美国国家公共电台 NPR She Watched Bootleg Episodes Of Seinfeld, Now The Indonesian Comic Performs Stand-Up

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: So how about a news quiz now? What is the world's third-largest democracy, the fourth-most-populous country in the world, a country with more Muslims than the entire Arab world combined? We are talking about Indonesia. And yet, w

美国国家公共电台 NPR Mom Of Cross-Border Shooting Victim 'Still Waiting For Victory'

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: As the Trump administration plans to ramp up security on the border and has already done so in many cases, one court case is being watched very closely. It has to do with whether U.S. agents should get immunity when shooting into

美国国家公共电台 NPR Serious Nursing Home Abuse Often Not Reported To Police, Federal Investigators Find

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: By law, serious cases of abuse in nursing homes have to be turned over to the police. But as NPR's Ina Jaffe reports, that rarely happens. INA JAFFE, BYLINE: We're talking about cases of abuse serious enough to send someone to th

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Modern Collaboration With Mark Twain In 'Prince Oleomargarine'

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Mark Twain has a new book out this week, a fairytale called The Purloining Of Prince Oleomargarine. Yeah, OK, we know Twain died in 1910. But notes he made about a bedtime story he once told his daughters were recently discov

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Playboy' Founder Hugh Hefner, Champion Of Free Speech And 'Smut,' Dies At 91

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Hugh Hefner has died at the age of 91. He created Playboy magazine at his kitchen table in Chicago in the early 1950s. It became not only a brand but it came to symbolize a lifestyle, both glorified and despised, of lavish partie

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'The Body And The Blood' Follows Exodus Of Christians In The Middle East

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Last week in Egypt, a group of Coptic Christians were traveling to a monastery where they intended to pray. Their convoy was attacked by gunmen. More than two dozen people were killed, and a similar number were injured. The Islam

美国国家公共电台 NPR After Arpaio, 4 Answers To Questions About How Pardons Are Supposed To Work

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Every president makes at least one controversial pardon. But Donald Trump's pardon of former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is different. It came just seven months into the Trump presidency, and it was announced late Friday night on

美国国家公共电台 NPR Q&A: What Does The Senate Health Bill Mean For Me?

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: We've received a lot of questions from listeners about what the Republican proposals could mean for them and their families. And NPR health policy correspondent Alison Kodjak has been sorting through them with our producers, and

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'The Strange Death Of Europe' Warns Against Impacts Of Immigration

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The way the British writer Douglas Murray sees it, European civilization is in the process of suicide by immigration. Western Europe in particular, after encouraging immigration to fill low-wage jobs, now finds itself defending t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Even In 'The War To End All Wars,' There Was Art Coming From The Trenches

AILSA CHANG, HOST: A hundred years ago, this country entered the first global war, World War I. That ugly, dirty, agonizing conflict cost millions of lives and changed the world. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum is observing the centen

美国国家公共电台 NPR Climate Scientists Watch Their Words, Hoping To Stave Off Funding Cuts

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The Trump administration has been openly hostile to climate science, pulling out of the Paris Agreement to cut greenhouse gases, cutting funding for climate research, scrubbing the term climate change from federal websites. Well,

美国国家公共电台 NPR Actor Ed Harris Says Sam Shepard Was 'Iconically American'

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: One of this country's most prolific playwrights has died. Sam Shepard, who portrayed the frayed ends of the American experience - rugged characters, toxic relationships. He wrote more than 40 plays, among them True West and Burie

美国国家公共电台 NPR Celebrated Playwright And Actor Sam Shepard Dies

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Actor and playwright Sam Shepard has died. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, THE RIGHT STUFF) SAM SHEPARD: (As Chuck Yeager) I think I see a plane over here with my name on it. CORNISH: That's from his Oscar-nominated performance as test pilot

美国国家公共电台 NPR Thinking Of Running For Office? A Website Lets You Test The Waters

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: If you're creating a dream juicer or making a film, there are plenty of places to raise money. Think Kickstarter - right? But if you are thinking of running for office, there hasn't been a single place online where you could test

美国国家公共电台 NPR After 'Guru Of Bling' Sentencing, Indian State Stays On Alert For Violence

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now a story about a crime that triggered more crime. In India, a charismatic, self-styled guru has been sentenced to 20 years for raping two female disciples 15 years ago. His conviction last week unleashed a torrent of violence.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Economic Impact of Harvey Could Be Felt Nationwide Before It's Over

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Houston is known as an energy capital, but it's actually a large corporate center, too. The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey will shut down the city's economy and leave plenty of long-term damage as well. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

美国国家公共电台 NPR I Saw His Humanity: 'Reveal' Host On Protecting Right-Wing Protester

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Yesterday there was supposed to be a rally of right-wing activists in Berkeley, Calif., but that mostly fizzled out. Still, thousands of peaceful left-wing demonstrators turned out singing songs and chanting. And about 150 anti-f

美国国家公共电台 NPR I Saved Every Letter You Wrote Me: The Library of Congress Digitizes Hamilton

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The smash Broadway hit Hamilton has made it into the annals of history with a place in the Library of Congress. By popular demand, a digitized version of the library's collection of Alexander Hamilton's papers, both personal and

美国国家公共电台 NPR Summer Movie Preview: 'Wonder Woman,' 'Rough Night,' 'Transformers'

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Hollywood has been having a banner year at the box office from Beauty And The Beast to Guardians Of The Galaxy. So how will the film industry keep its winning streak going? Well, in his summer preview, Bob Mondello says movie stu

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Some Chinese Uighurs, Modeling Is A Path To Success

AILSA CHANG, HOST: China is riding a tidal wave of domestic consumption. More products means more advertising, and that means more models. Few are busier these days than those from China's northwestern region of Xinjiang. NPR's Rob Schmitz explains w