Opinion: Want Another Dog, Kids? Let's 'Have That Conversation' SCOTT SIMON, HOST: I want to thank politicians for promoting a new cliche I now deploy to avoid giving direct answers to my daughters. When they ask, can we get a second dog, learn how t...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Now the story of an evening of music that celebrates the Great Migration, when millions of African Americans left the South between 1916 and 1970. The concert - Two Wings: The Music Of Black America In Migration. It includes...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A 50th birthday trip planned by Amy Poehler in an Airbnb owned by Tina Fey in Napa Valley, Calif. - throw in Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, lots and lots of wine, and it's a party. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, WINE COUNTRY) AMY POEHLER: (As...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: About 20 million Americans have a felony record, and people with a prison record will tell you it's hard to get a job because companies are wary of hiring them. But that might be changing thanks to a tight job market. With more e...
NOEL KING, HOST: Presidential candidate Julian Castro has a plan to change immigration law, and he doesn't seem worried about who attacks it. The Democrat from Texas says crossing the border illegally should no longer be a crime. The former Cabinet s...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Federal storm forecasters say this year's Atlantic hurricane season will be near normal. As NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports, that still means a lot of potentially damaging storms. REBECCA HERSHER, BYLINE: Federal hurricane fore...
Senate Reaches $19 Billion Deal For Disaster Aid Without Border Wall Funding MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Across the country, other states are still recovering from their own disasters - flooding in the Midwest, wildfires in California, hurricanes in the...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Kirsten Gillibrand has been in Congress for over a decade - first, representing New York's 20th Congressional District and now in the U.S. Senate - which is usually a pretty good resume to run on in a presidential primary. But th...
RAMTIN ARABLOUEI, HOST: We're going to start this episode with a story from a Chinese fable. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) ZVI BEN-DOR BENITE: There used to be an old man who had a farm. And he was cultivating this farm, you know, but he had a lot of problems...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Scientists think they have a way to fight infections when antibiotics fail. Doctors report increasing danger from drug-resistant infections, and they're hoping a gene editing technique offers a solution. The technique known as CR...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: You can't really ever say, this moment was the greatest moment in sports. But Super Bowl III, in 1969, has got to be up there. The New York Jets were playing the mighty Baltimore Colts. Nobody predicted the Jets would win. Well, e...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: We're now going to turn to Rashema Melson. She and I first spoke in 2014 when she was graduating as valedictorian of Anacostia High School in Washington, D.C. She'd been living in a homeless shelter with her mother and brother. J...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tried to guide Democrats away from starting impeachment proceedings against President Trump since she picked up the gavel this year. But the White House continues to block congressional efforts to i...
(SOUNDBITE OF THE BIGTOP ORCHESTRA'S TEETER BOARD: FOLIES BERGERE (MARCH AND TWO-STEP)) TAMARA KEITH, HOST: Hey there. It's the NPR POLITICS PODCAST. I'm Tamara Keith. Throughout the spring and summer, we will be taking you on the road to meet the 20...
NOEL KING, HOST: It's been a long time coming, but paychecks are finally getting bigger. It's one of the ripple effects of the tight job market, which we are exploring all this week. NPR's Scott Horsley has this story. SCOTT HORSLEY, BYLINE: For almo...
