美国国家公共电台 NPR 'American Fire' Tells A True Story Of Love And Arson In Rural Virginia

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to a story that's like so many others you've heard, and yet it's like nothing you've heard. It started with an abandoned house on the Eastern Shore of Virginia that burned to the ground. Night after night during that November

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'City Of Ghosts' Shows Everyday Horrors Of Living With ISIS

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to Raqqa in Syria. For the past three years, it's been known as the defacto capital of the Islamic State. Coalition forces have begun a drive to force ISIS out of that city. And for years, ISIS has tried to make sure that wha

美国国家公共电台 NPR Step Inside A Movie Projection Booth To See What's Changed Since Film

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Before he became a film critic, NPR's Bob Mondello worked for a chain of movie theaters. He spent a lot of time in projection booths, which is where he's taking us this week as part of the NPR series Backstage Pass. It's been a w

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tight On Wall Space, SFMOMA Will Text Its Art To You Instead

DAVID GREENE, HOST: So here's a way to go to the museum without actually going to the museum. Send a text message to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the museum will send back an image that matches your mood. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It really

美国国家公共电台 NPR Neurosurgeon: McCain's Recovery From Brain Surgery Might Take Weeks

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: As we've heard, Senator John McCain is recuperating from neurosurgery. He had a blood clot removed from over his eye. And to learn more about the kind of surgery he underwent, its risks and what a recuperation might be like, we t

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Hampshire's Exeter Brass Band Returns With Summer Concerts

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The Exeter Brass Band in New Hampshire is one of the oldest continuously performing bands in the country. They've been around since 1847. This summer, they're back at it doing their usual Monday night run of free concerts from th

美国国家公共电台 NPR George Romero, Creator Of 'Night Of The Living Dead,' Dies At 77

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Hollywood lost two of its stars this weekend - George Romero and Martin Landau. More about Landau in a couple of minutes. First, director George Romero - he died at age 77 after a career in which he invented the modern zombie gen

美国国家公共电台 NPR Actor Martin Landau Of 'Mission: Impossible' Dies At 89

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: And now a moment to remember Martin Landau, who also died this weekend at the age of 89. He was an Oscar-winning actor in his own right and guided younger stars. NPR's Andrew Limbong has more. ANDREW LIMBONG, BYLINE: Movie stars

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Doctor Who' Is A Woman: Jodie Whittaker Chosen To Play Lead In British Sci-Fi Series

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Now to a famous British export - Doctor Who. (SOUNDBITE OF MURRAY GOLD'S DOCTOR WHO THEME) SIEGEL: The BBC has announced that the latest actor to play its time-traveling alien is a woman, Jodie Whittaker. She'll take over from th

美国国家公共电台 NPR Migrant Workers Leave Behind Clues To Depression-Era Lifestyle

STEVE INSKEEP: In recent years in Delta, Pa., if you went just past the edge of town to a wooded area by an old railroad trestle, you'd find people digging - archaeologists excavating a bit of very modest history. They weren't sifting through the rui

美国国家公共电台 NPR Timeline Of Trump And Russia In Mid-2016: A Series Of Coincidences Or Something More?

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Here's one way to make sense of confusing events in 2016. Put them in a timeline. Today, we know many behind-the-scenes developments, like Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer. NPR's Tamara Keith lined up those events

美国国家公共电台 NPR That Drug Expiration Date May Be More Myth Than Fact

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Hospitals and pharmacies are required to throw away drugs that have passed their expiration date, no matter how expensive or vital those drugs may be. But the Food and Drug Administration and others have long known that many drugs

美国国家公共电台 NPR Rural Californians Want Price Relief From GOP Health Bill, But Most Won't Get It

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There have been several versions of the Republican repeal and replace bill, but none of them fix the real hole in the Affordable Care Act. That's affordability. In California, the state marketplace, Covered California, is one of th

美国国家公共电台 NPR What It's Like To Be A 'Breakup/Divorce Coach'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Maybe Sean Spicer ought to call our next guest. There are now breakup consultants, people who will counsel on how to cope with broken hearts and couples who split apart. We're joined now by Natalia Juarez, who is a breakup expert b

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Dunkirk,' Christopher Nolan Brings New Life To True World War II Story

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Filmmaker Christopher Nolan introduced himself to audiences by telling a story backwards in Memento. He surprised audiences again by bringing seriousness to superhero movies with his Dark Knight trilogy. Our critic Bob Mondello s

美国国家公共电台 NPR TV Networks Bring Back Game Shows 'Battle Of The Network Stars,' 'The Gong Show'

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There are things I know I should be paying attention to. And then... (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS) JOE TESSITORE: As Bronson Pinchot and Nolan Gould will take it home... CORNISH: ...There's this. (SOUNDBITE

美国国家公共电台 NPR 15-Year-Old CEO Of Mo's Bows Enters Licensing Deal With NBA

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: On this program in 2014, Moziah Bridges told us about his dream. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED BROADCAST) MOZIAH BRIDGES: I want to bring the bow tie back, and I want to make it look better than what it used to be. CORNISH: Moziah is th

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

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Time for our monthly check in with music masters who are not BJ Leiderman - who writes our theme music - public radio DJs with what they play in Heavy Rotation. NICK BRUNNER, BYLINE: My name is Nick Brunner. I am the host of Hey Li

美国国家公共电台 NPR I Sink, Therefore I Am: This Robot Wasn't Programmed For Existential Angst

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Some of the best minds of our times, including Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk, have warned that human beings may invent intelligent machines that could wind up destroying humankind. But a small incident this week might make you wond

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Future Of Gadgets Without Power Cords? Not So Fast

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The first wireless-charging laptop is on the market. Some say wireless power could transform consumer electronics as much as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth have. From member station WBUR, Asma Khalid explains what this new laptop could mean