美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Children Of Blood And Bone' Tackles Heavy Themes In A Magical World

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There's a new book out called Children Of Blood And Bone. It's a big, heavy book that tackles big, heavy themes - police killings of unarmed black men, the politics of black hair, even death. It's also a young adult fantasy book wi

美国国家公共电台 NPR Why The Revival Of 'American Idol' Might Just Work

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: It's been nearly two years since we heard someone say... (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, AMERICAN IDOL) RYAN SEACREST: This is American Idol. SHAPIRO: ABC is bringing back the one-time hit musical competition on Sunday. The show was cancele

美国国家公共电台 NPR Angola Prison Lawsuit Poses Question: What Kind Of Medical Care Do Inmates Deserve?

DON GONYEA, HOST: Louisiana State Penitentiary, or Angola Prison, is known for extremes. It's an enormous, maximum-security prison. And it's so remote most of the medical needs of the prisoners are met right at the prison. But according to some inmat

美国国家公共电台 NPR Too Many Candidates? Democrats Grapple With Oversupply In Southern California

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There's a lot of Democratic enthusiasm about this year's elections, and that means a lot of Democrats running for Congress across the country. But in Southern California, the party may have too much of a good thing. NPR's Scott D

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Mommy, You Can Do That': Navigating Work-Life Balance Thousands Of Miles From Home

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's time now for StoryCorps. Zoe Courville and Lora Koenig first met in the middle of an ice sheet in Greenland. They are scientists, and their work takes them to the most remote parts of the world. They spe

美国国家公共电台 NPR Conn. Governor Defends Likening The NRA To 'A Terrorist Organization'

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Guns and gun safety are very much in the news again this week. This morning, the Justice Department moved forward with a process to ban bump stocks. That's the accessory that enables guns to fire like automatic weapons. Yesterday

美国国家公共电台 NPR A New Leader For Ireland's Sinn Fein, But Will It Be A New Era?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's a new era for Sinn Fein. That's the political party that has fought for a united, independent Ireland. Sinn Fein had close ties to the Irish Republican Army during three decades of violence in Northern Ireland known as the T

美国国家公共电台 NPR States Seek More Federal Funding For Opioid Treatment, Not More Promises

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump is going to try to refocus on opioids today. He's gathering Cabinet members, health experts and advocates for what's being billed as a White House summit on the opioid crisis. President Trump declared opioids a pu

美国国家公共电台 NPR Parkland Shooting Suspect: A Story Of Red Flags, Ignored

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: It's become increasingly clear that Nikolas Cruz, the young man who confessed to the high school shooting, was deeply troubled. Family, friends, neighbors all worried about him. So did social workers, teachers and sheriff's deputie

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Foxtrot,' A Filmmaker Captures The 'Bleeding Soul Of Israeli Society'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Foxtrot is Israel's most celebrated film of the year and perhaps its most controversial. It opens in theaters in the United States this weekend and tells the story of one family trying to grapple with the loss of their son at war.

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Sister Shares 'Horrible And Wonderful' Memories Of Her Brother's Life And Death

A Sister Shares 'Horrible And Wonderful' Memories Of Her Brother's Life And Death SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Stephanie Wittels Wachs got a phone call from her loving and accomplished brother just three days before her wedding, in which he shared some surpris

美国国家公共电台 NPR Businesses Duck And Cover As Trump Says Trade War Is 'Easy To Win'

AILSA CHANG, HOST: A defiant President Trump declared today, trade wars are good and easy to win. Trump may have fired the opening shot this week when he announced plans to impose stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. In this battle, as with

美国国家公共电台 NPR Lucy Dacus Finds Comfort In Loss On 'Historian'

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus recorded her first album in a day with some friends from her hometown of Richmond, Va. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, I DON'T WANNA BE FUNNY ANYMORE) LUCY DACUS: (Singing) I don't want to be funny anymore. SHA

美国国家公共电台 NPR Though Stunt Coordinators Won't Be At The Oscars, Here Are The Top Picks

AILSA CHANG, HOST: The Academy Awards are this Sunday, and that has got us thinking about movie performances that get absolutely no Oscar recognition. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM) CHANG: We're talking about the work of stunt players, the men and women who fly

美国国家公共电台 NPR What To Expect From The 90th Academy Awards

AILSA CHANG, HOST: On Sunday, Hollywood will once again celebrate its own at the 90th annual Academy Awards. Typically by this point we have a general idea of who's favored to win in the major Oscar categories, but this year it's still unclear which

美国国家公共电台 NPR Students Get Mixed Messages On Whether Protesting Will Get Them In Trouble

AILSA CHANG, HOST: As students across the country protest gun violence, schools have reacted in different ways. Some have tried to crack down, even threatening to suspend the protesters. But many colleges are sending students the opposite message. Th

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Foxtrot,' Grief And Fate Come Together In A Brutal, Beautiful Dance

AILSA CHANG, HOST: On the Oscars telecast Sunday night, a presenter will read the names of five nominees for the best foreign language film. Missing from that list is one highly acclaimed film, Foxtrot from Israel. And critic Bob Mondello says that's

美国国家公共电台 NPR Barry Crimmins, A Mainstay Of Boston's Comedy Scene, Dies At 64

AILSA CHANG, HOST: The comedy world is hurting today. A month after announcing he'd been diagnosed with cancer, the comedian Barry Crimmins has died. Crimmins was one of the reasons Boston's comedy scene burned so bright in the 1980s and '90s. ARI SH

美国国家公共电台 NPR Donald Glover's 'Atlanta' Returns With 'Robbin' Season'

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Almost two years ago, actor/writer/musician Donald Glover turned the TV world upside down with his ambitious dramedy Atlanta. The show's second season debuts tonight on FX, and NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says it takes Glover's ambi

美国国家公共电台 NPR Depth Of Russian Politician's Cultivation Of NRA Ties Revealed

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Just how deep are the ties between Russia and the National Rifle Association? The story of one Russian official offers some insight. His name is Alexander Torshin. Back in 2015, an NRA delegation traveled to Moscow and met him. N