SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Now the latest installment in our series Brave New Workers about people adapting to the changing economy. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: I need a job, and I don't have a skill set other than flying. UNIDENTIFIED MAN #...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Egyptian officials are tightening security ahead of Monday's presidential elections as they investigate a deadly car bomb in Alexandria today. Egypt's President Sisi, a former army general who came to power after a military coup, i...
AILSA CHANG, HOST: The mass shooting in February at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School transformed the lives of many people in the community. Survivors found they have a powerful voice in the gun control debate. And they have been speaking up. Soph...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The recent revelations that a voter targeting firm harvested the personal data of some 50 million Facebook users have left many people on that social network feeling uneasy. As NPR's Laura Sydell reports, there are some ways to bet...
AILSA CHANG, HOST: The new Netflix biopic Roxanne Roxanne tells the story of one of the first female stars in hip-hop history - Roxanne Shante. The film focuses on the beginning of her career when she was a freestyling, rapping prodigy in the Queensb...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Mari Andrew is the dark-haired woman in black glasses in real life and cartoons that she draws for her Instagram account about what she learns as she goes along in her real life about loss, love and trying to grow up by the time yo...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The narrator of Ariel Lawhon's new novel asked readers on the first page... ARIEL LAWHON: (Reading) Am I truly Anastasia Romanov - a beloved daughter, a revered icon, a Russian grand duchess? Or am I an impostor - a fraud, a liar,...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Wes Anderson's new animated puppet movie is called Isle Of Dogs. I'm saying that carefully because if you say Isle Of Dogs quickly, it comes out sounding a lot like I love dogs. And of course I only feel OK about dogs, but Wes An...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: President Trump has revoked a blanket ban on transgender military service he tried to impose last summer. A new detailed ban released late last night has the support of some religious conservatives but has renewed fury among advoca...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: President Trump has signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill, but he made a point of saying he wasn't happy about it. And that signature only came after the president set up a reality television-style cliffhanger. NPR White House cor...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The student-led anti-gun violence rally March For Our Lives takes place in Washington this weekend. Since D.C. hotels are expensive, a number of area residents are opening up their homes free of charge to the students and familie...
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Workers in traditional steel towns across the country are rejoicing over President Trump's steep tariffs on imported steel that go into effect tomorrow. Already, U.S. Steel is calling back 500 laid-off workers to restart one of its...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: On every birthday, Anjali Sachdeva starts a new story. She's a writer, so it's a way to mark the day and to force herself to cook up some new ideas. A few years ago, though, she found herself struggling. ANJALI SACHDEVA: What can...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: During his eight years on Saturday Night Live, Bill Hader played everyone from Clint Eastwood to former Chinese President Hu Jintao. But in his new HBO series Barry, Hader may have created his most challenging role - a hit man wh...
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Joining us to talk a little bit more about the incoming national security adviser is NPR's Michele Kelemen. Hey, Michele. MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: Hi. Nice to be here. CHANG: So as we just heard, John Bolton is a regular commentato...
