美国国家公共电台 NPR There's No Rest For Anyone In 'The Dreamers'

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: In a quiet college town, the fictional town of Santa Lora in Southern California, one by one, students fall victim to a bizarre contagious disease. They fall into a deep sleep and don't wake up. In fact, some will never wake up.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Before Black Lung, The Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster Killed Hundreds

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Black lung, an epidemic of the coal miners' disease, is killing thousands of miners across Appalachia. NPR and the PBS program Frontline have been working together over the past year and uncovered that the U.S. government r

美国国家公共电台 NPR Shutdown Makes Government Websites More Vulnerable To Hackers, Experts Say

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Hackers love to try to breach U.S. computer systems. This now may be easier than ever before. With so many IT and cybersecurity workers furloughed by the shutdown, security professionals say government websites are more vul

美国国家公共电台 NPR Welcome To The World's Largest Gathering Of Humans

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The biggest gathering of human beings anywhere in the world has kicked off in India. It's the Kumbh Mela, an ancient Hindu pilgrimage to dip in the waters of the Ganges River. Up to 120 million people are expected to do so

美国国家公共电台 NPR Native American Leader: 'A Wall Is Not The Answer'

Native American Leader: 'A Wall Is Not The Answer' DAVID GREENE, HOST: A Native American tribe whose land extends along parts of the U.S.-Mexico border says President Trump's proposed border wall would devastate its community. The Tohono O'odham Nati

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Many With Disabilities, 'Let It Go' Is An Anthem Of Acceptance

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Today for our American Anthem series, a song that's been heard over and over and over again in many households where the kids dictate the soundtrack. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, LET IT GO) IDINA MENZEL: (Singing) Let it go, let it go, ca

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Broadway Star And Director On 'Rent: Live'

SAM SANDERS, HOST: What - this is about two weeks until show day? BRANDON VICTOR DIXON AND MICHAEL GREIF: Yes. SANDERS: Is the rehearsal schedule just epically crazy? DIXON AND GREIF: Yes (laughter). (SOUNDBITE OF FLEVANS' FLICKER) SANDERS: From NPR,

美国国家公共电台 NPR With Amazon's Arrival, A New York Community Pushes To Be Included

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: One of Amazon's shiny new headquarters will be located in a part of New York City that has long struggled. It'll be just a few blocks away from Queensbridge Houses, which is the name of the largest public housing complex in North

美国国家公共电台 NPR You Don't Have To Go No-Carb: Instead, Think Slow Carb

STEVE INSKEEP, BYLINE: Some people who watch what they eat may be overlooking the most important things. Counting calories is a bit too simple. Cutting carbs is a bit too hard. So what can you do? NPR's Allison Aubrey has a different strategy. ALLISO

美国国家公共电台 NPR He Was 460 Pounds. What Confronting His Weight Taught Him About Obesity In America

TOMMY TOMLINSON: (Reading) I weigh 460 pounds. Those are the hardest words I've ever had to write. Nobody knows that number, not my wife, not my doctor, not my closest friends. It feels like confessing a crime. The average American male weighs 195 po

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Field Guide To The North American Teenager' Taps Into The Raw Anxiety Of Adolescence

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A new novel, The Field Guide To The North American Teenager, taps into all the raw anxiety of adolescence. Author Ben Philippe is able to take readers right to the heart of the matter. BEN PHILIPPE: When you're a teenager, that's

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tasting Food For The Führer At 'The Wolf's Table'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The novel At The Wolf's Table begins with what sounds like a fine meal - string beans doused with melted butter, roasted peppers, rice and peas, apple strudel for dessert. Opulent cuisine, really, for 1943 Germany, and Rosa Sauer i

美国国家公共电台 NPR Lula Wiles Flips Notions About American Folk On Its Head

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The all-female trio Lula Wiles is giving folk music a new reputation through the band's sophomore album What Will We Do. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, SHAKING AS IT TURNS) LULA WILES: (Singing) Is this land yours? Is this land mine?

美国国家公共电台 NPR How Teenage Sisters Pushed Bali To Say 'Bye-Bye' To Plastic Bags

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We've talked a lot on this program about plastic in the oceans. China is the biggest culprit when it comes to marine plastic, but Indonesia is second. Two young women on Bali are on a mission to change that beginning with plastic

美国国家公共电台 NPR Fear Of Deportation Or Green Card Denial Deters Some Parents From Getting Kids Care

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Fear is leading many immigrant families to cut their ties with health care and other critical government programs. Researchers in Texas say that's one reason why there are more children going without health insurance. Ashley Lopez

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Slimy Discovery: New Fossil Found Of Jawless, Backless Hagfish

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: You might want to set aside your cornflakes for a moment now. Ed Yong writes in The Atlantic about a substance he says, quote, looks revolting but is also one of nature's more wondrous substances, unlike anything else that's been c

美国国家公共电台 NPR Opinion: A True 'Sports Hero,' Jackie Robinson At 100

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: I try not to say sports hero. An athlete may be electrifying and adored and do much for their communities, but real heroes are people who run into burning buildings to save lives. Heroes are people who enrich the lives of others an

美国国家公共电台 NPR Amid Chaos Venezuelans Struggle To Find The Truth, Online

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Venezuelan media is controlled by the government. Figuring out what is truth, rumor, propaganda has always been difficult. In recent days, though, it's been even more confusing. President Nicolas Maduro has refused to cede power to

美国国家公共电台 NPR Nicola Cruz Merges Electronic And Folk Music With The Use Of Cave Acoustics

(SOUNDBITE OF NICOLA CRUZ'S SIETE) SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Our next guest is one of the most well-known electronic musicians in South America. NICOLA CRUZ: I'm Nicola Cruz. I'm a musician based in Ecuador. I mainly focus on electronic music, kind of mixin

美国国家公共电台 NPR Who Run The Numbers Racket? Mom

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Fannie Drumwright Davis Robinson was an esteemed civic figure in Detroit. She was married to her teenage sweetheart, came up from the segregated South, lived in a fine red-brick colonial house where she cared and cared well for the