美国国家公共电台 NPR Total Failure: How George Foreman's Losses Showed Him The Light

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: All this month, in a series called Total Failure, we're learning about how setbacks shape our lives. Today, George Foreman, former heavyweight boxing champion. In 1974, Foreman suffered one of the greatest upsets in sports history,

美国国家公共电台 NPR A New Orleans Company Shines A Light On Opera's Diverse History

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: For many people, New Orleans is all about jazz, but there is also a deep history of opera in the city. And OperaCreole, an opera company founded in New Orleans, is resurrecting classical and opera music written by composers

美国国家公共电台 NPR Top White House Lawyer Donald McGahn Sits At The Center Of Controversy

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The top lawyer in the White House has a challenging job in ordinary times. These are not ordinary times. Four months into the Trump administration, White House counsel Donald McGahn has had to contend with high-profile court cases,

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Shtum,' A Portrait Of Autism Drawn From Real Life

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Shtum is a Yiddish word. It means silence. It is the name of a novel also narrated by the father of a profoundly autistic son who cannot speak. And it parallels a personal story for the author. Jem Lester, the author of Shtum joins

美国国家公共电台 NPR Art You Can Wear On Your Arm? For Judith Leiber, It's In The Bag

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Judith Leiber's handbags can be shaped like penguins, crystal-covered zebras, streetcars, firecrackers. They have been carried by first ladies and celebrities, not including BJ Leiderman, who writes our theme music. And now they're

美国国家公共电台 NPR Beaches, Bathing Suits, And Finally On The Big Screen, 'Baywatch'

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: And now beaches, bathing suits and Baywatch - Baywatch on the big screen. On TV, the series turned out to be critic-proof, no doubt the movie will too. That has not kept NPR's Bob Mondello from filing this review. BOB MONDELLO, BYL

美国国家公共电台 NPR Finding The Middle In The Incivility War

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Last week's special congressional election in Montana got national attention for more than the issues. A journalist has called for police to investigate Republican Greg Gianforte for assaulting him, an encounter captured in a rec

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Immigration Crackdowns Creating 'Chilling Effect' On Crime Reporting

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Law enforcement officials have been warning about the unintended consequences of President Donald Trump's immigration dragnet. They caution that it will further isolate immigrants who are in the country illegally. That includes c

美国国家公共电台 NPR Boom Time Again For U.S. Oil Industry, Thanks To OPEC

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The U.S. oil industry is coming out of a slump that's gone on for two years. Today, there are more than twice as many rigs drilling for oil compared to a year ago. One big factor is OPEC, the cartel of oil exporting states. Last

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Nursing Homes Evict Patients, States Question Motives

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: People complain about nursing homes a lot - the staffing, the food. The list goes on. But this story is about the top complaint, involuntary discharge - people getting kicked out. NPR's Ina Jaffe covers aging. She brings us this

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Proposed New Tax, Mainly On Latinos, To Pay For Trump's Border Wall

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's follow up on one of President Trump's signature campaign proposals. When he was running, he said that if elected he would build a wall along the southern border of the United States and get Mexico to pay for it. New legisla

美国国家公共电台 NPR Peter Singer: How Can We Be More Effective Altruists?

GUY RAZ, HOST: I want to ask you about this really famous Talmudic notion - actually, it might be that in the Quran as well - but this idea that, you know, if you save a single life, then you have saved all of humanity. You know that one? PETER SINGE

美国国家公共电台 NPR Larissa MacFarquhar: How Far Would You Go To Help Others?

LARISSA MACFARQUHAR: Most of us feel that we want to spend our lives doing the right thing. But certainly, for my purposes, I was more interested in people who give until it hurts. GUY RAZ, HOST: This is a Larissa MacFarquhar She's a staff writer at

美国国家公共电台 NPR Ramen Rock: These Japanese Punk Legends Sing About Food

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now we turn to a story about a legendary rock band from Japan. It's Shonen Knife, a trio of women. And for over 35 years, they've been serving up bubbly punk songs with a delicious twist. A lot of their songs are about food with ti

美国国家公共电台 NPR Juno Spacecraft Reveals Spectacular Cyclones At Jupiter's Poles

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There are cyclones at the poles of Jupiter. That's one of the surprises that NASA is reporting today. The space agency's Juno probe has been orbiting the gas giant since last summer. It's completed six revolutions of the planet so

美国国家公共电台 NPR Report: Kushner Discussed Setting Up Secret Communications With Russia

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The Washington Post reports this evening that President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, discussed with the Russian ambassador the possibility of having a secret direct channel to the Kremlin leading up to the inauguration. And T

美国国家公共电台 NPR In A Lost Concert, Jaco Pastorius Sounded The Rhythm Of The City

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Jaco Pastorius was one of the most inventive bass players, probably best known for his work with the jazz fusion band Weather Report and Joni Mitchell and Pat Metheny. He is the only electric bass player in DownBeat magazine's Jazz

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Brains Mature, More Robust Information Networks Boost Self-Control

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: When a toddler gets angry, it's not unusual to see hitting, stomping or biting. That's because of what's happening in the child's brain. It's just beginning to develop the circuits that control impulsive behavior. Now scientists

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'I Was Shocked By Freedom': Defectors Reflect On Life In North Korea

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: North Korea is one of the most secretive regimes in the world. Its leader demands unquestioning loyalty from its citizens. NPR's Lauren Frayer had a chance to hear about what it's like living under those circumstances from the peop

美国国家公共电台 NPR After Being Banned, Kinder Eggs Are Coming To America

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Kinder Eggs are coming to America. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Wee. UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Kinder Surprise from Ferrero. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: These are hollow chocolate eggs made by the Italian candy maker Fer