Hour from NPR. I'm Guy Raz. So imagine you've just gotten a new job. And on your first day, you head to a conference room for the new employee orientation. (CROSSTALK) UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Good morning, everyone. There'

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美国国家公共电台 NPR The Foster Care System Is Flooded With Children Of The Opioid Epidemic

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The U.S. foster care system is overwhelmed in part because America's opioid crisis is overwhelming. Thousands of children have had to be taken out of the care of parents or a parent who is an addict. One of the states with the bigg

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Fascinating And Also A Little Bit Uncomfortable': Andrew Wyeth At 100

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: 2017 marked a hundred years since Andrew Wyeth was born. His Christina's World is one of the most iconic American paintings of all time, right alongside Whistler's Mother and Grant Wood's American Gothic. Karen Michel reports that

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'The Nutcracker' With An Alaskan Twist

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: When you picture the Nutcracker ballet, what do you see? Dancing, dueling mice and wooden soldiers, the sugar plum fairy, maybe BJ Leiderman, who writes our theme music. What about a bald eagle and a fisherman? That's what you can

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美国国家公共电台 NPR With 'Phantom Thread,' Director Paul Thomas Anderson Offers Audiences An Intimate Film

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This is a movie season where films compete to be bigger, louder and flashier. Right now you can choose to spend a couple of hours in a dark theater with jedis, monsters or singing circus impresarios. In the middle of all this comes

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Heart 2 Sizes Too Small? Mr. Grinch, See Your Cardiologist

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Let's talk about the Grinch. He's best known for his psychological problems. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, YOU'RE A MEAN ONE, MR. GRINCH) THURL RAVENSCROFT: (Singing) You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch. You're a nasty-wasty (ph) skunk. MARTIN:

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Puerto Rican Island 'Still In Crisis Mode' 3 Months After Maria

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Hurricane Maria wiped out Puerto Rico's electrical grid in September. And as we've been reporting, getting the lights back on has been a slow and uneven process. On the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, residents face the prospect of

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美国国家公共电台 NPR The Delicate And Draining Task Of Tending To America's Fallen Troops

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Nearly 7,000 service members have lost their lives since the U.S. went to war in 2001, first in Afghanistan, then in Iraq and other countries. Every death is followed by an elaborate choreographed ritual that requires a very human

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Bruce McCandless, First Astronaut To Fly Untethered In Space, Has Died

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless has died. You may not know his name, but you've probably seen him in one of the most famous pictures ever taken in space. In 1984, McCandless strapped on a jet-powered backpack and flew away from t

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Calif. Fire Victims Put Up Christmas Trees Where Homes Once Stood

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A massive wildfire continues to burn in Southern California. The Thomas fire is now the largest in the state's history and still threatens homes and businesses in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. October wildfires in Northern Ca

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 5 Gift Wrapping Tips From A Pro

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: All right, so that takes care of getting your present to you. But what about making it look just right? Take a tip from a pro - getting those nice crisp folded edges on your package is key. MIA CANADA: I crease everything. STEVE

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美国国家公共电台 NPR McConnell Ready To 'Move On' From Obamacare Repeal, Others In GOP Say Not So Fast

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has a wish for 2018 - bipartisanship. He says it's the only way forward. NPR congressional reporter Susan Davis and Kelsey Snell spoke with McConnell today about everything from immigration

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Bombs In Baby Food Jars Are Just One Part of Colombia's Land Mine Problem

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: In Colombia, a decades-long conflict between FARC guerrillas and the government might be officially over. But the country still grapples with a nasty legacy of that war - landmines. Farmers are afraid to return to some fields. Pare

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Life Expectancy Drops Again As Opioid Deaths Surge In U.S.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The federal government has just released the latest statistics on life expectancy in the United States, and the news isn't good. In fact, it's pretty grim. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein has details. ROB STEIN, BYLINE: For de

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美国国家公共电台 NPR An Author Addresses A Young Santa Skeptic ?Her Daughter

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There's a big green tinsel warning label across the cover of Martha Brockenbrough's new book Love, Santa. It's a series of letters between a mother and a daughter. A little girl named Lucy begins to write Santa Claus when she's 7.

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美国国家公共电台 NPR New Yorkers Can Now Put On Dancing Shoes And Legally Get 'Footloose' In Public Spaces

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: It's a moment to dance in New York. The New York City Council has voted to repeal a ban on dancing in bars and restaurants that's been on the books for 91 years. The so-called Cabaret Law was passed during Prohibition - a way to cr

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美国国家公共电台 NPR President Trump Is Going To Asia: What To Watch For At Each Stop

DAVID GREENE, HOST: President Trump is traveling to Asia this morning. And this likely will be the most consequential trip of his presidency so far. The threat from North Korea's nuclear program will be top of the mind for the president and Asian lea

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美国国家公共电台 NPR After Chemical Fires, Texans Worry About Toxic Effects

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: We're going to revisit a community hit hard by Hurricane Harvey. Crosby, Texas, is home to a chemical plant owned by the company Arkema. After that plant lost power in the storm, trailers of unstable chemicals caught fire and

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