美国国家公共电台 NPR The Struggle Of Finding Help For 'A Dangerous Son'

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Stacy Shapiro of Everett, Wash., came to our New York studios a couple of days ago... STACY SHAPIRO: Can you hear me OK? GARCIA-NAVARRO: ...To talk about her son Ethan. He's 16, and he struggles with - well, a lot. SHAPIRO:

美国国家公共电台 NPR Milk! The 'Most Over-Argued Food In History'

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Milk, that humdrum household staple, has been at the center of some of today's big food fights. And some of those arguments over the importance of breast feeding, the healthiness of milk, even which animals make the best mi

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'That Kind Of Mother,' A White Mom, A Black Son

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Rumaan Alam writes women well. His first acclaimed novel, Rich And Pretty, followed two young women, best friends who grow up and then part. His new second novel, That Kind Of Mother, begins as another story about a female

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'The Jazz Ambassadors': Cold War Diplomacy And Civil Rights In Conflict

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, we revisit the Cold War. It wasn't just an arms race. It was also a battle about values and culture. And one of the U.S.'s weapons of choice... (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) DIZZY GILLESPIE: The weapon that we

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Fortnite Craze Might Be Here To Stay

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: High schoolers, celebrities, parents, even sports teams are copying some of the signature dance moves from the video game Fortnite. Capital Public Radio's Adhiti Bandlamudi brings us this. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) ADHITI BANDLAMUDI, BY

美国国家公共电台 NPR 3 Black Teenage Scientists Had A Breakthrough, Then Came The Trolls

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Mikayla Sharrieff, India Skinner and Bria Snell should only be proud this week. The 17-year-old women, all juniors at Benjamin Banneker High School in Washington, D.C., created a simple way to use copper shards, drinking straws and

美国国家公共电台 NPR On Derby Day, Visiting A College Where You Can Major In Horses

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Kentucky Derby day - sorry if we didn't mention that in sports - post time this afternoon, 6:46 Eastern. Midway University - an hour's drive away from Churchill Downs to the east in the Kentucky bluegrass - it's a small school with

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Conversations With People Who Hate Me' An Activist Calls Up His Worst Critics

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Dylan Marron makes videos about social justice issues. And his videos get shared. They get comments. And he reads those comments. Some are supportive. But this being the Internet, others are pretty harsh with offensive language.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Springtime Weather Finally Warms Up Inland Alaska

Springtime Weather Finally Warms Up Inland Alaska LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Imagine a winter where there's only four hours of daylight, and temperatures regularly drop 30 below zero. If you're in Fairbanks, Alaska, you don't have to imagine it. But

美国国家公共电台 NPR Judge Sides With Residents Who Want Trump's Name Off Their NYC Building

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: If you drive on the West Side Highway in Manhattan, you cannot help but notice Trump Place looming over the skyline. It is one of several buildings in New York bearing Donald Trump's name. Well, tomorrow, residents will ask a

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'On Fire For God's Work': How Scott Pruitt's Faith Drives His Politics

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: We're going to hear now about the background of a controversial member of the Trump administration, Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. He's facing at least 10 federal investigations into alleged ethics

美国国家公共电台 NPR Sting And Shaggy On The 'Wonderful Luxury' Of Making Reggae

Sting And Shaggy On The 'Wonderful Luxury' Of Making Reggae DAVID GREENE, HOST: OK. Let's meet the guys behind one of this year's most unlikely collaborations. One is a Jamaican dancehall star with an unmistakable voice and a string of over-the-top,

美国国家公共电台 NPR NRA Rallies Members In Dallas, Facing New Pressure And Anger

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Both President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will go to Dallas on Friday for the NRA's annual convention. On one hand, the president's presence shows that the NRA has staying power. But the organization has also faced fresh

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Snow Child' Conveys Alaska's Wild Magic In Musical Form

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A well-known Russian folktale tells the story of an elderly couple who yearned to have a child. They create a little girl out of snow, and she comes to life. Writer Eowyn Ivey reimagined that story in her novel The Snow Child and

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Rachel Divide' Director Says Dolezal 'Has Remained Resolute'

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Three years ago, there was a name that was nearly impossible to get away from - Rachel Dolezal. She was a white woman who passed for black. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) RACHEL DOLEZAL: I'm Rachel Dolezal, the president of th

美国国家公共电台 NPR Surfers Head Inland To Compete On Machine-Made California Waves

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Surfers head inland this weekend to compete in the first ever World Surf League team competition. Inland? What are they thinking? From member station KVPR, Laura Tsutsui brings us this from Lemoore, Calif. LAURA TSUTSUI, BYLINE: El

美国国家公共电台 NPR Swedish Academy Won't Award Nobel In Literature Following Sex-Abuse Scandal

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The Nobel Prize in Literature will not be given out this year. The Swedish Academy was thrown into turmoil last fall when sexual harassment allegations surfaced against the husband of one of its members. The academy says it w

美国国家公共电台 NPR 4 Accusers Sue Taekwondo Champion Brothers For Alleged Sexual Abuse

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: An update now on a widening sexual misconduct scandal in taekwondo. The former Olympic coach Jean Lopez and his gold medal-winning brother, Steven Lopez, have both been accused of sexual assault. Four women - former elite athletes

美国国家公共电台 NPR When A Mystery Outbreak Strikes, Who You Gonna Call?

DAVID GREENE, HOST: I think we might call this next story CSI Diseases. At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is a group of doctors. They call themselves the Epidemic Intelligence Service. They're basically disease detectives, and

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Dave Eggers' New Book, Heroic Kids Do The Heavy Lifting

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: These days, it's not uncommon to open up the paper and read about a dying town that's lost its factory or about families struggling economically or about a political battle tearing a community apart. In his latest book, Dave Egge