美国国家公共电台 NPR 'I'm Sorry' Makes No Apologies For Capturing Cringeworthy Family Moments

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美国国家公共电台 NPR An Engineering Wunderkind's Ocean Plastics Cleanup Device Hits A Setback

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We've been checking in every so often with Boyan Slat. He's the CEO of The Ocean Cleanup. That's an environmental organization he founded to develop technology to clean up plastic in the ocean. Now, we spoke with Mr. Slat back in

美国国家公共电台 NPR After Falling Short, U.S. Army Gets Creative With New Recruiting Strategy

LEILA FADEL, HOST: In the last fiscal year, the Army fell short of its recruiting goal by 6,500 people. In part, it's driven by the 50-year lows in unemployment numbers. Often, young recruits join when they don't have a job prospect or money for coll

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'An Eerie Silence' Where Federal Land Agency Workers Are Furloughed

LEILA FADEL, HOST: We've been hearing a lot about overflowing trash bins and unsafe conditions at national parks due to the partial government shutdown. But other critical works on public lands has also stopped. NPR's Kirk Siegler reports. KIRK SIEGL

美国国家公共电台 NPR Not Out To Lunch: Businesses That Rely On Federal Workers Suffer The Shutdown

Not Out To Lunch: Businesses That Rely On Federal Workers Suffer The Shutdown MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to talk a bit more about the partial shutdown of the federal government, which is entering its third week. We've talked earlier this hour a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Making 'Surviving R. Kelly': A Conversation With Executive Producer dream hampton

NOEL KING, HOST: Singer, producer and songwriter R. Kelly is one of the bestselling RB artists. But a new docuseries from Lifetime that debuts tonight called Surviving R. Kelly alleges he has a darker side. It features the stories of women who say Ke

美国国家公共电台 NPR Lois Weber, Hollywood's Forgotten Early Pioneer, Has 2 Films Restored

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The number of women working behind the camera in Hollywood today remains small. And that makes the career of Lois Weber all the more remarkable. She directed at least 138 movies, either shorts or feature length, in the silent film

美国国家公共电台 NPR Opinion: Louis C.K. Can Say What He Wants, But At Least Be Funny

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: I don't think Louis C.K. is funny. That's the worst that can be said about a comedian, not that they're offensive or outrageous. Great comics can offend and outrage people. But a comic who dares to be offensive but isn't funny is j

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Spirit Tells The Story In 'Orchestra Of Minorities'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Chigozie Obioma's latest novel has an unusual narrator. Chinonso raises chickens and is profoundly alone in life till he sees a young woman who's about to hurl herself off a bridge. She is Ndali, who's despondent from a broken enga

美国国家公共电台 NPR A New Novel Makes The 'Sugar Run' Out Of Jail And Back To West Virginia

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Mesha Maren's novel Sugar Run opens as Jodi McCarty is getting turned out of prison on parole after serving 18 years for manslaughter. She shot her girlfriend when she was 17, so Jodi has lived most of her life in prison and must n

美国国家公共电台 NPR Dom Flemons Presents A New Image Of The American Cowboy

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dom Flemons has built a career on exploring the lesser-known corners of American music. A founder of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, he released his second solo album, Black Cowboys, this

美国国家公共电台 NPR FACT CHECK: Trump's Oval Office Pitch For A Border Wall

DAVID GREENE, HOST: We're taking some time this morning to dive into President Trump's first primetime address from the Oval Office. He spoke last night for about 9 1/2 minutes, making his case for a multibillion-dollar border wall with Mexico. (SOUN

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Shutdown Crawls On, Artists And Nonprofits Fear For Their 'Fragile Industry'

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The partial government shutdown is making more people anxious every day, including those in the arts. Theaters, dance companies, symphony orchestras, nonprofit arts organizations worry about the impact on themselves and their audie

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Blue Clue In Medieval Teeth May Bespeak A Woman's Artistry Circa A.D. 1000

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Centuries ago in the Middle Ages, religious scribes labored over lavishly illustrated books. Most of these illuminated manuscripts were made by anonymous artists. Now scientists say they have a new kind of evidence that could revea

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Bye-Bye': Trump Walks Out Of White House Meeting With Democrats About Shutdown

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Bye-bye. That, according to a tweet from President Trump, is how a meeting between the president and Democratic congressional leaders ended late this afternoon. It was yet another meeting to try and find a solution to the partial

美国国家公共电台 NPR Alexa Can Help Kids With Homework, But Don't Forget Problem-Solving Skills

DAVID GREENE, HOST: There's a video that went viral on Twitter recently. It has a mom sneaking up on her 6-year-old son as he's doing his math homework. And she catches him asking Alexa, Amazon's smart speaker, for help. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORD

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'I'm Scared': TSA Families Fear Falling Behind On Bills, Losing Their Homes

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Air travelers are used to flight delays and cancellations because of the weather or maybe mechanical problems. Well, it soon might be the partial government shutdown that is disrupting travel. New planes are not being certified to

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Kim's Convenience' Is A Sitcom About Asian Immigrants — With Depth

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The third season of the sitcom Kim's Convenience debuted last night on the CBC in Canada. The first two seasons are available in the U.S. on Netflix. Now, the show focuses on the Kims, a Korean immigrant family that owns a conveni

美国国家公共电台 NPR Actress Kathryn Hahn Talks Film 'Private Life' — And Her Own

SAM SANDERS, HOST: From NPR, I'm Sam Sanders. IT'S BEEN A MINUTE. Today on the show, an actress whose work I have been bingeing for the last few years, Kathryn Hahn. You've seen her in Transparent. You've seen her in I Love Dick. You've seen her in P

美国国家公共电台 NPR Extreme Temperatures May Pose Risks To Some Mail-Order Meds

NOEL KING, HOST: It's become pretty common to order drugs through the mail, and Amazon has jumped into the game, so that market could get even bigger. But there are still some big questions about safety. Alex Smith is with member station KCUR. ALEX S