SHANKAR VEDANTAM, HOST: This is HIDDEN BRAIN. I'm Shankar Vedantam. The turn of the year is a time when we set the old aside and welcome the new into our lives. And so today, we bring you a tale of loss and renewal from December 2015. It appeals to m...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Thirty-three years ago, NPR led its newscast with a headline that draws parallels to today. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED BROADCAST) UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: American journalist Nicholas Daniloff could be sentenced to death under Soviet l...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Before she became the director of the CIA, Gina Haspel spent much of her career overseas and undercover. And she wants more CIA officers doing the same. In her one speech as head of the spy agency, she said a top priority is to.....
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There's a recent study out of Oregon that shows that race comes into play, even when it means administering lifesaving care. Specifically, this study shows black patients are 40 percent less likely to get pain medication than whi...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: At some point in their lives, many artists spend time painting themselves - self-portraits that express who they are at a particular moment. Washington's National Portrait Gallery is showing over 70 such works. Edward Hopper, at...
NOEL KING, HOST: The leaders of North and South Korea met three times in 2018. That was unprecedented. But during all of this diplomacy, people who have actually lived under the North Korean regime, defectors, have urged some caution. From Seoul, NPR...
U.S. Agents Fire Tear Gas At Migrants Trying To Cross Mexico Border RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: In the early hours of the new year, American Border Patrol agents fired tear gas into Mexico. They say they were aiming at about 150 people who were trying to br...
