OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST: All right. Next we're going to play a version of our favorite game - This, That or the Other. This one is celebrating National Parks and Japanese monsters. But first, let's check in with our contestants. David Pickett, now you...
Black Santa Claus Is A Hit At The Mall, But Faces An Online Backlash RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Larry Jefferson has been putting on a big, red suit and perfecting his best ho-ho-ho for nearly 20 years. The retired Army captain plays Santa at shopping malls...
Mystery Guest JONATHAN COULTON: This is ASK ME ANOTHER, NPR's hour of puzzles, word games and trivia. I'm Jonathan Coulton here with puzzle guru Art Chung. Now here's your host, Ophira Eisenberg. OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST: Thank you, Jonathan. This week...
A Lifelong Secret: Can You Help This Ailing 94-Year-Old Man Make Amends? STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's Friday morning when we hear from StoryCorps. A couple of weeks ago, we told you about StoryCorps' Great Thanksgiving Listen, an effort to collect thous...
How Your Cashmere Sweater Is Decimating Mongolia's Grasslands STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This next story takes us back to the source, the source of cashmere sweaters - like one you might get for Christmas. Hope I didn't spoil the surprise. Cashmere sweater...
Allads OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST: Our next two contestants will play an especially challenging music-parody game. First up, Kirsten Lenthe - you're calling from Boston, where you're a resident director at Boston College. Welcome. KIRSTEN LENTHE: Thank y...
The Challenges Trump Will Face In Confronting Radical Islam RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Donald Trump has said that the number-one threat facing the United States is the following. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) DONALD TRUMP: Radical Islamic terrorism. MA...
Life Expectancy In U.S. Drops For First Time In Decades, Report Finds RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We have sobering news this morning about the nation's health. For the first time in years, life expectancy has decreased. Here's NPR health correspondent Rob S...
As He Leaves The Senate, Harry Reid Says He's 'Hopeful' On Trump RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Later today, Senator Harry Reid will give his final speech on the Senate floor. He has served in Congress for 30 years and as the Senate Democratic leader for 12. H...
Deadly Fire In Oakland May Spur Crackdown On Off-The-Grid Artists' Spaces ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In Oakland, Calif., authorities have stopped looking for victims of the fire that broke out Friday night in an old warehouse. The death toll stands at 36. Ar...
How Pablo Picasso And Diego Rivera Influenced Each Other STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A new art exhibition is called Picasso And Rivera: Conversations Across Time. It opened this week at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which is where NPR's Mandalit del...
Not For You, Cindy Lou! These Tasty Holiday Treats Are For Grownups AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Warning - this next piece contains tasty-yet-anecdotal evidence based on generalizations. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Kids love cookies. CORNISH: I mean pretty much every...
Trump's Pick For Education: A Free Market Approach To School Choice AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Now we're going to take a look at another one of Donald Trump's Cabinet picks. The president-elect wants Betsy DeVos to lead the Department of Education. DeVos i...
Military-Trained Police May Be Less Hasty To Shoot, But That Got This Vet Fired RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There's a national debate happening right now over law enforcement. And as part of that debate, a phrase is being used a lot - this idea of police mi...
As Syrian Government Forces Advance, The War Could Be At A Turning Point DAVID GREENE, HOST: We're going to hear from inside Syria now. This country appears to be at a turning point in its almost six-year civil war. Forces loyal to President Bashar a...
