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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: In 2011, the novelist Jennifer Egan won the Pulitzer Prize for her book A Visit From The Goon Squad. Years before it came out, Egan began researching New York City in the 1930s and '40s. And that research wound up in her new nove

美国国家公共电台 NPR Senator To Ex-CEO: Equifax Can't Be Trusted With Americans' Personal Data

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Senators, pretty angry senators, had some tough questions for Equifax yesterday. The heat was really on the CEO who just resigned. As NPR's Chris Arnold reports, Republicans and Democrats alike are upset about the massive hack of

美国国家公共电台 NPR We Are What We Wear: Exhibition Examines Clothing That Changed The World

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: All right. What do a baseball cap, a sari and a little black dress designed by Chanel have in common? They are all on display in a new exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art. MOMA calls them garments that change the world.

美国国家公共电台 NPR No Shortlist Of Nominees For The Nobel Prize In Literature

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced tomorrow in Stockholm. And as usual, the British betting agency Ladbrokes is driving the speculation on who might win. No matter that Ladbrokes rarely gets it right. The Nobel commi

美国国家公共电台 NPR 112 Degrees With No Water: Puerto Rican Hospitals Battle Life And Death Daily

DAVID GREENE, HOST: And let's turn now to Puerto Rico, where three-quarters of hospitals are still operating on limited emergency power. This creates dangerous conditions for critically ill patients. NPR's John Burnett spent a day with a federal disa

美国国家公共电台 NPR Facebook, Google Spread Misinformation About Las Vegas Shooting. What Went Wrong?

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: In the hours after the massacre in Las Vegas, fake news about it started showing up on Google and Facebook. A man was falsely accused of being the shooter. His name bubbled up on a Facebook safety check site and at the top of Goo

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Many Women, The Nearest Abortion Provider Is Hundreds Of Miles Away

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: While abortion is legal in the United States, for some, it is not very accessible. A new study finds that many women face legal barriers and long distances to get the procedure. NPR's Sarah McCammon reports. SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLIN

美国国家公共电台 NPR What Is, And Isn't, Considered Domestic Terrorism

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The investigation into the Las Vegas shooting is in the early stages, and already there's a debate over whether to call this crime an act of domestic terrorism. We're going to take a moment now to look at what is and isn't define

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Beautiful Things' Revealed In Stage Adaptation Of Cheryl Strayed's Advice Column

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Take a book by Cheryl Strayed, the author of Wild, actress and writer Nia Vardalos of My Big Fat Greek Wedding fame and the director of the Broadway sensation Hamilton, put them all together and what have you got? An unlikely off

美国国家公共电台 NPR James McBride Says Fiction Writing Allows Him More Freedom

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, if you have ever marveled at someone's ability to reinvent himself, then James McBride is an artist for you. He is an accomplished musician, but the world was introduced to his writing more than two decades ago wit

美国国家公共电台 NPR Jeffrey Eugenides Calls Short Stories 'Maddening' — And Now He Has A Collection

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Jeffrey Eugenides is well-known for his novels. He won the Pulitzer for Middlesex. But his latest work, a collection of short stories, is a departure. JEFFREY EUGENIDES: Short stories are difficult, maddening, little puzzle

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Country Music Festival That Attracted Thousands To Las Vegas

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The Route 91 Harvest festival, the target of last night's shooting, is one of country music's biggest events. It's nicknamed the neon sleepover. The three-day event attracts big-name artists and more than 20,000 fans. NPR's Eliza

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Our Souls At Night,' Robert Redford And Jane Fonda Stage A Twilight Reunion

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Fifty years ago, two young actors played newlyweds in the classic comedy Barefoot In The Park. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK) JANE FONDA: (As Corie) Was that a kiss? Because, boy, if that's what kisses are going

美国国家公共电台 NPR Lin-Manuel Miranda Explains How He Made His New Benefit Song For Puerto Rico

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Lin-Manuel Miranda was watching Hurricane Maria devastate Puerto Rico and was moved to help. The genius behind the musical Hamilton, writing songs is Miranda's specialty. The result, a new song called Almost Like Praying. A

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Wayward Weedkiller Divides Farm Communities, Harms Wildlife

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This summer in Arkansas, a weed-killing chemical called dicamba drifted across the landscape and damaged millions of acres of crops. And the injury went deeper. It split rural communities. It destroyed friends and took a toll on th

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Colors' Continues Beck's Postmodern Pastiche

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Beck is back. His last big public moment was a couple of years ago at the Grammys, when he was accepting his award for album of the year. The presenter was Prince. (SOUNDBITE OF 57TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS) PRINCE: And the winn

美国国家公共电台 NPR Kenan Thompson Becomes Longest-Serving Cast Member On SNL

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: And I'm resisting the urge to give you a primal scream. We will instead talk about comedian Kenan Thompson, who has achieved a milestone. He is now the longest-serving cast member of Saturday Night Live in the 43-season histo

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'The King Is Always Above The People' In More Lands Than One

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Time and again, writer Daniel Alarcon has found himself on those lists that make other, less fortunate writers gnash their teeth. He's been named one of 37 under the age of 36, 39 under 39, and 20 under 40. Alarcon is 40 now. He

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Scary Sound Machine That Is 'Trying To Set People A Little Bit Off-Kilter'

The Scary Sound Machine That Is 'Trying To Set People A Little Bit Off-Kilter' LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Creaking doors, clanking chains. With Halloween just around the corner, we're now going to a guy who specializes in making scary sounds. (SOUNDB

美国国家公共电台 NPR Bats And Tequila: A Once Boo-tiful Relationship Cursed By Growing Demands

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Now this Halloween story about bats and spirits - not spooky spirits. We're talking tequila. NPR's Neda Ulaby went to a Mexican bar in Washington, D.C., to research the connection between bats and booze. NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: