A Lost 'Little Boy' Nears 100: Poet And Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Poet and publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti is enjoying one of the benefits of living to 100. It's almost like you're present to read your own obituary. Ferling...
AILSA CHANG, HOST: How many of us have felt, at some point in our work lives, stuck in dead-end jobs, where the work we were doing was unimaginative and soul-sucking, where the purpose was - well, what was the purpose anyway? Writer Halle Butler has...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Let's go now to Kashmir. That's a valley high in the Himalayas that's been the subject of conflict for generations just as it is now. The region is split between India and Pakistan. Separatists are fighting for independence. Hund...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Let's go now to Kashmir. That's a valley high in the Himalayas that's been the subject of conflict for generations just as it is now. The region is split between India and Pakistan. Separatists are fighting for independence. Hund...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Two South American countries have been in the news a lot lately. Venezuela's economy has collapsed in a political crisis. And in Brazil, a new far-right president has made racist comments. And he's accused of stoking anti-gay viole...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President Trump has vetoed the congressional attempt to block his national emergency declaration, but that is not the end of that story. It goes to the courts next. In Texas' Rio Grande Valley, hundreds of landowners have receive...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Albert Einstein predicted that some cosmic smashups would be so powerful, they'd create ripples in the very fabric of the universe. A century later, physicists proved him right when they detected the ripples created by the collis...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Senator Amy Klobuchar wants it both ways. She's built her career as a moderate who can strike compromise with the other side. But as a Democratic candidate for president, Klobuchar calls herself a progressive. So what do her poli...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Preet Bharara has been thinking about the justice system. He's had time since President Trump fired him as a U.S. attorney in Manhattan in 2017. Now Bharara has written a book about a justice system that is meant to protect the i...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Senator Bernie Sanders is running for president again. I sat down with the self-styled Democratic socialist last week in his office on Capitol Hill. It's part of our Opening Arguments series, where we talk with major 2020 contend...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: When older people have dementia, it's commonly assumed that they have Alzheimer's disease, but that is not the only form of dementia. There are other causes. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on why it's important to get the right diagn...
Misophonia: When Life's Noises Drive You Mad RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The sound of someone chewing or smacking gum can be annoying, but for some people, these noises trigger instant rage or panic. This is not just an eccentricity. It is a real condition,...
After Years Of Abuse By Priests, #NunsToo Are Speaking Out STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: When Pope Francis convened a meeting on sexual abuse in the Catholic church last month, some of the most shocking stories came from nuns. The meeting gave many a chance t...
A Parable Of International Development From Dave Eggers RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: In a matter of days, there will be a parade to celebrate a road unifying the two regions of a country torn apart by civil war, that is if two contractors are able to constru...
A 'Mainstreaming Of Bigotry' As White Extremism Reveals Its Global Reach STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Last week's mass shooting in New Zealand was an extreme example of white nationalist violence. But while it's extreme, it is not alone. White hate ideology...
