(SOUNDBITE OF BEER CAN OPENING) ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: If you crack open a beer this Fourth of July, history might not be the first thing on your mind. For Theresa McCulla, though, the story of beer is the story of America. THERESA MCCULLA: If you want t...
(SOUNDBITE OF DISNEY STUDIO CHORUS SONG, YO HO (A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME)) ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This is the soundtrack to one of Disney's most beloved theme park rides. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, YO HO (A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME)) UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing) Y...
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, SURF CITY) JAN AND DEAN: (Singing) Surf city, here we come... MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: That was the song of the summer way back in 1963. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And this was the song of the summer of 1979. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, BAD GIR...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's ask what a classic test of child psychology shows in a different culture - a test of self-control which involves being presented with a tasty marshmallow, which you're not supposed to eat. Researchers found a culture where...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's Independence Day tomorrow, which for most Americans means fireworks, barbecues and a day out in the sun. In California, it could mean skiing on the Fourth of July. The wet winter covered the Sierra Nevada and many of the wes...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: People struggling with opioid addiction can get help. But waiting lists are long, and treatment is expensive. So some people try to detox all on their own. Addiction specialists say this is not a good idea. WHYY's Elana Gordon ex...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: In the age of Snapchat and Instagram, where almost anybody can have the equivalent of a photo studio in their hands, some people still use old-style photo booths. That's especially true in Japan, where the photo booths are called...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: In the age of Snapchat and Instagram, where almost anybody can have the equivalent of a photo studio in their hands, some people still use old-style photo booths. That's especially true in Japan, where the photo booths are called...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to India, which is facing a different kind of crisis. It's an environmental crisis affecting the Ganges River. The Ganges is a part of what it means to be Indian. Many consider the river sacred. NPR's Julie McCarthy reports o...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Writer Elin Hilderbrand is known in literary circles as the queen of summer. She has perfected the kind of book you can devour at the beach - or pretty much anywhere on a sunny day. She sets her stories in Nantucket, but NPR's Ly...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: We're only two days away from the Fourth of July. But here's something that won't leave you bloated like barbecue and beer. It's The Puzzle. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) GARCIA-NAVARRO: Joining me as always is Will Shortz. He's puz...
(SOUNDBITE OF PLAY, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF) UNIDENTIFIED ENSEMBLE: (Singing) Tradition. Tradition. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: If you know any musicals at all, then you probably know the beloved Fiddler On The Roof, the story of Tevye, the dairyman, and his fa...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: A second person has now died in the wilds of New Mexico, apparently, while searching for an elusive treasure chest hidden by an eccentric millionaire. It's known as the Forrest Fenn treasure, a chest filled with gold nugget...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Hollie McNish is a British poet and a spoken word artist whose videos have millions of views on YouTube, like this one, entitled Embarrassed, about all the flak that McNish got for breastfeeding her daughter in public. (SOU...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: She wears a mask and a cape, and she faces down her detractors bravely on the playground. Lucia The Luchadora is the new children's book from Cynthia Leonor Garza where Little Lucia is told girls can't be superheroes. Her r...
