In 'Uproot,' A DJ Traces Modern Music's Tangled Family Tree AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Jace Clayton travels the world looking for new sounds in home studios in Morocco, at teen parties in Mexico. Performing as DJ /rupture, he incorporates them into his wor...
Everything Is Fair Game In 'Known And Strange Things' ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: For the writer Teju Cole, everything is fair game - politics, photography, music, Snapchat. His essays roam among decades, genres and media, drawing unexpected parallels. His la...
A Land In Limbo Hopes That Books Will Keep It Going Let's go now to a book fair. The Hargeysa International Book Fair takes place in a country that is not internationally recognized. The Republic of Somaliland is a self-declared state. To the rest of...
Why Didn't 'Nightly Show' Connect With More Viewers? Larry Wilmore's Not Sure RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Late-night TV is dominated by hosts who are white and male. There are a few exceptions, but the landscape will get even less diverse after this week....
Julian Assange Sees 'Incredible Double Standard' In Clinton Email Case DAVID GREENE, HOST: For years, WikiLeaks has published a steady stream of documents exposing the underbelly of war and diplomacy. In 2010, the organization released a trove of inf...
NPR Battleground Map: Hillary Clinton Solidifies Lead Against Donald Trump RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And just to make sure you know, here at NPR, we are committed to not just throwing random polls at you all election season. But there have been a bunch o...
No Man's Sky: A Video Game With A Vast Universe AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The new video game No Man's Sky is big. For one thing, its computer-generated universe holds some 18 quintillion star systems, and it's one of the most-hyped games in years. The cre...
Artists Use Humans As A Canvas At World Bodypainting Festival AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: This summer we've been taking you to some unusual festivals, the kind of events that take us away from everyday reality. Here's one from an arts festival in the heart...
A Father Vows To Save His Daughter From A Marriage He Forced Her Into AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Child marriage is illegal in India, but it still happens to girls in rural areas. NPR has been following one family in northern India over the past year. There...
The Fine Line Between Countering Security Threats And Racial Profiling RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: In a Tennessee courtroom today, a high-stakes bail hearing will take place. It's a case involving China and alleged nuclear espionage. Allen Ho has been jail...
Saying Goodbye To Old Technology And A Legendary NYC Repair Shop ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: We are gathered here today on All Tech Considered to note the passing of two dear friends. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Let us lay to rest the VCR. This...
The Gold-Hungry Forty-Niners Also Plundered Something Else: Eggs (SOUNDBITE OF PAUL SIMON SONG, CAN'T RUN BUT) DAVID GREENE, HOST: The theme for Hidden Kitchens. We're hearing from little-known places where people come together around food or don't c...
Will Your Prescription Meds Be Covered Next Year? Better Check! DAVID GREENE, HOST: If you're regularly taking prescription medication, you might want to check with your insurance company to see if those medications will be covered next year. The two...
For French Teens, Smoking Still Has More Allure Than Stigma RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: To be cool and sexy in France has long involved smoking - Brigitte Bardot putting a cigarette to her lips, smoke curling around Jean-Paul Belmondo. Ministers from 10 co...
The Lobotomy Of Patient H.M: A Personal Tragedy And Scientific Breakthrough ALLISON AUBREY, HOST: The story of Henry Molaison is a sad one. Known as Patient H.M. in the medical community, he lost the ability to create memories after he underwent a lo...
