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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now a legal dispute over the death penalty in Florida that's turned into a political standoff. The Florida Supreme Court must decide whether Governor Rick Scott has the authority to remove cases from a state attorney who refuses

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LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: In Yosemite National Park in California, a famous mountain called El Capitan beckons climbers around the world, a sheer granite rock face called the Dawn Wall seemed impossible to ascend without equipment. In 2015, Tommy Caldwell

美国国家公共电台 NPR Condoleezza Rice: Institutions Aren't Perfect, But They're The Bedrock Of Democracy

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It is a disorienting time for many Americans. And we've been trying to make sense of it all in a series called The History of Our Time. We have interviewed writers, thinkers and people in politics, like White House aide Michael A

美国国家公共电台 NPR Paula Poundstone's 'Totally Unscientific' Search For The Secret Of Happiness

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: You may know Paula Poundstone from the smash public radio hit - other than this program - Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! But she's also an accomplished author, now of two books, all the more an accomplishment because each book

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Organic milk is widely available these days, but what does that label really mean? A new Washington Post investigation found that there are considerable differences between the organic milk you can buy in a grocery store and the ki

美国有线新闻 CNN Feist Has A Message For Her 71-Year-Old Self

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The musician Feist has a new album out. It's her first in six years. It sounds nothing like the polished, alternative pop that first got her widespread notice in 2007, along with a best new artist nomination at the Grammys.

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Elmo and Big Bird have lots of experience educating children about all kinds of things from the alphabet to autism. Well, now, Sesame Workshop wants to help millions of refugee children from Syria, Iraq and other war-torn countri

美国国家公共电台 NPR When It Comes To Family Musicals, Kids' Opinions Matter More Than Critics'

LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: Creating a hit musical which appeals to family audiences is kind of Broadway's holy grail. Think of Lion King or Wicked which have run for decades. Critics don't always give these shows good reviews, but some of them are critic-p

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Lazarus Patient And The Limits Of A Lifesaving Stroke Procedure

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: About 800,000 people have strokes every year in the U.S. Most are caused when a clot blocks a blood vessel to the brain. We've known about strokes for a long time. But it wasn't until recently that doctors could do anything about

美国国家公共电台 NPR #NPRpoetry Tips: Think About What You Know And Take Advantage Of Twitter Constraints

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: There once was a radio host who liked April Poetry Month the most, she thought it would be neat for others to tweet their rhymes in the form of a post. OK, so you know our director Liz Baker wrote that. Anyway, her creative outpo

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Smart People' Asks Hard Questions About Racism In America

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, some hard questions about racism, questions most of us don't really want to ask. Is that something baked into the fabric of American life, a matter of personal preference? Is it just the crutch of ignorant people?

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NPR poetry Comes When You 'Write What You Know' MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: All right. Let's take a poetry break. It's time now for some more of your Twitter poems in honor of National Poetry Month. Here are two that deal with the old saying write what you

美国国家公共电台 NPR GrabYourWallet's Anti-Trump Boycott Looks To Expand Its Reach

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Mass protests may become a fixture of Donald Trump's presidency. Yesterday, activists marched in cities across America to pressure the president to release his tax returns and highlight potential Trump family conflicts o

美国国家公共电台 NPR How A Budget Squeeze Can Lead To Sloppy Science And Even Cheating

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Federal money for science has been shrinking. Under the Trump administration's budget proposal, it could be squeezed even further. And when scientists are under financial pressure, they sometimes cut corners in ways that can hurt u

美国国家公共电台 NPR Outgoing 'New Yorker' Cartoon Editor Says 'Being Funny Is Being Awake'

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The New Yorker magazine is famous for its cartoons. For 20 years, Bob Mankoff has been the gatekeeper. Next month, he gives up his title as The New Yorker's cartoon editor. Mankoff is a man obsessed with humor. He has written many

美国国家公共电台 NPR Experts Calculate Property Damage Costs Of Being 'Fast And Furious'

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Fast cars, attractive people, a stone face, monotone Vin Diesel - must be the new Fast And Furious movie. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS) VIN DIESEL: (As Dom) I think I found my team. CORNISH: This week, the eighth i

美国国家公共电台 NPR Both The Food And The Music Are Made From Scratch At This Texas Joint

LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Out on a lonesome highway in the Texas Hill Country, the night sky is awash with stars, the Angus cattle quietly ruminate, and there is a cafe where food and music are made from scratch. It's a seafood place 90 miles west of A

美国国家公共电台 NPR Woman Returns To Her Slave Cabin Childhood Home In The Smithsonian

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The National Museum of African-American History and Culture here in Washington has many artifacts connected to slavery. For one woman, visiting the museum this week was a literal homecoming. Isabell Meggett Lucas was born and raise

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.S. Health Care Wrestles With The 'Pre-Existing Condition'

LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Tuesday is Tax Day, and we're going to zero in on those tax questions dealing with health insurance. Health care reporter Julie Rovner will help us out with that in a few minutes. First, this reminder of why health care factor

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Uninjured Victims Of The Virginia Tech Shootings

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the deadliest campus shooting in American history. Survivors' and victims' families will gather at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg to remember the 32 people who were killed. Many others were injured