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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Hugh Hefner made history and then tripped over it. When I was growing up in Chicago, the formidable women who were my mother's friends considered Playboy a good place to work for a single woman. Women at the Playboy Club were well-

美国国家公共电台 NPR Slave Poet's Lost Essay On 'Individual Influence' Resonates Through Centuries

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: George Moses Horton published a book of poetry in 1829, when he was still a slave in North Carolina. He went on to write several volumes, which never earned enough money for him to buy his freedom. He was finally set free by the Un

美国国家公共电台 NPR After Hurricane's Wrath, Puerto Rico's Green Forests Turn Bare Brown

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The once-green hillsides of Puerto Rico are now brown. Hurricane Maria stripped bare the lush forests of the island. While it may look depressing in the near term, NPR's John Burnett reports the forests will likely recover.

美国国家公共电台 NPR How Late Night TV Addressed Charlottesville And This Week In Politics

DWANE BROWN, HOST: With all the news out of Charlottesville, Va., over the past week, late-night TV shows have stepped up their game to try to help make sense and nonsense of the news. Saturday Night Live alum Tina Fey stopped by SNL's new weeknight

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Their Search For Asylum, Central Americans Find The U.S. Is Closing Its Doors

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Every year, thousands of immigrants come to the U.S.-Mexico border and request asylum. That means they're seeking safety from persecution in their home countries. It is common for asylum-seekers to stay somewhere in the United St

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Organization Says It Is Closing Its Modeling Agency

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Trump has said a lot over the years about illegal immigration. So last year when reports surfaced that his modeling agency had hired women without documents to do fashion work, it generated a lot of controversy. Now that

美国国家公共电台 NPR Female Athletes Are Closing The Gender Gap When It Comes To Concussions

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Today in Your Health, we take a look at female athletes and concussions. Most of what scientists know about these injuries comes from studies of men, even as more women are competing in contact sports. NPR's Jon Hamilton has the

美国国家公共电台 NPR There's No Easy Answer For Why 'The Great Comet' Is Closing

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Some people hoped that the show Natasha, Pierre And The Great Comet Of 1812 would be the next Hamilton, a musical that invigorates Broadway, attracts young, diverse audiences and employs a multiracial cast. Instead it's closing, in

美国国家公共电台 NPR Opioid Crisis Looms Over Job Market, Worrying Employers And Economists

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: In Muncie, Ind., the unemployment rate is 4.4 percent, which is to say that just about everyone who wants a job has one. Some economists say that low figure may be deceiving, though, because a significant number of people are

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Guts Requirement That Employer Health Plans Pay For Birth Control

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Illustrator Maira Kalman Moving To The Stage With Choreographer John Heginbotham

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Perhaps you've seen Maira Kalman's illustrations on the cover of The New Yorker magazine or in nearly 20 children's books that she also wrote. Or maybe you read her illustrated New York Times blog, The Principles Of Uncertainty,

美国国家公共电台 NPR After Drug Treatment, Men In Recovery Work To Live A 'Normal Life'

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: This year, the opioid crisis has continued to plague communities across the country. Several states have recently declared opioid emergencies, and President Trump has labeled the crisis a national public health emergency. That dr

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'The Power,' Women Develop A Weapon That Changes Everything

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: 2017 has been bookended by two novels about women and power. As the year began, Margaret Atwood's classic, The Handmaid's Tale, began making its way to the top of the best-seller lists. It depicts a future where women are strippe

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Story Behind 'The Christmas Song'

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, THE CHRISTMAS SONG) NAT KING COLE: (Singing) Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose. NOEL KING, HOST: In 1946, Nat King Cole was the first recording artist to wrap his luscious voice around what would

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Biggest Education Stories Of 2017 And 2018

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: How much has the Trump administration really changed public education? A tax bill includes a huge break for parents of private school students. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has made several high-profile moves in recent months,

美国国家公共电台 NPR North Korea Designed A Nuke. So Did This Truck Driver

NOEL KING, HOST: This year, deep inside a mountain, North Korea detonated a giant nuclear bomb. It also launched missiles. And so for the first time since the Cold War ended, a lot of us ordinary Americans have started thinking about nuclear weapons.

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Christmas, 'Doctor Who' Gets A Historic Change

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: It's time to say goodbye - and then hello - to a TV legend. The BBC's longtime sci-fi series Doctor Who bids farewell tonight to the current doctor played by Peter Capaldi. And we'll see the debut of the new star of the show as w

美国国家公共电台 NPR Retro-Games And Consoles Are The Latest Craze In The Gamer World

NOEL KING, HOST: Nintendo has a new gaming console. Well, it's kind of new. The Super NES Classic is basically just a smaller version of a system that is almost 30 years old. Despite that, it sold out in hours, which is evidence maybe of a retro gami

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Morning Edition' Listeners Stitch Together A Community Poem

NOEL KING, HOST: There is no shortage of classic holiday literature. Think The Night Before Christmas, A Christmas Carol, The Polar Express. Well, MORNING EDITION listeners, get ready to add another work to the canon. Here's our co-host, Rachel Marti

美国国家公共电台 NPR Could Brain Surgery Save A Father And Son?

Could Brain Surgery Save A Father And Son? RAY SUAREZ, HOST: How much would a parent risk to help a sick child? It's something none of us can know until something happens. NPR's Michael May has the story of a father who had a decision to make when he