美国国家公共电台 NPR Obamacare Repeal Could Threaten Provisions That Help Older Adults

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Congressional Republicans are trying to figure out when to repeal and how to replace the Affordable Care Act. Whatever happens, there's a lot at stake for older Americans. NPR's Ina Jaffe covers aging. She joins us for our regular

美国国家公共电台 NPR Mississippi Masala: How A Native Of India Became A Southern Cooking Star

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: John Egerton, the Southern historian, once said for as long as there's been a South, food has been central to its image. These days, a rising star of the Deep South food scene is a man born and raised in India. It's part of our ser

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.S. Wins Bocuse D'Or Cooking Competition For The First Time

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Team USA won the prestigious Bocuse d'Or cooking competition in Lyon, France, this week. It was the first time the USA has won in the contest's 30-year history. It's like the World Cup for chefs, bringing together teams from Guat

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Medicine That Blunts The Buzz Of Alcohol Can Help Drinkers Cut Back

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A strategy to help problem drinkers cut back, a strategy that involves a prescription drug that's been around for more than 20 years. Here's NPR's Allison Aubrey. ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: Millions of people drink more than they sh

美国国家公共电台 NPR How The Media Are Using Encryption Tools To Collect Anonymous Tips

DAVID GREENE, HOST: So in these early days of the Trump administration, there have been a lot of leaks. For example, this weekend, the news site Politico ran a story featuring leaked accounts of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer lecturing his s

美国国家公共电台 NPR LGBTQ Advocates Fear 'Religious Freedom' Bills Moving Forward In States

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: During the Obama administration, there were hundreds of bills introduced in state legislatures that tried to limit LGBTQ rights. But most didn't go anywhere. Now there are renewed efforts on the state level to pass so-ca

美国国家公共电台 NPR SpaceX Reuses A Rocket To Launch A Satellite

DAVID GREENE, HOST: So in case you were considering traveling to space, the private company SpaceX wants to make space flight a lot cheaper. And to do that, it plans to reuse its rockets over and over again. As NPR's Geoff Brumfiel reports, the first

美国国家公共电台 NPR In A Bullet-Riddled Mansion, A Beirut Architect Envisions A Museum Of Memory

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Today the Middle Eastern country of Lebanon is relatively peaceful, though a civil war raged there in the '70s and '80s. Often Lebanese people don't like to talk about what happened. NPR's Alice Fordham meets a woman trying to sta

美国国家公共电台 NPR Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: We check in each month with music maestros in public radio. Here is a sample of what they're currently playing in heavy rotation. BILL DEVILLE: I'm Bill DeVille, one of the deejays at The Current in St. Paul, Minn. And my pick is a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Despite Economic Troubles, Residents Of Kansas Town Remain Proud

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: It is the town where Mickey Mantle played his first season of professional baseball in 1949, the hometown of one of the first monkeys to be sent into space, Miss Able, 1959. It is Independence, Kan., a town with a rich past and a

美国国家公共电台 NPR 5 Questions About The Law And Trump's Immigration Order

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We are in the midst of an epic few days of the American story. President Donald Trump delivered an order on Friday stopping all refugees and visitors from some countries from entering the United States. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: That

美国国家公共电台 NPR Meet The Teenage Girl Who Wants to Be A Boy Scout

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: According to scout law, Boy Scouts must be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly. But do they really have to be boys? A teenager in New York City wants the Boy Scouts to grant official membership to girls, including herself. Yasmee

美国国家公共电台 NPR Hollywood Speaks Out About Politics

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Hollywood has been speaking out this week about the current political climate. There were teach-ins and rallies at talent agencies, and events and awards shows have been peppered with political opposition. NPR's arts cor

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Utah, How You Tread Through This Canyon Matters

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There's a truce in Utah's Canyon Country between preservationists and off roaders in Recapture Canyon, which is prized for its sensitive Native American cultural sites. And as NPR's Kirk Siegler reports, the agreement there could r

美国国家公共电台 NPR A New Kind Of March Madness Hits Schools

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The NCAA March Madness tournament features some tough matchups - badgers versus gators, rams versus bulldogs, wolverines against cardinals. But what if those animals actually did face off, like in nature? Who would win? Kat Lonsd

美国国家公共电台 NPR Fyre Festival Fiasco: Luxury Music Experience Turns Into Vacation Nightmare

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: It was supposed to be an exclusive luxury music festival on a tropical island. Instead it became a target of ridicule and a social media feeding frenzy. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The brand new Fyre Festival - that's F-Y-R-E - was suppos

美国国家公共电台 NPR Encore: Jingle Writer Explores Decline Of Original Music In Advertising

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED MAN: (Singing) Mr. Clean gets rid of dirt and grime and grease in just a minute. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #1: (Singing) Mr. Clean will clean your whole house and everything's that in it. ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: D

美国国家公共电台 NPR Flipbooks Help Prisoners Stay Connected To Their Loved Ones

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Many of us now rely on smartphone videos and video chats to share special moments - a baby's first steps, a graduation - with family and friends who are far away. People in prison usually can't take part in that because of rules

美国国家公共电台 NPR Hulu's 'Harlots' Follows Prostitutes In 18th Century London

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A new British costume drama debuts on Hulu tonight, but if this genre is not your cup of tea, don't tune out just yet. This is not Masterpiece Theater. The series, called Harlots, follows a female brothel owner and her daughters in

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Asking God To Forgive Me': N.C. Lawmaker Seeks Redemption For War Votes

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: On Memorial Day, we honor those who died while serving in the military. One congressman has made it his life's cause to honor service members who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. North Carolina Republican Walter B. Jones says