美国国家公共电台 NPR Christians Turn To Podcasts To Say Things They Can't Say In Church

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to take a few minutes now to talk about some of the ways people are engaging with faith and religion. There are 173 million American adults who identify as Christian. But what if you're one of the millions of American

美国国家公共电台 NPR Public Clinics Fear Federal Cuts To Planned Parenthood Would Strand Patients

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There's a provision in the Republican proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act that blocks Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid dollars for at least a year. Opponents of abortion rights say public funds for serv

美国国家公共电台 NPR Old-Style Chemo Is Still A Mainstay In The Age Of Targeted Cancer Therapy

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Today in Your Health, we're taking a close look at chemotherapy. It's been a mainstay of cancer treatment for decades, but that method is slowly being edged aside in medical research as new treatments, like immunotherapy, grab the

美国国家公共电台 NPR Selection Sunday: 2017 Men's College Basketball Tournament Bracket Set

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Well, they do not call it March Madness for nothing. It is time. The selection committee has made their selections. We have the brackets. We have the 64 teams - or maybe more than 64, as we'll hear in a minute. It's NCAA tournamen

美国国家公共电台 NPR We Are All Martha: Alison Wright On How Her 'Americans' Character Became A Hit

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Spoiler alert for fans of The Americans - was that woman in a babushka going over dented cans in a nearly empty shelf at a Moscow food store that doesn't seem to sell much food Martha? Martha, who had to be smuggled out of America

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Here's What's Become Of A Historic All-Black Town In The Mississippi Delta

DAVID GREENE, HOST: And we're going to go now to the Mississippi Delta to a town with a unique history and a storied past. It's Mound Bayou. It was founded in 1887 by former slaves - founded with a vision to be a self-reliant, autonomous all-black co

美国国家公共电台 NPR As China's Coal Mines Close, Miners Are Becoming Bolder In Voicing Demands

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: China's economy has had a spectacular run. But last year, it grew at its slowest pace in 26 years. And as it attempts to transform an economy based on building things to one based on consumers buying things, Beijing is making pai

美国国家公共电台 NPR Sickened Russian Opposition Leader Blames Poison Ordered By Russian Special Services

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: And we begin this hour with the story of Russia, a Kremlin critic and maybe poison. This is the story of Vladimir Kara-Murza. VLADIMIR KARA-MURZA: This time it began about 4:30 in the morning. So I woke up because my heart wa

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Middle-Aged Coming Of Age In 'All Grown Up'

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Is it possible to write a coming-of-age novel for a main character who is 39 years old? If so, Jami Attenberg may have written it. It's called All Grown Up, and the central character is likeable even when she's not. She is ju

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Time: The Kalief Browder Story' Depicts Issues With Solitary Confinement

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, in recent years, we've heard a number of stories about the ways the criminal justice system has failed someone or some people. It's always painful, and it's always troubling. But it's particularly troubling when th

美国国家公共电台 NPR Gary Lucas Uses Film Music 'To Shed Light On Obscure Corners Of Culture'

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now let's hear about the man The New Yorker magazine calls, quote, the thinking man's guitar hero, unquote. Gary Lucas has played just about everywhere with just about everyone from Captain Beefheart to DJ Spooky to John Sebastia

美国国家公共电台 NPR Indonesia Wakes Up And Smells Its Own Coffee — Then Drinks It

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Making your morning cup of java about now? Then this one's for you. Indonesia's most populous island shares its name with that piping hot beverage. And as NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Jakarta, big changes have been brewing

美国国家公共电台 NPR After 'Green Room' and 'Blue Ruin,' The Brothers Blair Keep Film Music In The Family

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The Netflix film I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore mixes the gruesome and the goofy. How do you score a movie like that? For help, the directors turned to two of his oldest associates, his brothers. Tim Greiving has the st

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Logan,' Hugh Jackman's Wolverine Shines His Badge One Last Time

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In the last 17 years, Hugh Jackman has clawed his way through nine X-Men movies as Wolverine. Now in the film Logan, his mutant character is finally being allowed a change in style. Bob Mondello says Logan plays less like a super

美国国家公共电台 NPR How A Contract Clause Led To A Fight Between Musicians And Austin's Biggest Event

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: What at first seemed like a standard bit of legalese has now created a controversy. The language appears in the contracts given to artists performing at this year's South by Southwest music festival. Musicians accuse the festival o

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Competitive Sports, Puerto Ricans Gain A Sense Of Independence

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This week, Puerto Ricans mark the centennial of Congress granting U.S. citizenship to those born on the island. In the years since, many Puerto Ricans have had to navigate a complicated dual identity. But one area in which they are

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Green Beret Sits For A Portrait By His Former Commander In Chief

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: President George W. Bush's book of portraits of more than 60 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who served in wars under his watch was published this week - Portraits Of Courage: A Commander In Chief's Tribute to America's Warri

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Charleston, Cannonball Discoveries Are Constant Reminders Of Past Wars

DAVID GREENE, HOST: So in Charleston, S.C., people are being reminded of wars that were fought long before they were born. Cannonballs from the Civil War, even the Revolutionary War are washing up on beaches or being unearthed during construction pro

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Gideon, Infection With a Common Virus Caused Rare Birth Defects

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Today in Your Health, we're going to take a look at a virus that can cause severe birth defects. Yes, as if Zika weren't scary enough, right? But this is something else. It's a virus called CMV, which causes disability for as man