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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Here's one big reason that Democrats and many Republicans express doubts about repealing the Affordable Care Act - the law allows states to expand their Medicaid coverage - many did, and millions of people received coverage. A pr

美国国家公共电台 NPR Study Finds Yoga Can Help Back Pain, But Keep It Gentle, With These Poses

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to talk about back pain now because it afflicts a whole lot of people. About 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. have experienced some form of it. Pain medication is usually the first thing people turn to for relief. But new re

美国国家公共电台 NPR Online Retail Boom Means More Warehouse Workers, And Robots To Accompany Them

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There's a good chance something you've purchased once passed through the hands of a picker. These are the warehouse workers who pick, pack and ship to us all those products we order online. We'll learn more about them and the cha

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Maudie' Paints Intimate Portrait Of Canadian Painter Maud Lewis

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The movie Maudie is the true story of a painter whose work is so exuberant you'd never guess what a difficult life she lived. In a moment, NPR's Susan Stamberg will tell us about the art and legacy of the real Maud Lewis. But fir

美国国家公共电台 NPR Bookstore Owner Sues California Over Law Regulating Autographed Items

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A new law in California requires anyone selling an autographed item for more than $5 to certify that item's authenticity. The law expands regulations that were originally meant to deal with fake sports memorabilia, only now it co

美国国家公共电台 NPR Gallery Gives Movie Star Marlene Dietrich The Big-Picture Treatment

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: One of the most glamorous creatures ever to grace the silver screen is back in pictures at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. There are dozens of photographs of the seductive, German-born movie star Marlene Dietric

美国国家公共电台 NPR Actor Ben Falcone And His Dad On The Funny Side Of Fatherhood

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Many modern dads worry a lot about working too hard or not enough, having enough money, maybe too much. Well, Ben Falcone has some thoughts about that. He says being a dad is weird. That's actually the title of his new book. He's

美国国家公共电台 NPR DAAAAAAAD! On Father's Day, An Homage To The Terrible Jokes They Tell

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: A warning for any sullen teens listening - our next piece is about dad jokes, that groan-y (ph), goofy humor favored by fathers everywhere. (SOUNDBITE OF YOUTUBE VIDEO) UNIDENTIFIED MAN: What type of food is good for your f

美国国家公共电台 NPR Eddie Izzard: Coming Out Gave Me The Confidence For Everything Else

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Before I talk to Eddie Izzard about his new book, Believe Me: A Memoir Of Love, Death And Jazz Chickens, I think we need to hear about the jazz chickens. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) EDDIE IZZARD: Cows go roo (ph). Sheep go

美国国家公共电台 NPR His Life Cut Short, Vincent Chin Is Remembered For What Might Have Been

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Today from StoryCorps on this Friday, we have memories of a Chinese-American immigrant killed 35 years ago today. Vincent Chin was a draftsman living near Detroit. In 1982, Chin and a group of friends went out to celebrate his up

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Big Sick' Creators Nanjiani And Gordon On Turning Their Courtship Into A Movie

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Comedian Kumail Nanjiani's new movie The Big Sick sounds like a rom-com on the surface. He's a struggling stand-up comedian who meets a cute girl at one of his shows. Sparks fly. Then they have a huge fight because she finds out

美国国家公共电台 NPR Meyers Chuck, AK, 99903

UNIDENTIFIED PILOT: All right, guys. Everybody buckled in tight? MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: We flew in on the mail plane. How cool is that? I'll explain. Last month, I was in Southeast Alaska on a reporting trip. And I had noticed this name on a map - Meye

美国国家公共电台 NPR For The Venezuelan Opposition, Protests Are 'Like A War'

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Venezuela's ongoing political and economic crisis has taken a toll on daily life there. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED BROADCAST) CARLOS: I cannot find basic food - I mean no rice, no chicken. Fruits are very expensive. So what has reall

美国国家公共电台 NPR Heavy Rotation: The 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Time to take the temperature of music on public radio stations across the country this month. Well, it's hot. Here's what the music mavens have put into Heavy Rotation. JESSE MENENDEZ, BYLINE: My name is Jesse Menendez. I'm a hos

美国国家公共电台 NPR On Top Of Hong Kong's High Rises, Rooftop Gardens Take Root

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: In one of the world's most densely populated cities, Hong Kong, if you want to grab a tomato for your salad, you might have to run upstairs - a lot of stairs. NPR's Rob Schmitz has this report on the vegetable gardens growing on

美国国家公共电台 NPR CHART: Who Wins, Who Loses With Senate Health Care Bill

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Republicans in the Senate today released their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare. This long-awaited proposal marks a big step toward achieving one of the Republican Party's major goals - r

美国国家公共电台 NPR China's Government Tightens Its Grip On Golf, Shuts Down Courses

China's Government Tightens Its Grip On Golf, Shuts Down Courses STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The president of China is taking a step that's rich with symbolism. He's been campaigning against corruption, and he's been doing that in part by attacking the game

美国国家公共电台 NPR How Do Eggs Get Their Shapes? Scientists Think They've Cracked It

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: One of nature's most efficient life support systems is the egg. And over millions of years, eggs have taken on lots of different shapes, especially among birds. Biologists have been trying to figure out for a long time why that i

美国国家公共电台 NPR Stephanie Busari: What Happens When Real News Is Dismissed As Fake?

GUY RAZ, HOST: It's the TED Radio Hour from NPR. I'm Guy Raz, and on the show today Truth and Lies. And what happens when people deny things that are objectively true, like this story you might remember from a couple of years ago? Can you - can you i

美国国家公共电台 NPR Deborah Lipstadt: How Do You Stand Up To A Holocaust Denier?

GUY RAZ, HOST: It's the TED Radio Hour from NPR. I'm Guy Raz. And on the show today, Truth and Lies - ideas about navigating a world where facts seem to be up for debate, whether it's science or history or even a presidential election and why some pe