美国国家公共电台 NPR At 80, Judy Blume Reflects On Feminism, #MeToo And Keeping Margaret 12

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Judy Blume has affected generations of women and young girls because of her writing about female sexuality. Her books include, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, and, Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing. Blume has said everybody h

美国国家公共电台 NPR Poem For Your Thoughts: Your Memories Of Love, Captured In Poetry

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Are you ready? It's almost Valentine's Day. Poet Kwame Alexander sure is. He wrote the young adult novel Solo, and Kwame is not waiting until Wednesday to celebrate. KWAME ALEXANDER: It's Valentine's Day week. MARTIN: It's Valent

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Administration Plans To Defang Consumer Protection Watchdog

Trump Administration Plans To Defang Consumer Protection Watchdog STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have news this morning about the plans of the new leader of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Mick Mulvaney is President Trump's appointee to run the ag

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Offers Spending Blueprint, But Congress Already Wrote The Check

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: What if you spent months working on a household budget only to find that your partner or spouse had already emptied your joint checking account to go on a spending spree? That's kind of what happened to President Trump. The preside

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Videocracy' Looks At What Makes A Video Go Viral

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: For some of us, watching online videos provides a break from work. For Kevin Allocca, it is his work. Allocca is the head of YouTube's culture and trends division. He spends his days contemplating, say, cat videos and what makes th

美国国家公共电台 NPR Artist Amy Sherald Discusses Portrait Of Former First Lady Michelle Obama

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MICHELLE OBAMA: Let's just start by saying wow again. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: At the National Portrait Gallery in Washington today, the subjects of two new paintings helped with their unveiling. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED REC

美国国家公共电台 NPR 2 Coaches Among Those Killed In Florida School Shooting

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: When the shooting began yesterday, head football coach Willis May was in his office. He was meeting with four of his players and a couple of college recruiters. May's school walkie-talkie was on during the meeting. WILLIS MAY

美国国家公共电台 NPR Ticket Sales For Marvel's 'Black Panther' Are Superhero-Sized

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Advance ticket sales for superhero movies are always supersized, but even accounting for that, Marvel's Black Panther is breaking records. Civic groups have been buying out entire screenings so that African-American children can ex

美国国家公共电台 NPR How A Urine Test After Back Surgery Triggered A $17,850 Bill

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We now have the story of a really large medical bill. It's a surprisingly common sort of charge, which is why we're examining it. Steve Inskeep spoke with Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal of Kaiser Health News about the story of a $17,000

美国国家公共电台 NPR Elise LeGrow's 'Playing Chess' Honors Blues And R&B Greats

(SOUNDBITE OF BO DIDDLEY SONG, WHO DO YOU LOVE?) SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Chess Records catalogue is an American institution. It was founded in Chicago by Phil and Leonard Chess in the 1950s and became the label that launched Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Ch

美国国家公共电台 NPR Snow-Making For Skiing During Warm Winters Comes With Environmental Cost

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Winter Olympics are in full swing, and sports like cross-country skiing are getting some time to shine. But you might not be able to tell it's cross-country season if you are in Colorado. Blades of grass and patches of dirt s

美国国家公共电台 NPR 50 Years Later, Mister Rogers Remains Our Favorite Neighbor

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Fifteen years after his death, Fred Rogers is having a moment. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD) FRED ROGERS: (As himself, singing) It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor

美国国家公共电台 NPR Danai Gurira On Her 'Black Panther' Role: 'She Protects What We Would Have Been'

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, we get our chance to talk about a movie that is not only hot but historic - Marvel's Black Panther. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, BLACK PANTHER) CHADWICK BOSEMAN: (As T'Challa) The Black Panther been a protector of Wakanda f

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Down The River,' Walter Mosley Latest Detective Novel Deals With Dualities

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: He was wrongfully accused - set up, actually - beaten within an inch of his life, confined to solitary in New York's notorious Rikers Island, and even now, a decade later, former police officer Joe King Oliver is still trying to

美国国家公共电台 NPR Did Pox Virus Research Put Potential Profits Ahead of Public Safety?

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There was an uproar in biology recently when scientists announced they'd used bits of DNA to manufacture a pox virus. Critics said the work is dangerous. Research teams had essentially published a recipe that could help terrorists

美国国家公共电台 NPR Why The Zombie Craze Still Has Our Undying Affection

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: OK. Serious question - now, why are we still so obsessed with zombies? (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, BAMM) MILO MANHEIM: (Rapping) Welcome to Zombieland. It's a party. Go ahead. Everybody dance. Do the draggy leg... SIMON: Zombies have been

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Piecing Me Together' Novelist Says She Writes To Help Kids Feel Seen

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Piecing Me Together, a young adult novel by Renee Watson, tells the story of Jade, a Portland, Ore., high school student with - her words - cold skin and hula-hoop hips. Jade has won a scholarship to St. Francis, a private school t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Is Fashion Designer Ralph Lauren Out Of Touch With America?

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Ralph Lauren's spring collection is not working for fashion critic Robin Givhan. The title of her review this week in The Washington Post is It's 2018, Ralph Lauren. Why Do You Think This Look Is Still Cool? She believes Lauren's

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Black Panther' Costume Designer Draws On 'The Sacred Geometry Of Africa'

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Over the last few months, weeks, days, hours, you might have heard of a certain movie that is in theaters this weekend. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, BLACK PANTHER) FOREST WHITAKER: (As Zuri) I give to you the Black Panther. MCEVERS: Black

美国国家公共电台 NPR Grand Jury Indicts Russians Linked To Interference In 2016 Election

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: There is another major development from the team investigating interference in the 2016 presidential election. A grand jury has indicted 13 Russians and three businesses with conspiracy to disrupt the American political system. D