NPRflipped into Music Not My Job: We Quiz Opera Star Renée Fleming On 'Baby Shark'NPR How much do (do do do do do) you think opera star Renée Fleming knows about the hit children's song Baby Shark?
NPRflipped into PoliticsBoris Johnson U.K. Parliament Votes To Delay Vote On Johnson's Breakthrough Brexit PlanNPR - Alexander TuerkThe British parliament delayed a vote on a Brexit deal by three months Saturday, another defeat for Prime Minister Boris Johnson in what had appeared to have been a breakthrough in negotiations between
NPRflipped into World NewsWorld News Chile's Capital Engulfed In Chaos As Metro Protests IntensifyNPR - Alexander TuerkProtests in Santiago, Chile's capital, shut down metro service Friday afternoon and left a high-rise engulfed in flames, prompting President Sebastian Pinera to declare a state of emergency in the city.
NPRflipped into Arts & LifeCulture In 'Reincarnation Stories,' Visual Exuberance Masks Artistic CareNPR - Etelka LehoczkyYes, there are monkeys. There are Hollywood cowboys and antique toys in Kim Deitch's graphic novel Reincarnation Stories, as well as cartoon magpies Heckle and Jeckle, a storytelling robot and a crystal
NPRflipped into Fresh AirElton John Fresh Air Weekend: Elton John; Novelist Attica LockeNPRFresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers,
NPRflipped into World NewsCatalonia Protests Rock Spain's Catalonia Region But Residents Are Divided Over IndependenceNPR - Lucía BenavidesPeaceful marches, a general strike and violent unrest have convulsed Catalonia, in northeastern Spain, this week after a group of Catalan leaders received long prison sentences. On Monday, Spain's Supreme
NPRflipped into BusinessBoeing Pilots' 2016 Messages Show Concerns With Boeing SystemNPR - David Schaper Messages between two Boeing pilots from 2016 show they had problems with a flight control system in the 737 Max that one describes as "egregious," but the company told the FAA the plane was safe.
NPRflipped into HealthCalifornia California Wants To Train Doctors To Prevent Gun DeathsNPR NPR's Scott Simon asks UC Davis Health psychiatrist Amy Barnhorst about training doctors to prevent gun deaths through counseling patients.
NPRflipped into SportsWashington Nationals Opinion: For Washington's Nats, A Long And Winding Road To The World SeriesNPR - Scott SimonThe World Series begins next week, the Washington Nationals against the Houston Astros or New York Yankees. When was the last World Series with a team from Washington, D.C.? Like most everything in the
NPRflipped into World NewsMiddle East The Middle East: Trump Pulls Back, Putin Pushes InNPR - Greg Myre Donald Trump wants to reduce the U.S. presence in the Middle East. Vladimir Putin has been pushing to increase Russia's role. Events in Syria have crystallized the larger aims of both leaders.
NPRflipped into Arts & LifeCulture 'Everybody's Other Than Everybody Else': Choreographer Mark MorrisNPR - Scott SimonWhen Mark Morris was a 6-year-old in Seattle, he'd stuff his feet into Tupperware juice cups so he could walk en pointe. In essence, it worked. Morris grew up to become a celebrated dancer, choreographer
NPRflipped into MusicSara Bareilles My Signature Song: 'She Used To Be Mine' By Sara BareillesNPR Listener Ashley Syruws of Buffalo, N.Y., shares her signature song, "She Used to Be Mine" by Sara Bareilles. It helped her break away from an unhappy marriage.
NPRflipped into U.S. NewsMentoring Mentoring Those Who Faced Sexual AbuseNPR - Samantha Max Some children who are sexually abused may turn to crime if they don't find help. A young man in Tennessee is opening up about his own abuse and the trouble that followed as a way to help others.
NPRflipped into World NewsNPR The U.S.-Negotiated Ceasefire Deal Is 'Really Terrible,' Kurdish General SaysNPR - Daniel Estrin In an update two days into the announced pause in hostilities between Turkey and forces in Syria, NPR speaks with a Kurdish general.
NPRflipped into ScienceParis Meet The Mysterious Blob At The Paris ZooNPR NPR's Scott Simon asks Audrey Dussutour of the French National Center for Scientific Research about a blob on display at the Paris Zoological Park.
