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

美国国家公共电台 NPR NPR Poll: After Parkland, Number of Americans Who Want Gun Restrictions Grows

DAVID GREENE, HOST: After a White House meeting on guns left Republicans scratching their heads, the Senate is not going to take up gun legislation next week as it had hoped. But when it does, a new NPR/Ipsos poll might provide a road map for what Am

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Says Administration Working On 'Very Very Strong' Policies To Combat Opioids

AILSA CHANG, HOST: A couple hundred people gathered in the White House's East Room today. They came to get an update on the Trump administration's response to the opioid crisis. President Trump declared the crisis a public health emergency back in Oc

美国国家公共电台 NPR Actress Ashley Judd's #MeToo Moment Was Driven By A 'Commitment' To Her Younger Self

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's Friday, which is when we hear from Story Corps. And today, we have a conversation about the biggest story out of Hollywood in many years - indeed, one of the bigger stories in America in recent years - t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tower Records Founder Russ Solomon Has Died At Age 92

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The founder of Tower Records has died. Russ Solomon was 92 years old. He started selling records in his father's drugstore and built a chain that was mecca for many in the days when you bought music by flipping through the albums

美国国家公共电台 NPR A U.S. Aircraft Carrier Anchors Off Vietnam For The First Time Since The War

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The USS Carl Vinson is in De Nang, Vietnam. And it is the first U.S. aircraft carrier visit since the end of the Vietnam War. And it comes at a time of increasing tension between the U.S. and China and between China and some of i

美国国家公共电台 NPR Like It Or Not, Personal Health Technology Is Getting Smarter

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There are many other digital devices on the market that claim they can improve your health. Wearable technology can track your fitness, your blood pressure, your heart rate. But can all this tracking actually lead to cheaper and

美国国家公共电台 NPR Anna Deavere Smith Brings One-Woman Play 'Notes From The Field' To HBO

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: If you are a television fan, then you might know Anna Deavere Smith from her roles as the hippie grandmother on Black-ish, the hospital administrator in Nurse Jackie and the national security adviser on The West Wing. But she's a

美国国家公共电台 NPR This Chef Lost 50 Pounds And Reversed Prediabetes With A Digital Program

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Medical researchers are hoping that a smartphone can help to prevent Type 2 diabetes. A program that helps people is delivered by phone. And NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on how it works. ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: Sometimes a good m

美国国家公共电台 NPR South Korean Officials Meet Kim Jong Un To Pave The Way For U.S. Talks

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: South Korea, like the United States, has an intelligence chief. South Korea also has a head of a national security council. It is safe to say that for those two South Koreans, job No. 1 is to get inside the head of North Korean l

美国国家公共电台 NPR Egyptian Singers Jailed For 'Inciting Debauchery'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: These days, you can add to the list of unexpectedly risky professions being a popular singer in Egypt. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, HAVE YOU DRUNK FROM THE NILE) SHERINE ABDEL WAHAB: (Singing in foreign language). SIMON: Sherine Abdel Wahab