ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The show BoJack Horseman is an adult cartoon that takes a surreal approach to some universal human challenges, like work, self-esteem, relationships. The show's creator, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, now has a new collection of short stori...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's Friday, which is when we hear from StoryCorps. For the past 17 years, Maria Ochoa has ventured into the Arizona desert to try to help people crossing the border from Mexico, people who find themselves stranded or in danger....
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We turn now to news out of the Supreme Court. The court has struck down the conviction of an African American death row inmate who was prosecuted six times for the same crime and by the same prosecutor. The Mississippi Supreme Co...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now, what is Iran's side of shoot down that provoked the near U.S. airstrike? There's no Iranian diplomat to ask in Washington. The U.S. and Iran have not had diplomatic relations since 1979. There is an Iranian ambassador to the...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Stunning development is an overused cliche. But in this instance, the phrase fits. It happened today in the trial of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher. Chief Gallagher is accused of war crimes, including killing a teenage ISIS captive. To...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: That Holy Grail of New York housing rent control could be spreading beyond New York City. New York state has signed sweeping new rent laws that could extend protections throughout the state. Cities such as Buffalo and Rochest...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The United States has a new poet laureate. She is Joy Harjo, the first Native American to hold the position. In making the announcement, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden called Harjo a champion of the art of poetry whose, q...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning that a 40-foot cross in the state of Maryland on public land can stay. Here's the backstory. The cross was built in 1925 and has served as a World War I memorial for almost a hundred year...
NOEL KING, HOST: In Philadelphia, more than 70 police officers have been taken off their regular duties patrolling the city's streets. Philly is dealing with a scandal over the release of thousands of offensive social media posts by police officers a...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Whether you grew up in the city or the country or anywhere in between, you probably remember plenty of summers catching lightning bugs, playing in a gushing fire hydrant, logrolling down hills maybe. KWAME ALEXANDER: OK. I don't...
NOEL KING, HOST: If President Trump follows through on his threat to impose more tariffs on imports from China, one industry that has a lot to lose is U.S. footwear companies. That's because most of the shoes sold here are made in China. Even more of...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Economist Art Laffer is set to receive the Medal of Freedom today from President Trump. Laffer helped popularize the notion that tax cuts can pay for themselves through faster economic growth. Ronald Reagan's former budget direct...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The superhero movie Avengers: Endgame is super close to becoming the highest grossing film in history. It could break the record held by Avatar, nearly $3 billion. So it's really popular. But a certain kind of fan objects to a ce...
(SOUNDBITE OF THE BIGTOP ORCHESTRA'S TEETER BOARD: FOLIES BERGERE (MARCH AND TWO-STEP)) SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Hey there. It's the NPR POLITICS PODCAST. I'm Scott Detrow. Throughout the summer, we're taking you on the road to meet the 2020 Democratic pr...
NOEL KING, HOST: Today, NPR has exclusive reporting that reveals new information in a major civil rights-era murder case. Several white men attacked Reverend James Reeb and two other ministers in Selma, Ala., in March of 1965. Reeb died from his inju...
