RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Tonight in Chicago, President Barack Obama will follow a tradition that dates back to America's first president - the farewell address. NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith has this look at how past presidents have used thi...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The first of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees gets a hearing this morning. Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions was one of Trump's earliest supporters in Congress, now he's in line to become the next attorney general. But...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: At last night's Golden Globes, Damien Chazelle and his movie La La Land made it big. The film won a total of seven awards, including Best Actor and Actress in a Musical or Comedy. Chazelle won for Best Director and Best Screenpla...
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: From head to toe, a first lady's look is heavily scrutinized. Melania Trump is used to that sort of attention. She was on the cover of Vogue in her Dior wedding dress. She's modeled for Harper's Bazaar and Sports Illustrated's sw...
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Omar Saif Ghobash is a Muslim. His two sons are Muslim. He says he worries they're being taught a hateful version of Islam, not an inclusive one. So he sat down and wrote to them, and the collection of writing is now a book calle...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And now it's time for another installment of our series My Big Break. And this one starts out with a bang. KEITH MCCURDY: My name is Bang Bang, and I'm a New York City tattoo artist. MARTIN: His given name is Keith McCurdy, but t...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Many state legislatures around this country have a serious human resources problem. Salaries for being a state legislator are relatively low. And as Johnny Kauffman of member station WABE reports, not everybody can afford to do t...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: One year from now, South Korea will host the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. One Olympic tradition is to select mascots. The Koreans chose two animals native to the country, a white tiger and a black bear. But as NPR's Elise...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Today in Your Health, we report on the consequence of a change at many doctor's offices. It's common that a doctor or nurse enters information on a computer instead of filling out paper forms about the patient. Those electronic m...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now we're going to spend a few minutes with a woman who's redefined what it means to be a leading lady. Sigourney Weaver starred in the Alien movie franchise of the 1980s. Since then, she has cemented her icon status with memorab...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now let's talk about one of the most celebrated chapters in American history, the space race of the 1950s and '60s. The stories of Alan Shepard and John Glenn are well-known, but what about the stories of all the people who worke...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now let's talk about one of the most celebrated chapters in American history, the space race of the 1950s and '60s. The stories of Alan Shepard and John Glenn are well-known, but what about the stories of all the people who worke...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to talk about Hidden Figures for just a few more minutes. The movie is just out this weekend, but it is already a hit with young women of color who are interested in science, technology and math. SASHA WILLIAMS: So my...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally, today we want to look ahead to President Obama's farewell address to the nation on Tuesday. It will take place where it all started for him politically, the city of Chicago. That got us thinking about the custom of a pre...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: On January 20, Donald Trump will be sworn in as president, and Barack Obama will leave the White House. Also on that day, Senator Charles Schumer of New York will become the most powerful Democrat in Washington. As the Senate min...
