Vive Le Confort! For Corseted Courtiers, This Dress Was A French Revolution DAVID GREENE, HOST: Last February in Paris, a really old dress sold for more than $150,000. Granted, the dress might have been worn at Versailles, and it's in mint condition,...
How A Wave Is Unlike An Armadillo: One Reporter's Summer Puzzle AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: This summer, NPR's science desk has been obsessing over waves - ocean waves, sound waves, even the wave you sometimes see fans doing at sporting events. Science corr...
Controversy Grows In Rio Over Political Protests During Olympics STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Brazil's former president is facing impeachment, its interim president is just as unpopular, and political protest is making an appearance at the Olympics. NPR's Lu...
Revisiting Ferguson: 2 Years After The Shooting Of Michael Brown STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Today marks two years since Michael Brown, an unarmed, black 18-year-old, was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. St. Louis Public Radio's Durrie B...
In A Rare Speech, Japan's Emperor Hints At Abdicating STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The emperor of Japan was once considered a god. That status ended after World War II. And this next story shows the symbolic head of state has ordinary human desires. He's hin...
When Pregnant Women Need Medicine, They Encounter A Void STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Some pregnant women face an excruciating choice. It's whether to keep taking medications or whether to stop taking them, risking their own health to avoid any possible risk...
Food Manga: Where Culture, Conflict And Cooking All Collide STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I'm Steve Inskeep with one sure way to learn something about an overseas culture - learn about its food. This installment of Hidden Kitchens takes us to Japan. In pa...
The Chimera Quandary: Is It Ethical To Create Hybrid Embryos? RAY SUAREZ, HOST: Now it's time for our regular feature Words You'll Hear, where we try to understand what's happening in the news by parsing some of the words associated with it. This wee...
40 Years On, A Controversial Film On Islam's Origins Is Now A Classic RAY SUAREZ, HOST: We're going to switch gears now and look at an unusual movie with a long history. Depictions of the Prophet Muhammad have led to violence, most recently last year...
How 'Stronger Together' Became Clinton's Response To 'Make America Great Again' DAVID GREENE, HOST: From the very beginning of this presidential campaign, Donald Trump has had a bold, memorable, some might say implicitly negative slogan - make Americ...
'Imperial Wife' Trains Its Spotlight On Powerful Women, Past And Present AILSA CHANG, HOST: Irina Reyn's new novel is about two marriages. It's a dual narrative. One marriage takes place in the present day and the other in imperial Russia, the story...
'Engine Block Burritos' And Other Road Trip Tips From Touring Musicians AILSA CHANG, HOST: Road trips mean different things to different people. Maybe you're counting yellow cars or listening to all the Harry Potters. Personally, I always end up fall...
Words Of Wisdom From Young Adult Authors: Jason Reynolds AILSA CHANG, HOST: Throughout August, we'll bring you stories and advice from authors who have written for young people about that pivotal moment where they've left home and set out on their ow...
How Can We Stop Sexual Assault At Music Festivals? One Group Says, Start By Educating AILSA CHANG, HOST: Summer is a time for music festivals around the world, with thousands of people gathering to enjoy their favorite bands and musicians. But in Swe...
Not My Job: Keegan-Michael Key Of 'Key Peele' Gets Quizzed On Peels PETER SAGAL, HOST: And now the game where we ask talented people to do things they have no talent for. It's confusing to everyone. We call it Not My Job. So Keegan-Michael Key was a...
