SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: People are more likely to die from cancer in rural America than in more metropolitan areas of the country. The reasons range from higher rates of smoking to a lack of places to get tests and treatment. The historic small town of...
SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Let's say you want to help stop global warming by using less gasoline. You get an electric car. You go charge it up. And then you think, wait, where's this electricity coming from? Nationwide, 60% of it comes from power plants b...
SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Independence Day is just around the corner, and we know our dogs and cats may not really appreciate those bombs bursting in air. But what about our other animal friends who might be in the air? Well, that is a question for Ray B...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: It's no surprise that a strong majority of Americans supports a wealth tax - a higher tax rate for a small number of millionaires and billionaires. What's more surprising is that some of those millionaires and billionaires are call...
SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Recently, we've been listening to some of the standouts from the more than 6,000 entries into this year's NPR Tiny Desk Contest. And today, it's Bandits On The Run. In their video submission, the trio performs on a completely em...
SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: This week for StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative - a story about being seen. In the final days of don't ask, don't tell, Navy operations specialist Sean Sala decided to do what had never been done before - march with an acti...
SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: For her new book, Three Women, journalist Lisa Taddeo immersed herself in the sexual and emotional lives of three women over the course of nearly a decade. There's Lina, a Midwestern housewife who begins an affair to escape a se...
Danny Boyle On 'Yesterday,' A Magical Realism Mystery Tour Of Beatles Songs AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In the story of Rip Van Winkle, a man who sleeps for 20 years wakes up in a world where people know things, but he doesn't. Well, flip that and have a st...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The U.S. government is urging universities to monitor the Chinese researchers who work for them. Intelligence agencies cite concerns over spying and the theft of intellectual property. NPR's Emily Feng joins us in the studio. Wel...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Stonewall Inn is a sacred place for many in the LGBTQ community. Fifty years ago, a raid and a series of riots outside the New York City bar helped ignite a civil rights movement. From member station WNYC, Jennifer Vanasco re...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Comedy is big business. Streaming stand-up specials, comedian-led talk shows, podcasts and more are yielding what some see as a golden age. And women are emerging as some of the biggest stars and rule-breakers. Over the coming mo...
NOEL KING, HOST: We know how the story of Roger Ailes ends. The man behind the rise of Fox News was forced to step down in 2016. He died a year later. (SOUNDBITE OF MONTAGE) UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #1: Roger Ailes, the man who built Fox News from the g...
NOEL KING, BYLINE: The Trump administration might be scaling back a program that protects some family members of active duty troops from being deported. NPR's White House reporter Franco Ordo?ez has exclusive reporting on this developing story. He's...
RUND ABDELFATAH, HOST: Before we get started, a quick heads-up - this episode contains language that some might find objectionable, including slurs. OK, onto the show. (SOUNDBITE OF MONTAGE) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Homosexuality is an enigma. Even in...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Back in the mid-'90s, Emily Nussbaum was working on a doctorate in literature at NYU. But the TV on the other side of the room just kept catching her eye. EMILY NUSSBAUM: I was sitting on my sofa. I had a small, junky television....