美国国家公共电台 NPR When Making Books Was As Much Of An Art As Writing Them

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: When was the last time you picked up a book and studied how it was made - the typeface, the feel of the paper, the way the words look on the page? These days, as people read on phones and tablets, some books never even make it to p

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Call-In: Tension At The Holiday Dinner Table

LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: And now a little post-Thanksgiving edition of The Call-In. (SOUNDBITE OF CORDUROI'S MY DEAR) WERTHEIMER: Yes, the turkey leftovers are almost gone. The relatives are headed home. And for some, the dust has settled. We asked yo

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Biography Features Recipes Of Famed Chef And Cookbook Author Paula Wolfert

LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: We have a new biography to talk about - a biography with recipes. It's the story of Paula Wolfert. Wolfert lived in Marrakesh for a time and wrote the first major American cookbook from there. It's called Couscous And Other Go

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Wine: Local Promotion Or Presidential Product Placement?

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: When Donald Trump was running for president last year, he gave a primary night victory speech that's telling. He stood in front of a row of American flags and a display of Trump-branded products - Trump water, Trump wine and... (SO

美国国家公共电台 NPR Why Child Marriage Persists In Mexico

Why Child Marriage Persists In Mexico ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The world has made huge strides in ending child marriage over the past few decades. Back in the 1980s, 1 of every 3 young women were married as teenagers worldwide. Today, it's fewer than 1 in

美国国家公共电台 NPR How The U.S. Defines Race And Ethnicity May Change Under Trump

ELISE HU, HOST: Some major changes may be coming to how the U.S. government collects data about who we are. The Trump administration is looking at proposals to ask about race and ethnicity in a radical new way on the census and in other surveys. A de

美国国家公共电台 NPR How To Apologize For Sexual Harassment (Hint: It Takes More Than 'Sorry')

ELISE HU, HOST: There is now a long list of prominent men who face sexual misconduct claims and, with that, a long list of apologies. One of the latest came from the animation chief of Pixar and Disney. John Lasseter's apology referenced unwanted hug

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'The End We Start From' Chronicles Motherhood In The Midst Of Crisis

ELISE HU, HOST: A woman in London gives birth to her first child just as the city is submerged in floodwaters from global warming. That's the opening of a slim debut novel by Megan Hunter. MEGAN HUNTER: Because of the magnitude of the disaster, they

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Coco,' Pixar Finds Joyous Life — In Death

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Pixar's animators seem willing to go anywhere in pursuit of fresh enchantment. They plunged to the ocean's depths in Finding Nemo, levitated with helium balloons in Up and entered a child's mind in Inside Out. Now in the movie Coco

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Spineless,' How Jellyfish Have Survived Throughout Time

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: News reports about jellyfish often have an ominous flavor. (SOUNDBITE OF DOCUMENTARY, RISE OF THE JELLYFISH) UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Jellyfish are invading all over the world. The Baltic, the Black Sea, Australia, the Bering Sea, the wat

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Just Time Together': For Some Workers, A Thanksgiving Off Is A Rare Treat

'Just Time Together': For Some Workers, A Thanksgiving Off Is A Rare Treat STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: One in 10 workers in the United States works in retail, selling everything from clothing to groceries. For those millions of Americans, this week marks th

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Organization Cuts Ties To Controversial SoHo Hotel

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美国国家公共电台 NPR The Largest Digital Camera In The World Takes Shape

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Astronomers are building the world's largest digital camera to capture images of the night sky. This thing is two stories tall, a scientific marvel. So of course NPR's science correspondent Joe Palca traveled to California to che

美国国家公共电台 NPR Pentagon Says It's Staying In Syria, Even Though ISIS Appears Defeated

DAVID GREENE, HOST: There may still be terrorist attacks carried out in its name, but the state of Islamic State is really no more. ISIS is down to a handful of enclaves, but there are still hundreds of U.S. forces fighting ISIS in Syria. And the Pen

美国国家公共电台 NPR Chairman Steps Down As NPR Grapples With Harassment Crisis

ELISE HU, HOST: More fallout here at NPR today over sexual harassment concerns. The chairman of NPR's board of directors has decided to step down from that role, and a senior editor is now on leave. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik and NPR re

美国国家公共电台 NPR Judge Declares A Mistrial In Sen. Robert Menendez Corruption Trial

ELISE HU, HOST: A federal corruption trial against a sitting U.S. senator has ended in a mistrial. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) ROBERT MENENDEZ: To those who were digging my political graves so that they could jump into my seat, I know who you a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Climate Change Ripens Prospects For German Winemakers

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: All right, thousands of politicians and scientists are wrapping up a climate conference in Germany. Maybe on the way out, they'll stop through wine country. And if they do, they'll find new varietals made possible by climate chan

美国国家公共电台 NPR Armie Hammer Says Filming 'Call Me By Your Name' Was Its Own Summer Romance

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The new movie Call Me By Your Name is based on a beloved novel. It tells the story of two young men who fall in love one summer in northern Italy. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME) ARMIE HAMMER: (As Oliver) What does one do

美国国家公共电台 NPR Babies And Baseball: A Dad Plants The Seeds For A Shared Love Of The Game

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: OK, all this week, we're exploring fandom, what makes people fall in love, become fans of a show or a comic book series or a sports team like the Houston Astros, whose super fans include Pete Van Vleet. He's a father who wonders

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Chinese Cities, Migrants' Work Is Welcome. Their Children Are Not

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Think of this next story as a tale of undocumented migrants. Americans are, of course, debating what to do about immigrants who came here illegally for work. And there's a similar story in China. Many people migrate within that c