Publishers' Dilemma: Judge A Book By Its Data Or Trust The Editor's Gut? KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Publishing is a notoriously risky business. A publishing house might give a first-time author a six-figure deal, and then the book flops. It's always been h...
Drones That Launch Flaming Balls Are Being Tested To Help Fight Wildfires STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I'm Steve Inskeep with yet another use for drones. You already know they're used for surveillance and taking video. Now researchers want to use them to...
Despite Pockets Of Popularity, Are Cargo Shorts Gauche? STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And let's take a moment now to mark a dramatic turning point in men's fashion. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) CRAIG FERGUSON: Cargo shorts. (LAUGHTER) MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY...
In The Olympic Spirit, Tourists Are Giving Rio Benefit Of The Doubt RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: With the Olympics set to start in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, athletes and tourists are flooding the city. NPR correspondent Lulu Garcia-Navarro checked in with s...
N.Y. Attorney General: Nation's Flood Insurance Program Defrauding Taxpayers RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: NPR and Frontline recently brought you a story investigating insurance companies in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. We found that private insurance compa...
MTV Looks To Capitalize On Nostalgia With New 'Classic' Channel AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: This is now considered classic. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD) MIKE JUDGE: (As Beavis) Did you know when you eat rump roast, you're eating a cow's butt...
Planning For The Future Of A Park Where The Trees Have One Name RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: One hundred years ago this month, the National Park Service was founded to protect the nation's iconic landscapes. Now, many of those landscapes face a new risk - a...
The Oyster's Mighty Comeback Is Creating Cleaner U.S. Waterways ELISE HU, HOST: Oyster farms are rapidly sprouting up along America's eastern shoreline. Production doubled in just the past six years, driven by the farm-to-table movement. As Delaware...
More Children Fall Victim To Street Shootings Amid Spike In Chicago DAVID GREENE, HOST: So far this year, nearly 370 children in the United States who are 12 years old or younger have been harmed or killed by gunfire. This is according to the non-pro...
History, Horchata And Hope: How Classic Kiosks Are Boosting Lisbon's Public Life RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Today we continue with our new season of Hidden Kitchens: War and Peace and Food. This morning, The Kitchen Sisters, Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson,...
Comparing Both Conventions As TV: Did Either One Get An Edge? KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The numbers are in on how many people tuned in to watch Hillary Clinton accept the presidential nomination last night, and that number is more than 33 million. It is l...
Why High School Students Need More Than College Prep MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Switching gears now, it's pretty much a given these days that high school graduates are supposed to go to college. About 7 out of 10 graduates say that's where they're headed....
Second Acts: Heather Headley Is Back On Broadway After A '15-Year Intermission' MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And speaking of treats, let's hear now from singer and actress Heather Headley. She made a splash on Broadway in the late '90s, first as Nala in the...
U.S. Olympian Kim Rhode Takes Her Shot At History To Dispel Stigma ELISE HU, HOST: Olympic skeet shooter Kim Rhode has a shot at history this year. With a medal in Rio, she could become the first U.S. Olympic athlete to medal in six consecutive Summe...
Midnight Release Party Summons Muggles For Eighth Harry Potter Installment ELISE HU, HOST: It was literally a dark and stormy night here in Washington, D.C., last night, an appropriate backdrop for the crowds of eager readers in wizard robes. They pa...