NPRflipped into Arts & LifeCulture John Le Carré Fears For The Future In 'Agent Running In The Field'NPR - Scott SimonHate to disappoint, but John le Carré doesn't have any top-secret spy intel. "People approach me thinking I know amazing inside secrets. I truly don't," he says. Le Carré's spy days are long behind him.
NPRflipped into U.S. NewsEmmett Till Emmett Till Memorial Dedicated For 4th Time After VandalismNPR NPR's Scott Simon talks to Patrick Weems, executive director of the Emmett Till Memorial Commission, about this weekend's rededication of a memorial sign after after the first three were vandalized.
NPRflipped into SportsWorld Series Saturday Sports: World SeriesNPR It's all about baseball as NPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about the World Series matchup, and about Yankees fans behaving badly.
NPRflipped into BooksBooks George R.R. Martin Really Does Know You Want Him To Write FasterNPR - Scott SimonGeorge R. R. Martin has sold more than 90 million books around the world. He's written all kinds of things, but of course he's best known for his epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire — which was
NPRflipped into World NewsBrexit U.K. Parliament Debates Latest Brexit PlanNPR - Frank Langfitt In a rare Saturday session, Britain's Parliament is debating the latest proposal for removing the U.K. from the European Union.
NPRflipped into PoliticsWorld News What Oligarch Dmytro Firtash Has To Do With The Ukraine ScandalNPR NPR's Scott Simon interviews Time reporter Simon Shuster about Dmytro Firtash, a Ukrainian oligarch fighting extradition to the U.S. Shuster says he helped get dirt on the Bidens to Trump supporters.
NPRflipped into World NewsDemocrats Where The 2020 Democrats Stand On Foreign PolicyNPR NPR's Scott Simon talks with Susan Glasser of The New Yorker about the Democratic presidential candidates' foreign policy positions.
NPRflipped into World NewsEvo Morales Bolivians Vote Whether To Give Evo Morales 4th TermNPR - John Otis Bolivians go to the polls Sunday. President Evo Morales is running for a fourth term, fueling fears of creeping authoritarianism. His main opponent is Carlos Mesa, himself a former president.
NPRflipped into MusicCongo Congo's KOKOKO! Makes Joyful Dance Music From Instruments Made Of JunkNPR - Isabella Gomez SarmientoBefore the members of Congolese music collective KOKOKO! take the stage at Washington, D.C.'s Rock & Roll Hotel, they slip into bright yellow jumpsuits. The fashion choice, they explain, has utilitarian
NPRflipped into HealthSocial Work PHOTOS: Why Lynsey Addario Has Spent 10 Years Covering Maternal MortalityNPR - Emily VaughnEditor's note: This story includes images that some readers may find disturbing. When photojournalist Lynsey Addario was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship in 2009, she took it as a chance to work on a that
NPRflipped into Arts & LifeDan Savage 'Modern Love' Is An Uneven Tour Of New York RomanceNPR - Linda HolmesIt is both a positive and negative attribute of the anthology series that it tends to be uneven. Black Mirror is, the new Twilight Zone was, Room 104 is. And now, Amazon is presenting an eight-episode
NPRflipped into World NewsWorld News Impeachment Inquiry Update: What This Week Revealed About The Ukraine AffairNPR - Philip EwingPresident Trump deputized lawyer Rudy Giuliani to run a shadow foreign policy for Ukraine outside the State Department, witnesses told Congress this past week — and the White House said people should over
NPRflipped into U.S. NewsBill Johnson California Can Expect Blackouts For A Decade, Says PG&E CEONPR - Richard GonzalesThe CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. told California energy regulators that the state will likely see blackouts for another 10 years like the one imposed last week that left as many as 800,000 customers
NPRflipped into U.S. NewsBoeing Boeing Pilots Detected 737 Max Flight Control Glitch 2 Years Before Deadly CrashNPR - David SchaperNew evidence indicates that Boeing pilots knew about "egregious" problems with the 737 Max airplane three years ago, but federal regulators were not told about them. Investigators say the plane's new control
