AILSA CHANG, HOST: The caravan of migrants making its way across Mexico could have political implications far from the southwest border. With the midterm election less than two weeks away, Republican candidates are joining President Trump in talking...
You Might Learn A 'Little' About Madame Tussaud In New Novel Based On Her Life AILSA CHANG, HOST: Madame Tussaud is a familiar name. You might have visited one of her wax museums, but few people know anything about Madame Tussaud, like the fact that...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We are deep into an election season when a vital question is who shows up? Karen Grigsby Bates of NPR's Code Switch team met people who want to grab young voters' attention by making them laugh. KAREN GRIGSBY BATES, BYLINE: A new...
You're Gonna Hear Them Roar: 'I Am Woman' Is An Anthem Beyond Its Era DAVID GREENE, HOST: Here is one timeless song. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, I AM WOMAN) HELEN REDDY: (Singing) I am woman, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore. And I know too much to...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Riz Ahmed is everywhere. He's the co-star of the comic book blockbuster Venom. He's in an indie Western The Sisters Brothers. Meanwhile he's releasing music and selling out concerts. He's also a magazine covers and might even be...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: This month, we have been looking at life in rural America and sharing the results of a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. It found 1 in 4 rural Americans view o...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Not for 20 years has there been a Democratic governor in Nevada. It's an increasingly blue state in presidential elections. The governor's office has stayed red, but this year, Republicans face a challenge, as NPR's Leila Fadel r...
FACT CHECK: President Trump's False Claims On Migrant Caravan, Tax Cuts AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: President Trump is campaigning hard with just two weeks to go till the midterm elections, and he's keeping the fact-checkers busy. We're going to take a look...
20 Years Of Cher's 'Believe' And Its Auto-Tune Legacy (SOUNDBITE OF CHER'S BELIEVE) AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Those are the opening notes of Cher's hit song Believe. Believe it or not, the dance anthem has just turned 20 years old. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, BEL...
NOEL KING, HOST: Congressman Tom MacArthur, a Republican from New Jersey, ran in 2016 on a pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act. That helped him win re-election in a district that President Trump also won. But following through on his promise cou...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, is in Moscow for a second day today. He's there to discuss President Trump's pledge to withdraw from an arms control treaty that bans certain kinds of missiles. This is on...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This fall's governor's races include one in the largest swing state, Florida. The Democratic mayor of Tallahassee, Andrew Gillum, is facing former Republican Congressman Ron DeSantis. NPR's Greg Allen reports on a campaign waged...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Next we have news of a side effect of booming cities where housing costs are soaring and people are priced out. People who can't buy in are moving to smaller cities. Think about San Francisco and Oakland, you know, or Manhattan a...
Another Storm Victim Pecan Groves In Southwest Georgia NOEL KING, HOST: When Hurricane Michael plowed through southwest Georgia, it hit that area's farms like a bomb. Cotton fields near harvest were blown bare, and decades-old pecan groves were level...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Uber, the ride-hailing app, is in business with hundreds of virtual restaurants. These are restaurants that exist mainly online delivering food to your house via a service called Uber Eats. Uber says it is helping restaurants gro...
