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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Paul Hollywood is all about the bake. He grew up in a flat that always smelled of bread above his father's bakery in Merseyside, became a baker in his teens, then head baker at five-star London hotels, then off to resorts in Cyprus

美国国家公共电台 NPR In New Novel, 'Martian' Author Andy Weir Builds A Colony On The Moon

In New Novel, 'Martian' Author Andy Weir Builds A Colony On The Moon SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Life on the moon is no bed of roses. The coffee's weak because water boils at low temperature. The food is rank because it's hard and expensive to grow much more

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Annotated African American Folktales' Reclaims Stories Passed Down From Slavery

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Browsing through a weighty new anthology called The Annotated African American Folktales is a journey across space and time. In one chapter called Defiance and Desire, there's a section devoted to flying Africans where there's a

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Country Music Industry And Artists, Gun Politics Presents A Minefield

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The Country Music Association Awards ceremony was Wednesday night, and people are still talking about the show because of what wasn't said that night. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Now, Brad, I don't know if

美国国家公共电台 NPR Kenneth Branagh On His Meticulous Master Detective Role In 'Murder On The Orient Express'

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: In his latest film, Kenneth Branagh becomes a character who is known to a lot of people - at least a lot of people who read Agatha Christie crime novels. His name is Hercule Poirot. He's a mastermind detective who has appeared in

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump To Meet Philippines' Duterte

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Trump's next and last stop in his Asia tour will be Manila. That visit is seen as a chance to hit a kind of reset button on the long-standing alliance with the Philippines. President Obama's relationship with President Duterte of t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Scientists Start To Tease Out The Subtler Ways Racism Hurts Health

Scientists Start To Tease Out The Subtler Ways Racism Hurts Health SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Roughly a third of Latinos in America report they've experienced discrimination in their daily lives, according to a poll recently released by NPR, the Robert Wood

美国国家公共电台 NPR Frustration Mounts Over Puerto Rico's 'New Normal' As Federal Troops Leave The Island

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Emergency relief efforts are ending in Puerto Rico. Army officials say they are beginning to draw down federal troops. Roads are cleared across the island, many supermarkets and stores have reopened, and work is being done to reb

美国国家公共电台 NPR Titus Kaphar: How Can We Address Centuries of Racism In Art?

GUY RAZ, HOST: It's the TED Radio Hour from NPR. I'm Guy Raz. And not too long ago, painter and sculptor Titus Kaphar was visiting the Natural History Museum in New York with his kids. TITUS KAPHAR: That's right - two kids, two boys. RAZ: And how old

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Museum Invites Visitors To 'Engage' With The Bible

New Museum Invites Visitors To 'Engage' With The Bible KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The newest museum in Washington D.C. is dedicated to a single book. The Museum of the Bible opens next week. It's a $500 million project privately funded. It puts interactive

美国国家公共电台 NPR China Lavishes Red-Carpet Treatment On Trump As He Arrives For Talks With Xi Jinping

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: President Trump today got the imperial treatment in Beijing's Forbidden City. That's the centuries-old palace complex there. It is Trump's first state visit to China and the third of five stops on his tour of Asia. NPR's Anthony

美国国家公共电台 NPR Genetically Altered Skin Saves A Boy Dying Of A Rare Disease

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: We're going to hear now how doctors in Europe used genetically engineered skin cells to treat a child who was on the verge of death from a rare inherited disease. The treatment represents a notable success for the field of gene t

美国国家公共电台 NPR After Maine Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion, Governor Raises Objections

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Scientists In Houston Tell A Story Of Concrete, Rain And Destruction

Scientists In Houston Tell A Story Of Concrete, Rain And Destruction RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Hurricane Harvey caused the worst flooding in Houston's history. Scientists are looking into why it was so bad. As NPR's Christopher Joyce reports, a lot of it

美国国家公共电台 NPR Victims Of Sexual Harassment Speak Up, But Legal Fears Can Inhibit Them

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The experience of reporting sexual harassment has changed radically over the past few weeks. First, film producer Harvey Weinstein was accused by numerous women of misconduct and abuse. A series of other public allegations then to

美国国家公共电台 NPR Investigating Pain Management In Sports

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Shaky U.S.-China Trade Relationship Will Top Trump's Agenda In Beijing

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: All right. President Trump arrived in Beijing a short time ago. Our colleague, Steve Inskeep, is there, too. STEVE INSKEEP, BYLINE: The president's visit here to China is the centerpiece of his journey through East Asia, and one

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Used To Disparage An Anti-Bribery Law; Will He Enforce It Now?

DAVID GREENE, HOST: In many parts of the world, paying bribes is a regular part of doing business. Here in the United States, Congress passed a law cracking down on bribery decades ago. But President Trump says the law puts U.S. companies at a compet

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Italy, Right-Wing Politicians Set Their Sights On Parliament

In Italy, Right-Wing Politicians Set Their Sights On Parliament RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: With economic crises and a massive influx of migrants, extreme right-wing movements have gained a lot of ground in Europe. Italy is no exception. As NPR's Sylvia Pog

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Year Later, The Shock Of Trump's Win Hasn't Totally Worn Off In Either Party

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: One year ago today, Hillary Clinton conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) HILLARY CLINTON: This is not the outcome we wanted or we worked so hard for. And I'm sorry that we did not