KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: City planning is portrayed as a contact sport in the new documentary Citizen Jane: Battle For The City. The film is about activist Jane Jacobs, who fought New York's master builder, Robert Moses, when he was at the height of his...
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Earlier this week, fitness guru Richard Simmons went into the hospital. His manager said he had stomach problems. And then on Wednesday, the 68-year-old thanked his fans for their good wishes in a Facebook post that included this...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A legendary airplane that helped America win the Second World War is being reborn at age 75. The Memphis Belle is undergoing patient and precise restoration. NPR's Noah Adams went to take a look. NOAH ADAMS, BYLINE: I've come...
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Members of Congress return to Washington next week, and that means we can expect to hear again soon about what's known as unmasking. Republicans on the committees investigating Russia's role in the U.S. presidential election have...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Recovering alcoholics tend to avoid the bar. But what happens when the bar is your office? New Orleans bluesman Anders Osborne figured out how to get back to work despite the temptations. Now he's starting a program to help s...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A growing body of research shows climate change is bad, not just for the planet, but for our mental health. People who've lived through weather disasters are more prone to depression, suicide, post-traumatic stress. Psycholog...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Ralph Towner made a name for himself nearly 50 years ago as a member of the Paul Winter Consort. Towner plays the guitar. He composed, perhaps, the Consort's best-known tune. (SOUNDBITE OF PAUL WINTER CONSORT SONG ICARUS) KEL...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Maine is the whitest and oldest state in the U.S. It also has one of the country's lowest birthrates. Demographers say that adds up to a looming crisis for Maine. NPR's Hansi Lo Wang has this story about one Maine community that is...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: The actor Corey Hawkins honestly seems to be everywhere. He is perhaps best known for playing rapper Dr. Dre in the movie Straight Outta Compton. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON) COREY HAWKINS: (As Dr. Dre) All right, s...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: If you filed for an extension on your taxes, you have something in common with the Trump administration and with Congress. They've put off voting on a promised tax overhaul until after they try again to replace the Affordable Car...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: If you filed for an extension on your taxes, you have something in common with the Trump administration and with Congress. They've put off voting on a promised tax overhaul until after they try again to replace the Affordable Car...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: People who are serious in their faith often want to send their children to a religious school - Muslim parents, no different. There are now nearly 300 Islamic schools across the United States, and the number is growing. NPR's Tom...
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The third season of the hit TV drama Fargo begins tonight. And with it comes a challenge - maintaining high quality with new stories and new characters. Based on the first two episodes, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says Fargo deliv...
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: There is some drama here in Hollywood with a possible writers' strike. The Writers Guild of America is negotiating a new contract with studios and networks. The current contract expires May 1, and if the two sides do not come to...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: And let's shift our attention now to politics in France. The far-right presidential candidate there, Marine Le Pen, is hoping to become the first woman elected to the post. To do this, she has to woo female voters who have long co...
