SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Of course, it's Memorial Day weekend. And throughout today's show, we're hearing from various people on what patriotism means to them. David French, a former major in the U.S. Army Reserve and now a staff writer with National Revie

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美国国家公共电台 NPR What's Your American Anthem?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The National Memorial Day Concert on the Mall in Washington, D.C., was held last night. And as is always the case when we remember our nation's fallen, we do it with a particular soundtrack. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, THE STAR-SPANGLED

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美国国家公共电台 NPR W. Kamau Bell On The Meaning Of Patriotism

W. KAMAU BELL: My name is W. Kamau Bell. I'm a stand-up comedian and host of CNN's United Shades Of America. And I'm a dad. For me, you know, I don't think of myself as a patriot first. I think of myself as someone who's fighting for the ideals that

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美国国家公共电台 NPR John Cameron Mitchell On Punks, Aliens And The Queerness Of 'How To Talk To Girls'

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: More than a decade ago, the author Neil Gaiman wrote a short story that captures some of the strangeness of being a teenager discovering the world. It's called How To Talk To Girls At Parties. It's really only one scene. Two boys s

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美国国家公共电台 NPR In Papua New Guinea's Sorcery Wars, A Peacemaker Takes On Her Toughest Case

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The lush, tropical nation of Papua New Guinea sits on an island just north of Australia. Traditions there have been developed over thousands of years. But today the ancient practice of sorcery is becoming a trigger for a modern kin

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Harvey Weinstein Surrenders To New York City Police To Face Sexual Assault Charges

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has surrendered to the New York City Police Department this morning. He's facing sexual assault charges. Weinstein was already famous in Hollywood before he became the catalyst of the #MeToo era. He h

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Women Accuse Morgan Freeman Of Harassment, Inappropriate Behavior, CNN Reports

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman is the latest in a string of influential Hollywood figures to be accused of sexual harassment. Freeman is best known for his roles in films like Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption and

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Roman Catholics And Evangelicals Move Apart In Their Political Priorities

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, Evangelical and Catholic communities in America have had a mixed relationship politically. After years of Catholics largely voting for Democrats and white evangelicals for Republicans, opposition to abortion and same-se

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美国国家公共电台 NPR McConnell Says He Supports Mueller Investigation

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Today began with the news that President Trump was canceling his upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. A couple of hours later, congressional leaders sat down with senior intelligence and Justice Department official

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美国国家公共电台 NPR How A Cheap Magnet Might Help Detect Malaria

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Each year, malaria kills about half a million people around the world. Health officials say a fast, cheap, accurate way to test for malarial infection would be extremely helpful in combating the disease. As NPR science correspond

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Asteroid Impact That Wiped Out The Dinosaurs Also Caused Abrupt Global Warming

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A giant asteroid slammed into Earth about 65 million years ago. That impact killed off the dinosaurs. And now scientists say it had another major effect on the planet, one that's a cautionary tale. Here's NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Ireland's Abortion Referendum Is Proving Deeply Divisive

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The people of Ireland vote tomorrow in a referendum that would open up the availability of abortion - this, in a country that has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe. Opinion polls show that the vote is likely to

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'The Gospel According to André': Look Fabulous, And Know Your History

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Andre Leon Talley is best known for his time as a fashion editor for Vogue and for what he wears on his broad 6'6 frame. ANDRE LEON TALLEY: I'm wearing a kaftan and a shirt from Marrakech - Fil d'Or - from the souks of Marrakech.

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美国国家公共电台 NPR From The Archives: Philip Roth Discusses His Writing Process

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The writer Philip Roth died yesterday at 85. His career spanned more than five decades. Our former co-host Robert Siegel talked with Roth over the years about many of his books and often about the work of writing. Here he is in 200

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美国国家公共电台 NPR North Korea Demolishes Its Nuclear Test Site In A 'Huge Explosion'

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: North Korea is making a public show of moving towards denuclearization ahead of a planned summit with the U.S. The regime invited a small group of foreign reporters to witness the demolition of its nuclear test site in the northe

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Is Sticking To His Playbook To Win The Midterms

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The Republican Party heading into this fall has a president who loves to campaign. President Trump is holding a lot of big rallies, and he does have a larger playbook to follow that his advisers think can keep the GOP in power. He

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Border Patrol Shooting Death Of Immigrant Woman Raises Tensions In South Texas

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The FBI and Texas Rangers are investigating a shooting in South Texas. On Wednesday, a Border Patrol agent shot and killed a woman after she and a group of unauthorized immigrants attacked the agents with what were described as b

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Education Department Launches 'Top-To-Bottom' Review Of Teachers' Grant Program

DAVID GREENE, HOST: We have an update now on teachers who were given grants to work in low-income schools and then - financial calamity. They say their grants were unfairly converted to loans they now have to pay back. After a series of NPR stories r

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Supreme Court Decision Delivers Blow To Workers' Rights

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Today the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a sweeping victory to American business and an equally sweeping defeat to American workers. The court gave the green light to employers who want to bar their workers from bringing class-acti

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Foreign Investors Shrug Off Miami's Rising Sea Levels

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The editorial boards of the Miami Herald, Palm Beach Post and South Florida Sun Sentinel are working together to issue a warning with help from WLRN public media. They want people to take the threat of sea level rise seriously. Fre

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