美国国家公共电台 NPR Your ZIP Code Might Be As Important To Health As Your Genetic Code

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: When a receptionist gives you a form to fill out in a doctor's office, the questions are usually about medical issues - family history of illness, allergies or the last time you got vaccines. Some doctors are now asking more gene

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Ants Among Elephants' Examines Family And Caste In India

STACEY VANEK SMITH, HOST: In the caste system of India, the family you're born into can determine a lot - where you live, who you marry, the jobs you'll have. Sujatha Gidla was born in untouchable - the lowest caste in Indian society. SUJATHA GIDLA:

美国国家公共电台 NPR George Lopez Reflects On 'The Wall,' A Lifetime Of Comedy And Jokes About Trump

STACEY VANEK SMITH, HOST: We're going to turn now to comedy. (SOUNDBITE OF COMEDY SPECIAL, GEORGE LOPEZ: IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU) GEORGE LOPEZ: Mitt Romney wants the Latino vote. He ain't going to get it. He ain't going to get it. And you know why? Bec

美国国家公共电台 NPR Erratic Weather Threatens Livelihood Of Rice Farmers In Madagascar

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: In Madagascar, rice is often served for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Not only is it a staple of the local diet, it's also one of the primary crops grown across the island. But erratic rains are disrupting rice production on

美国国家公共电台 NPR Yearning For An Ex? Heed Dua Lipa's 'New Rules'

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, NEW RULES) DUA LIPA: (Singing) One. LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Heartbreak has been a source of musical inspiration pretty much since there's been music. This summer, singer-songwriter Dua Lipa takes her crack at the theme with her

美国国家公共电台 NPR Rwanda's Kagame Has Ushered In Peace And Progress, And Crushed Dissent

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There is an election in Rwanda today but little ambiguity over who will win. Paul Kagame has ruled that country for the past 17 years, winning election after election. We're joined now by NPR's East Africa correspondent Eyder Per

美国国家公共电台 NPR Take A Pilgrimage To America's Sport Sanctuaries In 'The Arena'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The places in which sports fans watch their favorite teams often become as familiar to them as great churches, mosques or synagogues. Who are we kidding? Maybe even more familiar. Rafi Kohan has written a book about some of those h

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Stories All Start The Same Way In 'The First Line'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: I saw a magazine in the rack of City Lights bookstore in San Francisco that showed a single sheet in a typewriter with a sentence that began, the plan suddenly made sense. Eight stories followed all beginning with those words. The

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'New People' Author Danzy Senna Loves The Troublesome Characters

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: New People is a novel where infatuation gnaws at what looks like happiness. Maria lives in Brooklyn with Khalil, her fiance. They met at Stanford. And they love each other, the light skin color they share and the life they begin in

美国国家公共电台 NPR 2 Towns Locked In Trademark Battle Over Pierogi Festival Name

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now a federal case over pierogi and who can lay claim to Pierogi Fest. (SOUNDBITE OF FESTIVAL MUSIC) UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: It's a Polish dumpling. And they're filled with either different meats, cheeses. A lot of them have fruits. Y

美国国家公共电台 NPR Grocery Stores Draw Millennials With In-Store Restaurants

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Imagine going to the grocery store for dinner, not just to pick up a bag of corn chips and cheese dip for dinner and eat it at home, but actually eating in the supermarket. Many markets are adding sit-down restaurants. Kristofor Hu

美国国家公共电台 NPR Chopin In The Shadows: The Supernatural Adventures Of Byron Janis

(SOUNDBITE OF BYRON JANIS PERFORMANCE OF CHOPIN'S WALTZ, OP. 70: NO. 1 IN G-FLAT MAJOR) SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This is the Waltz In G-Flat Major by Chopin. It was unknown to the world in this version until it was discovered at a chateau in France in 1967

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Rumble' Celebrates Rock 'N' Roll's Native American Roots

(SOUNDBITE OF LINK WRAY'S RUMBLE) LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: This is the riff that is known as rumble. Instantly recognizable, it was named rumble because of its use of distortion and bass to create a sound that, in 1958, seemed dangerous and transgr

美国国家公共电台 NPR DOJ Announces Crackdown On Leaks As Intelligence Agencies' Calls For Probes Triple

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: At the Justice Department today, authorities announced a crackdown on leaks of classified information. The attorney general and the director of national intelligence promised to stop the flow of national security secrets, and the

美国国家公共电台 NPR Fresh Threats From Pyongyang As Joint Military Exercise Begins

DAVID GREENE, HOST: North Korea is issuing some fresh threats. This is as the United States and South Korea begin a 10-day joint military exercise on the Korean Peninsula. This is an annual drill - all of it, both the war games and the knee-jerk vitr

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump's Visit To Arizona Is A Headache For Trump GOP Critic, Sen. Jeff Flake

DAVID GREENE, HOST: And President Trump's next speech will be at a rally for his supporters tonight in Phoenix, Ariz. Now, why Arizona? And why right now? Well, one reason may be Jeff Flake. He is Arizona's junior U.S. senator, a Republican, but a vo

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Solar Trade Dispute, Will Proposed Tariffs Cost Industry Jobs?

AILSA CHANG, HOST: A trade dispute has different parts of the solar industry in the U.S. at odds with one another. Two U.S. manufacturers say they cannot compete with cheap solar panels from China. So they're asking regulators to impose a tariff. Tha

美国国家公共电台 NPR Can Anyone, Even Walmart, Stem The Heat-Trapping Flood Of Nitrogen On Farms?

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: A lot of companies have promised to do their part to reduce their releases of greenhouse gases that are trapping heat and giving the planet a fever. Among them are big food companies, including the biggest American grocer, Walmar

美国国家公共电台 NPR Pamela Adlon Started Working At Age 9, But 'Better Things' Happened At 50

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The actress Pamela Adlon doesn't show up in the tabloids. Paparazzi don't hound her. But she has worked in TV consistently for decades. She starred in the sexually explicit comedy Californication. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, CALIFORNICA

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Godzilla' Descends On Mexico City As Filmmakers Shoot Scenes In The Metropolis

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: People in Mexico City only got to see a partial solar eclipse today. But the huge metropolis is bracing for a different phenomenon. Godzilla has descended on the city, threatening to destroy it over the next two days or at least