美国国家公共电台 NPR Not Expecting Back Pay, Government Contractors Collect Unemployment, Dip Into Savings

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Several kinds of people are directly affected by the partial government shutdown. There are federal workers who are furloughed, not being paid. There are federal workers who must work and are also not being paid. They may get bac

美国国家公共电台 NPR CBS Names Legendary Producer Susan Zirinsky As Head Of News

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The president of CBS News is stepping down. David Rhodes gives way to Susan Zirinsky, the first woman to lead that news division. In the TV world, she is well-known as a CBS producer and documentary maker. NPR's David Folkenflik

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'We Were Eating Grass': Syrians Flee As Fight Pushes On Against Last ISIS Remnants

LEILA FADEL, HOST: There are still refugees fleeing from the last pockets of ISIS-controlled areas in the country. Many say they held out for years but had to leave their homes recently because of the U.S.-led offensive to defeat the militants. There

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'On The Basis Of Sex' Follows A Fiery Young Ruth Bader Ginsburg

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is having a pop culture moment - more than a moment, really. For the past couple of years, she has transcended her role on the court to become a liberal icon. There's a CNN documentary, a

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Whatever It Takes': Government Workers Apply For Unemployment As Shutdown Drags On

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Federal workers have missed paychecks for the first time since the partial government shutdown started over three weeks ago. Now thousands are doing what once seemed unthinkable - applying for unemployment benefits. WAMU's

美国国家公共电台 NPR Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber Gets 'Shameless' About Sex

SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: As the name of our show suggests, we do like to consider all things on this program, which is why we want to warn listeners that the conversation we're about to have might not be appropriate for all listeners because we'll be sp

美国国家公共电台 NPR Child Care: 1 More Way Some Federal Workers Struggle During Shutdown

DAVID GREENE, HOST: In this country, a partial government shutdown goes on. And it's affecting hundreds of thousands of federal workers and contractors across the U.S. It's also affecting some of their kids. That's because many child care centers ins

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.K. Bridal Boutique Celebrates Wedding Dresses And Wheelchairs

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: In the town of Portishead, England, a small bridal shop made a big statement with their window display. SARAH PARKER: We didn't feel we were doing anything that was really outside of the norm. But obviously, it is. GARCIA-N

美国国家公共电台 NPR Fyre Festival Documentary Shows 'Perception And Reality' Of Infamous Concert Flop

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: It was marketed as the party of a lifetime. The Fyre music festival - a two-weekend extravaganza in 2017. Hear top musical acts, party with supermodels, stay in luxe accommodations on a private island in the Bahamas once ow

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Beginnings Always Hide Themselves In The End': Mike Posner On Grieving And Growth

SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Finally today, to say Mike Posner's career has been unpredictable is an understatement. In 2010, his song Cooler Than Me hit the charts worldwide, selling more than 2 million copies. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, COOLER THAN ME) MIKE POSN

美国国家公共电台 NPR Gospel And Black Church Communities Grapple With The Allegations Against R. Kelly

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There's new focus on R. Kelly and accusations that he committed sexual abuse now that Surviving R. Kelly, the Lifetime docuseries, has aired. Pop artists, including Lady Gaga and the band Phoenix, have apologized for their collabor

美国国家公共电台 NPR Inside 'The World's Most Beautiful Bookstore' In Argentina

SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: We're going to take you now to a bookstore in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It's called the Ateneo Grand Splendid, and National Geographic just named it The World's Most Beautiful Bookstore. This may be news to some people, but ALL T

美国国家公共电台 NPR Federal Employees Moonlight To Pay The Bills

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Well, the future of Brexit is uncertain this morning. So is the future for Prime Minister Theresa May. Really, so is the future of Britain. The prime minister is facing a vote of no confidence today. This comes after her governmen

美国国家公共电台 NPR House Intel Chairman Schiff Vows To Get Trump Jr. Phone Records — And More

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Congressman Adam Schiff has a question. The California Democrat is on the House Intelligence Committee. It examined links between President Trump's campaign and Russia. In 2016, Schiff says Donald Trump Jr. met a Russian lawyer a

美国国家公共电台 NPR 25 Years After The Northridge Earthquake, Is LA Ready For The Big One?

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Twenty-five years ago today here in Los Angeles, at 4:30 in the morning, the 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake hit. Fifty-seven people died as this area went dark, freeways were destroyed, buildings collapsed. It was one of the

美国国家公共电台 NPR Shutdown Threatens To Stall Recovery In Wildfire-Ravaged Paradise, Calif.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The partial government shutdown is triggering some anxiety around Paradise, Calif. David you know this town. You walked the streets of Paradise. DAVID GREENE, HOST: Yeah. I mean, this town - Steve, I was there two months ago, and

美国国家公共电台 NPR Movies, Worksheets, Computer Time: Inside LA Schools During The Teacher Strike

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Students in Los Angeles have a new routine. When they arrive at schools in the morning, they are greeted by their teachers picketing outside. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED TEACHER: What do we want? UNIDENTIFIED T

美国国家公共电台 NPR UCLA Coach Helps Star Gymnast Find Her Way Back To A Sport She Loves

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, you may have seen it by now. There's this viral video of a 21-year-old UCLA gymnast earning a perfect 10 while performing this crazy difficult floor routine. (SOUNDBITE OF TINA TURNER SONG, PROUD MARY) UNIDENTIFIED CROW

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Home Of Original Sriracha Sauce, Thais Say Rooster Brand Is Nothing To Crow About

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Next, we have the backstory of Sriracha. The fiery chili sauce concocted by David Tran has conquered the American market, we're told. Tran came to the United States as a refugee from Vietnam. But the original Sriracha is actually

美国国家公共电台 NPR Veterans Claiming Illness From Burn Pits Lose Court Fight

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who say the toxic smoke from burn pits made them sick. A group of vets had sued the military contracting giant KBR for damages, but the 4th Circ