(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Ambassador John Bolton is re-entering the public debate with a talk here on NPR. Since the president fired his national security adviser in September, Bolton has largely avoided the media. He...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: David, are you a fan of Star Wars? DAVID GREENE, HOST: My whole life, Steve. INSKEEP: OK. Whole-life fan of Star Wars, well, you have an opportunity, once again, to hear this iconic theme. (SOUNDBITE OF JOHN WILLIAMS' STAR WARS [...
Griselda Set Out To Be Your Favorite Rapper's Favorite Rappers. It's Paying Off DAVID GREENE, HOST: Now we have the story of a rap trio from Buffalo, N.Y. Over the past 12 months, they have put out eight records, including their major label debut. An...
NOEL KING, HOST: A woman named Angela Okafor has made history in the small city of Bangor, Maine. Okafor is an attorney and a small-business owner, and now she's something else, too. She's the first immigrant and the first person of color elected as...
NOEL KING, HOST: Boeing's decision to suspend production of its 737 Max airplanes has hit the airline industry, but it probably won't stop there. Boeing is this country's most important industrial company, so important that the decision to stop makin...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: The new Star Wars film, The Rise Of Skywalker, continues that epic storyline of endurance and rebellion. Those themes have long resonated with Native American fans in the Southwest, who say the story speaks to their own historical...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The point of most video games is to defeat your competition. But a new game out today called Wattam has a different intention, aiming to bring people together. It's the creation of a renowned video game designer, Keita Takahashi....
NOEL KING, HOST: Many fewer students are going to college this year. That's according to some new data out today. Those low enrollment numbers mean that many colleges are struggling to fill lecture halls and classrooms. And that could mean trouble. I...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Boonoonoonous Hair is a children's book by poet and author Olive Senior... OLIVE SENIOR: Boonoonoonous (laughter). GARCIA-NAVARRO: ...Who very patiently explained how to pronounce. SENIOR: Boonoonoonous (laughter) - you bre...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There is another American who once got a great, big ol' bear hug from a Russian leader... (SOUNDBITE OF VAN CLIBURN PERFORMANCE OF TCHAIKOVSKY'S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN B FLAT MINOR) SIMON: ...Van Cliburn, curly-headed Texas kid wh...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A woman lived in her car in front of our apartment building for a couple of weeks. Our family brought down some food, clothing and a blanket, but the woman hesitated to open her door when we knocked and smiled. After all, who were...
Grieving LeBaron Family Wants U.S. To Designate Mexican Cartels As Terrorists ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: It's been a month since the brutal massacre of nine women and children in northern Mexico. They were all dual U.S.-Mexican citizens, members of the exten...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have the story of a central figure in the Ukraine affair. We are reviewing the history of Rudolph Giuliani, the president's personal lawyer. He is an oversized figure in public debate, as he has been for decades. (SOUNDBITE OF...
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) NOEL KING, HOST: It's StoryCorps time. Jessica Kibblewhite's dad, Edward Kibblewhite, was an astronomer. One of his inventions lets scientists take clear pictures of stars. Last year, Jessica and her husband were having a hard ti...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The librarian Nancy Pearl is with us next. She is the author of, among other things, the Book Lust series of books, which recommend things to read, which is exactly what she does from time to time here on MORNING EDITION. And she...
