LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Are you looking for some music to get you through the summer? Well, Felix Contreras of NPR Music's Alt.Latino is here to talk about some upcoming albums that got him excited and that you might want to check out. (SOUNDBITE...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Are you looking for some music to get you through the summer? Well, Felix Contreras of NPR Music's Alt.Latino is here to talk about some upcoming albums that got him excited and that you might want to check out. (SOUNDBITE...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: By and large, women have had a rough time of it in mystery novels, mostly appearing as beautiful corpses, appendages to the detectives and cops and lawyers saving the day. But writers like Megan Abbott write female characte...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: OK, if I say eighth grade, what comes to mind - Drama? awkwardness? Please let me think about anything but that? A new film out this week dares you to walk those halls once again, but this time in the age of Instagram. The film i...
Tech Workers Demand CEOs Stop Doing Business With ICE, Other U.S. Agencies RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Tech workers from Salesforce, Microsoft, Amazon and Google are putting pressure on their CEOs to cut ties and end contracts with some U.S. government age...
Tech Workers Demand CEOs Stop Doing Business With ICE, Other U.S. Agencies RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Tech workers from Salesforce, Microsoft, Amazon and Google are putting pressure on their CEOs to cut ties and end contracts with some U.S. government age...
RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And as the U.S. wrestles with the opioid epidemic, the use of one stimulant, methamphetamine, is surging. And it's one of the hardest addictions to overcome. From Colorado Public Radio, John Daley has this on the stubborn presen...
RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: We're spending a lot of time these days thinking about Russia and its relationship to the U.S. The big news yesterday was that indictments against 12 Russian intelligence officers have been brought for conspiring, among other th...
AILSA CHANG, HOST: All right now, back here in Washington - blockbuster charges today from the special counsel investigating Russia's election interference. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein made the announcement at a news conference. (SOUNDBITE...
Critically Endangered Black Rhinos Die After Transportation To Kenya National Park RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And in what feels like a sad irony, eight endangered black rhinos have died after being moved to a new wildlife reserve in Kenya as a way of prot...
Watchful Eyes: At Peer-Run Injection Sites, Drug Users Help Each Other Stay Safe AILSA CHANG, HOST: To prevent overdose deaths, several U.S. cities are considering opening safe injection sites where users can get high under medical supervision. Offic...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Brazil is getting ready to hold a presidential election amid a massive corruption scandal and unprecedented levels of deadly violence. It is clearly a difficult time for many in that country, and young black Brazilians face parti...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Republicans in Congress are increasingly worried that President Trump seems set on waging a trade war with countries across the globe. The Trump administration has slapped tariffs on Chinese goods and on products from close allies...
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's time now for StoryCorps. And today, we're going to hear from a father and his apprentice - Ed Cage and his 26-year-old daughter, Nicole Paris. Back in the '80s, Ed immersed himself in the St. Louis hip-h...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Good morning. I'm David Greene with a guest. MATT VOGEL: (As Kermit) Hey-ho. Kermit the Frog here. GREENE: Hey, Kermit. OK, so the Muppets' first full-length European show this weekend in London. Are you excited? Wait. Where are y...
