美国国家公共电台 NPR Video: Japan's 'Purikura' Photo Booths Offer Snapchat-Like Filters

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: In the age of Snapchat and Instagram, where almost anybody can have the equivalent of a photo studio in their hands, some people still use old-style photo booths. That's especially true in Japan, where the photo booths are called

美国国家公共电台 NPR Japan's 'Purikura' Photo Booths Offer Snapchat-Like Filters

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: In the age of Snapchat and Instagram, where almost anybody can have the equivalent of a photo studio in their hands, some people still use old-style photo booths. That's especially true in Japan, where the photo booths are called

美国国家公共电台 NPR Without Medical Support, DIY Detox Often Fails

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: People struggling with opioid addiction can get help. But waiting lists are long, and treatment is expensive. So some people try to detox all on their own. Addiction specialists say this is not a good idea. WHYY's Elana Gordon ex

美国国家公共电台 NPR California's Near-Record Snowpack Is Melting Into Raging Rivers

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's Independence Day tomorrow, which for most Americans means fireworks, barbecues and a day out in the sun. In California, it could mean skiing on the Fourth of July. The wet winter covered the Sierra Nevada and many of the wes

美国国家公共电台 NPR Want To Teach Your Kids Self-Control? Ask A Cameroonian Farmer

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's ask what a classic test of child psychology shows in a different culture - a test of self-control which involves being presented with a tasty marshmallow, which you're not supposed to eat. Researchers found a culture where

美国国家公共电台 NPR NPR Music's Songs Of The Summer 2017

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, SURF CITY) JAN AND DEAN: (Singing) Surf city, here we come... MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: That was the song of the summer way back in 1963. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And this was the song of the summer of 1979. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, BAD GIR

美国国家公共电台 NPR Disney Announces Changes To Pirates Of The Caribbean Ride

(SOUNDBITE OF DISNEY STUDIO CHORUS SONG, YO HO (A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME)) ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This is the soundtrack to one of Disney's most beloved theme park rides. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, YO HO (A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME)) UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing) Y

美国国家公共电台 NPR How The Story Of Beer Is The Story Of America

(SOUNDBITE OF BEER CAN OPENING) ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: If you crack open a beer this Fourth of July, history might not be the first thing on your mind. For Theresa McCulla, though, the story of beer is the story of America. THERESA MCCULLA: If you want t

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Newborns Exposed To Opioids, Health Issues May Be The Least Of Their Problems

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: At a Steubenville, Ohio, hospital the other week, I heard about the expense of running an obstetrics department, including this troubling fact. One newborn in 5 there is born having been exposed in the womb to opioids. That figur

美国国家公共电台 NPR Sunday Puzzle: Switch It Up

A MARTINEZ, HOST: Normally, if you hear me on KPCC, I'd be giving you the latest news out of Southern California. But here on WEEKEND EDITION SUNDAY, I know what shines brightest for our listeners. It's The Puzzle. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) MARTINEZ: Join

美国国家公共电台 NPR Gulliver's Gate: The Miniature World In The Middle Of New York City

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: New York's Times Square has been called the crossroads of the world. A new tourist attraction there displays much of the world under one roof. Models of Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas populated by tiny model humans, moving

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'True Blood' Star Nelsan Ellis Dies At 39

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The HBO show True Blood had a lot of memorable characters - Sookie, Eric, the sheriff, Andy. And then there was Lafayette Reynolds. Lafayette was played by Nelsan Ellis, who died over the weekend. He was 39. His family said in a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Pairing Wine And Weed: Is It A California Dream Or Nightmare?

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Northern California is famous for two intoxicants - wine and marijuana. Recreational marijuana is about to be legal here in California, so some marijuana entrepreneurs are looking to the wine industry as a model. NPR's John Burne

美国国家公共电台 NPR NASA Spacecraft Gets Up Close With Jupiter's Great Red Spot

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A gigantic storm has captured scientists' interest for more than a century, but no one's been able to get a really close look at it until now. That's because the storm is on Jupiter. It's better known as Jupiter's Great Red S

美国国家公共电台 NPR Women With High-Risk Pregnancies Are More Likely To Develop Heart Disease

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There's some new information about heart disease in women. Some of the risk factors are well-known - smoking, poor diet and obesity. Now doctors say complications in pregnancy can put women at risk too. Anna Gorman reports from L

美国国家公共电台 NPR Octavia Butler: Writing Herself Into The Story

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: And we're going to spend the next few minutes hearing about an African-American woman who would not let cultural norms stand in the way of her imagination. Her name is Octavia Butler, and she was a literary giant in the world of

美国国家公共电台 NPR So What Does A Deep-Fried Grasshopper Taste Like?

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: This may not be your usual breakfast, but care for some chili-fried grasshopper? Why, yes, it's a crunchy popular snack in parts of northeastern Nigeria, as NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton reports. OFEIBEA QUIST-ARCTON, BYLINE: Th

美国国家公共电台 NPR Bestselling Author Alexandra Fuller Talks New Novel: 'Quiet Until The Thaw'

LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: Over the past year, there have been a lot of big stories in the news about the rights of tribes versus the federal government, themes that have resurfaced over centuries. A new novel explores those themes and their cyclical natur

美国国家公共电台 NPR While Corals Die Along The Great Barrier Reef, Humans Struggle To Adjust

A MARTINEZ, HOST: There are few places on Earth where the impact of climate change is more noticeable than along the Great Barrier Reef. It's the planet's largest living organism that now has become the world's largest dying organism. In the past 18

美国国家公共电台 NPR Kids Struggling With Addiction Need School, Too, But There Are Few Options

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Across the country, an estimated 1.3 million teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 struggle with substance use disorders. That's about 1 in every 12. For teens in Wisconsin, there is exactly one high school where students can be