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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: In the opening paragraph of his new book, Dave Zirin writes this. Football is the closest thing we have in this country to a national religion, albeit a religion built on a foundation of crippled apostles and disposable mar

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Axon, formerly known as TASER International, makes tasers and body cameras for police departments. And in the near future, body cams may be equipped with facial recognition software. The company has created a new ethics board to co

美国国家公共电台 NPR A DACA Recipient Graduates Amid Deportation Fears

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: It's graduation season for colleges and universities across the United States - a time for celebration for many families but also added anxiety for DACA recipients. The DREAMers have been able to finish and get college degrees but

美国国家公共电台 NPR Parenting Myths And Facts

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: OK, parents and grandparents out there. Listen up. We want to dispel some of the biggest myths about parenting. NPR is kicking off a series today called How To Raise A Human. Over the next month, we're going to take a close

美国国家公共电台 NPR An Artist's Alternative Universe And His Warehouse Full Of Dolls

LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: We're going to hear now about Trenton Doyle Hancock. He's a star in the art world, and he collects dolls. He has so many dolls and toys he needs a studio the size of an airplane hangar in which to store them. Hancock's work is in

美国国家公共电台 NPR Challenging Family Conversations On Mother's Day

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Today is Mother's Day, but you don't only have to be a parent for our next conversation. We all struggle with how to talk to our nearest and dearest about race and identity, especially right now when it can feel - let's be

美国国家公共电台 NPR You Were Right, Mom

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Finally, a tribute to the old adage mother knows best. We asked you to share advice your mothers gave you that eventually made you say, Mom was right. Laura Bathke starts us off. LAURA BATHKE: When I was about 14, I was sta

美国国家公共电台 NPR Brides Everywhere Are Saying Yes To The Low-Cut Dress

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: When Meghan Markle marries Prince Harry, whatever she wears is guaranteed to cause conversation. But as NPR's Neda Ulaby reports, these days she's not the only one. NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: When it comes to the bridal bust line, the q

美国国家公共电台 NPR 82 Women Walk Cannes Red Carpet In Protest

LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: We'd like to introduce you to the number 82, an especially significant number at this year's Cannes Film Festival because 82 is the number of female directors who've been selected to compete at Cannes - 82 compared with more than

美国国家公共电台 NPR Sticker Shock Jolts Oklahoma Patient: $15,076 For 4 Tiny Screws

DAVID GREENE, HOST: If you've ever read an itemized medical bill, you might have noticed that small things can come with these ridiculously high prices. Every month, NPR with Kaiser Health News has been taking a close look at some of these bills, and

美国国家公共电台 NPR Louisiana Wants To Use The Muddy Mississippi To Build Up Its Coast

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The state of Louisiana is sinking. It's already lost thousands of square miles because of rising seas. The state's marshland is disappearing as a result. Now, there is an ambitious plan to divert parts of the sediment-rich Missis

美国国家公共电台 NPR You Might Learn A 'Little' About Madame Tussaud In New Novel Based On Her Life

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美国国家公共电台 NPR For Berlin, Invasive Crustaceans Are A Tough Catch And A Tough Sell

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: OK. We're switching gears now over to Berlin, where there is a strange invasion of Louisiana crayfish. The problem reportedly stems from some Berlin residents who bought the fish as pets, only later to dump them in public waters.

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Site Of The Berlin Airlift Now Serves As Refugee Shelter And Big Open Park

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: NPR's Martin Kaste spent a few weeks this summer reporting from Berlin. While he was there, he discovered the city's retired airport Tempelhof field - now a public park. Martin sent us this audio postcard from a place he calls the

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Bountiful Benefits Of Bringing Back The Beavers

SUSAN DAVIS, HOST: Few species transform their surroundings enough to make big, ecological changes. Humans are one of them. Beavers are another. And once upon a time, hundreds of millions of beavers used to populate North America - not anymore. And t

美国国家公共电台 NPR France's World Cup Team Brings Positive Attention To Suburban Fans

SUSAN DAVIS, HOST: In France, there is pride in its national soccer team and high hopes of winning the World Cup tournament now being played in Russia. Many players on the French team are from these diverse, big-city suburbs that are struggling with

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'It Just Felt Very Wrong': Sherman Alexie's Accusers Go On The Record

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The #MeToo movement continues to hit the literary world. Writer Sherman Alexie recently issued a statement after rumors of sexual harassment circulated online. He admitted he had harmed others. He did not give details. But Al

美国国家公共电台 NPR Ex-Trump Aide Sam Nunberg Now Says He Is Likely To Cooperate With Mueller Subpoena

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: One of President Trump's former campaign advisers says he won't comply with the Russia investigation. Sam Nunberg worked for the president in the very early stages. He said today he has received a subpoena from Special Counse

美国国家公共电台 NPR Will Morocco's Chinese-Funded 'Tech City' Ever Break Ground?

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: China is making investments around the world, which matters because where China's money goes, power may follow. Our next story takes us to Morocco, where China has plans to build an entire city from scratch. It's near Morocco's c

美国国家公共电台 NPR A 4 Billion Light-Year Journey Ends At The South Pole

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Scientists announced today that for the first time, they have been able to pinpoint the source of a particle called a high-energy neutrino. It was detected by an observatory at the South Pole. And as NPR science correspondent