ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Advance ticket sales for superhero movies are always supersized, but even accounting for that, Marvel's Black Panther is breaking records. Civic groups have been buying out entire screenings so that African-American children can ex

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美国国家公共电台 NPR How A Urine Test After Back Surgery Triggered A $17,850 Bill

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We now have the story of a really large medical bill. It's a surprisingly common sort of charge, which is why we're examining it. Steve Inskeep spoke with Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal of Kaiser Health News about the story of a $17,000

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Elise LeGrow's 'Playing Chess' Honors Blues And R&B Greats

(SOUNDBITE OF BO DIDDLEY SONG, WHO DO YOU LOVE?) SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Chess Records catalogue is an American institution. It was founded in Chicago by Phil and Leonard Chess in the 1950s and became the label that launched Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Ch

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Snow-Making For Skiing During Warm Winters Comes With Environmental Cost

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Winter Olympics are in full swing, and sports like cross-country skiing are getting some time to shine. But you might not be able to tell it's cross-country season if you are in Colorado. Blades of grass and patches of dirt s

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 50 Years Later, Mister Rogers Remains Our Favorite Neighbor

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Fifteen years after his death, Fred Rogers is having a moment. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD) FRED ROGERS: (As himself, singing) It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Danai Gurira On Her 'Black Panther' Role: 'She Protects What We Would Have Been'

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, we get our chance to talk about a movie that is not only hot but historic - Marvel's Black Panther. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, BLACK PANTHER) CHADWICK BOSEMAN: (As T'Challa) The Black Panther been a protector of Wakanda f

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美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Down The River,' Walter Mosley Latest Detective Novel Deals With Dualities

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: He was wrongfully accused - set up, actually - beaten within an inch of his life, confined to solitary in New York's notorious Rikers Island, and even now, a decade later, former police officer Joe King Oliver is still trying to

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Did Pox Virus Research Put Potential Profits Ahead of Public Safety?

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There was an uproar in biology recently when scientists announced they'd used bits of DNA to manufacture a pox virus. Critics said the work is dangerous. Research teams had essentially published a recipe that could help terrorists

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Why The Zombie Craze Still Has Our Undying Affection

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: OK. Serious question - now, why are we still so obsessed with zombies? (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, BAMM) MILO MANHEIM: (Rapping) Welcome to Zombieland. It's a party. Go ahead. Everybody dance. Do the draggy leg... SIMON: Zombies have been

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Piecing Me Together' Novelist Says She Writes To Help Kids Feel Seen

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Piecing Me Together, a young adult novel by Renee Watson, tells the story of Jade, a Portland, Ore., high school student with - her words - cold skin and hula-hoop hips. Jade has won a scholarship to St. Francis, a private school t

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Is Fashion Designer Ralph Lauren Out Of Touch With America?

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Ralph Lauren's spring collection is not working for fashion critic Robin Givhan. The title of her review this week in The Washington Post is It's 2018, Ralph Lauren. Why Do You Think This Look Is Still Cool? She believes Lauren's

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Black Panther' Costume Designer Draws On 'The Sacred Geometry Of Africa'

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Over the last few months, weeks, days, hours, you might have heard of a certain movie that is in theaters this weekend. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, BLACK PANTHER) FOREST WHITAKER: (As Zuri) I give to you the Black Panther. MCEVERS: Black

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Grand Jury Indicts Russians Linked To Interference In 2016 Election

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: There is another major development from the team investigating interference in the 2016 presidential election. A grand jury has indicted 13 Russians and three businesses with conspiracy to disrupt the American political system. D

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美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Freshwater,' A College Student Learns To Live With Separate Selves

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Akwaeke Emezi's debut novel is a lyrical, nonlinear story of a woman named Ada born in Nigeria with, as she puts it, one foot on the other side. Several selves exist inside of Ada. They identify themselves as we. When Ada comes to

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美国国家公共电台 NPR ISIS' Parting Gift To Its Former Capital: Thousands Of Explosive Booby Traps

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: When fighters for ISIS abandoned their capital, they left behind a deadly parting gift. Islamic State fighters salted that city, Raqqa, with explosive booby traps. Now, young Syrian men are training to remove them. NPR's Tom Bowm

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Black Panther' Success Proves That Movies With Black Actors Can Do Well Internationally

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Over the long weekend, a lot of people saw Black Panther. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, BLACK PANTHER) LETITIA WRIGHT: (As Shuri) Hey, look at your suit. You've been taking bullets, charging it up with kinetic energy. SHAPIRO: It broke box o

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Report Detailing Harassment At NPR Cites 'High Level Of Distrust' Of Management

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: We're going to take the next few minutes to talk about our own organization. NPR's board of directors has released an outside report that looks at a sexual harassment scandal involving NPR's former top news executive Mike Oreskes.

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Director Greta Gerwig On The Parallels Between Her Life And 'Lady Bird'

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Among the Oscar nominees for best picture, Lady Bird stands out not just because it's directed by a woman, the actress Greta Gerwig - also because compared to the others - Dunkirk, Get Out or Shape Of Water - its story is deceptive

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美国国家公共电台 NPR After Parkland Shooting, Conservative Media Criticize Calls For Stricter Gun Laws

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Those students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School also have their eye on Congress. They're planning a big gun control rally in Washington next month. They've received a lot of praise from around the country, but as North Cou

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Seismic Surveys Planned Off U.S. Coast Pose Risk To Marine Life

(SOUNDBITE OF WHALE CALL) ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Many animals that live in the ocean communicate with sound, like this humpback whale. (SOUNDBITE OF WHALE CALL) SHAPIRO: But these voices could soon be drowned out by powerful sonic booms set off in the oc

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