MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, let us meet a modern renaissance woman. You might know actress and comedian Amanda Seales from her role as Tiffany in the hit HBO show Insecure. But over the years, you might have caught her on MTV as the host know...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The all-female trio Lula Wiles is giving folk music a new reputation through the band's sophomore album What Will We Do. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, SHAKING AS IT TURNS) LULA WILES: (Singing) Is this land yours? Is this land mine?...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We've talked a lot on this program about plastic in the oceans. China is the biggest culprit when it comes to marine plastic, but Indonesia is second. Two young women on Bali are on a mission to change that beginning with plastic...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Fear is leading many immigrant families to cut their ties with health care and other critical government programs. Researchers in Texas say that's one reason why there are more children going without health insurance. Ashley Lopez...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: You might want to set aside your cornflakes for a moment now. Ed Yong writes in The Atlantic about a substance he says, quote, looks revolting but is also one of nature's more wondrous substances, unlike anything else that's been c...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: I try not to say sports hero. An athlete may be electrifying and adored and do much for their communities, but real heroes are people who run into burning buildings to save lives. Heroes are people who enrich the lives of others an...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Venezuelan media is controlled by the government. Figuring out what is truth, rumor, propaganda has always been difficult. In recent days, though, it's been even more confusing. President Nicolas Maduro has refused to cede power to...
(SOUNDBITE OF NICOLA CRUZ'S SIETE) SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Our next guest is one of the most well-known electronic musicians in South America. NICOLA CRUZ: I'm Nicola Cruz. I'm a musician based in Ecuador. I mainly focus on electronic music, kind of mixin...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The novel At The Wolf's Table begins with what sounds like a fine meal - string beans doused with melted butter, roasted peppers, rice and peas, apple strudel for dessert. Opulent cuisine, really, for 1943 Germany, and Rosa Sauer i...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Fannie Drumwright Davis Robinson was an esteemed civic figure in Detroit. She was married to her teenage sweetheart, came up from the segregated South, lived in a fine red-brick colonial house where she cared and cared well for the...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Actor and producer Jada Pinkett Smith is expanding her onscreen presence. From the early '90s in A Different World... (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, A DIFFERENT WORLD) JADA PINKETT SMITH: (As Lena) Understand that I'm here just trying to...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A new sitcom premiering tonight on Comedy Central offers a unique look at how fame happens these days. NPR's Glen Weldon says The Other Two mixes over-the-top satire with a surprisingly warm, intimate sense of humor. GLEN WELDON,...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now let's talk of religious voters. When we talk about voters who are people of faith, religious conservatives get most of the attention. But with liberals increasingly energized, some faith leaders want to rally religious voters...
Beyond 'Shallow': A Look At The Oscars Picks For Best Original Song MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: There were some surprises in this year's Oscar nominations, but this next conversation is about one that will have surprised absolutely no one who's been pay...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In Guatemala, there's been a wave of killings of indigenous leaders over the last year. International human rights organizations have tried to raise the alarm, but in Guatemala itself, there's been little outrage and silence from...
