Culture Alexandra Fuller Turns The Lens On Her Father In Her Memoir 'Travel Light, Move Fast'NPR NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Alexandra Fuller about her memoir, Travel Light, Move Fast. It centers on her father, Tim Fuller, a self-exiled black sheep who left England for Africa.
Earth How Arctic Fires Are Impacting Earth's AtmosphereNPR More than two million acres of forest have burned in Alaska this year. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with climate change researcher Nancy Fresco about the impact these fires have on the Earth's atmosphere.
NPR Robert Cameron, New CFPB Student Loan Watchdog, Is A Former Industry ExecutiveNPR - Cory Turner The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is getting a new student loan watchdog. Robert Cameron is a former top official at one of the large student loan servicing companies the CFPB once policed.
Play buttonMiles Davis Looking Back On 'Bitches Brew': The Year Miles Davis Plugged Jazz InNPR - Audie Cornish , Noah CaldwellFifty years ago this August, Miles Davis assembled a group of musicians to record the sprawling, groundbreaking album Bitches Brew. With the sounds of Jimi Hendrix, Sly & the Family Stone and James Brown
Student Finance Trump Signs Executive Order Forgiving All Federal Student Loan Debt For Disabled VetsNPR - Quil Lawrence President Trump has signed a presidential memorandum that is designed to increase the number of "permanently disabled veterans" who erase their federal student loan debt.
NRA Trump Softens Support For New Background Check Laws After Call With NRA HeadNPR - Tim Mak President Trump is softening his support for new background checks for gun buyers after a phone conversation with the head of the NRA. Although the group is in turmoil, it retains its influence.
U.S. Economy Would A Payroll Tax Cut Help The U.S. Economy?NPR NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jason Furman, who was President Obama's chief economic adviser, about Trump administration's consideration to stimulate the economy via payroll tax cuts.
Iranian U.S. Warns Countries Not To Do Business With Iranian Oil Tanker In The MediterraneanNPR - Joanna Kakissis An Iranian oil tanker recently released by authorities in Gibraltar is making it's way across the Mediterranean Sea possibly toward Greece. The U.S. is telling countries not to deal with it.
Advocacy Immigration Advocate Weighs In On Trump Administration's Move To End Flores AgreementNPR NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Wendy Young, president of the child advocacy organization KIND, about President Trump's moves to change requirements for the detention of migrant children.
Anti-Semitism Trump Again Uses Word Associated With Antisemitism When Talking About Jewish VotersNPR - Tamara Keith President Trump has now twice said that anyone who votes for a Democrat is "disloyal" to Jewish People and Israel. But talking about loyalty hearkens to a centuries old antisemitic trope.
Miami, FL Miami Police Arrest Suspect In Shooting After He Reports His Gun Was StolenNPR - Bobby AllynA man in Miami seemed to be trying to clear his name this week when he presented himself to police as someone who had his gun stolen recently, but the event took a surprising turn when police realized
World News Tens Of Thousands Of Fires Ravage Brazilian Amazon, Where Deforestation Has SpikedNPR - Colin DwyerFires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest are proliferating at an alarming rate. That's the gist of an announcement this week by the country's National Institute for Space Research, or INPE. According to the
Migrant Children Migrant Children Could Be Detained Indefinitely Under A New Trump Administration RuleNPR NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with White House spokesman Adam Kennedy about the Trump administration's plan to end the Flores agreement, changing how migrant children are detained.
Native Americans Native American Tribes Say Indian Horse Relays Are America's First Extreme SportNPR - Nate Hegyi One of the ways Native tribes in the West celebrate their history and culture is through annual summer horse races. They're known as Indian Relays, and tribes call them America's first extreme sport.
NPR Wildlife Staff Outside Denver Work To Stop The Spread Of Plague Among Prairie DogsNPR An outbreak of plague has struck a prairie dog population outside of Denver. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with research wildlife biologist Dean Biggins about the risks to the region's ecology.
World News 'The Government Is Very Afraid': Meet Moscow's New Opposition Leader, Lyubov SobolNPR - Lucian KimLyubov Sobol looks frail after ending a monthlong hunger strike. The unexpected protagonist of equally unexpected anti-government demonstrations in the Russian capital this summer, she speaks softly and
Gun Control Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer On His Vision For Gun ControlNPR NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer about his vision for more effective gun control and his desire to meet with President Trump during his Louisville visit.
Ransomware What Can Be Done To Fight Back Against Ransomware AttacksNPR NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Josephine Wolff, a professor at Tufts University, about software that is available to help ransomware victims recover their files and why it is rarely used in the U.S.
Vermont How Red Flag Laws Are Used In VermontNPR - Melissa Block Recent mass shootings have accelerated calls for more "red flag" or "extreme risk" laws. But they're far more likely to be used in cases of threatened suicide.
Plastic Plastics: What’s Recyclable, What Becomes Trash — And WhyNPR - NPR StaffThis type of packaging flattens out on the MRF’s conveyor belt and ends up being incorrectly sorted and mixed with paper, rendering the whole bale unsellable. Even if pouches were collected and separated
Business Tomato Truce: U.S. And Mexico Strike A Deal On ImportsNPR - Scott HorsleyThe Trump administration struck a tentative deal to lift tariffs on imported tomatoes from Mexico. But importers warn the agreement could still put protectionist roadblocks in the path of $2 billion worth
Baltimore, MD Teen Gets Life Sentence For Killing Police Officer In Baltimore CountyNPR - Bill ChappellA Baltimore County judge has sentenced Dawnta Harris to a life term in prison for the murder of police Officer Amy Caprio. Harris was 16 when the stolen Jeep he was driving ran over Caprio, 29, in the
Recycling More U.S. Towns Are Feeling The Pinch As Recycling Becomes CostlierNPR - Rebecca DavisWhen curbside recycling caught on in the 1970s, it was mostly about cans, glass, cardboard and paper. That's how Donald Sanderson remembers it. Sanderson is 90 years old, an earnest man with a ready smile.
C-Bo The Federal Budget Deficit Is Getting Bigger As Spending GrowsNPR - Scott HorsleyCongressional budget forecasters are predicting more red ink — nearly $1 trillion this year — as a result of the bipartisan spending agreement lawmakers struck this summer. The nonpartisan Congressional
NRA Outlook Uncertain On Gun Policy As Trump Signals Openness — With NRA In His EarNPR - Tim MakPresident Trump said he is willing to get behind some changes to background checks for gun buyers as long as Democrats don't move the goalposts and lead him down a "slippery slope." The president told
IBM Watson Poll: Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Says Pain Often Interferes With Daily LifeNPR - Scott HensleyAt some point nearly everyone has to deal with pain. How do Americans experience and cope with pain that makes everyday life harder? We asked in the latest NPR-IBM Watson Health Poll. First, we wanted
Vermont Naked And Unafraid: 6 Wild Facts About Naked Mole RatsNPR - Pien HuangNaked mole rats don't look like they'd be one of nature's superstars. They're about the size and shape of small sweet potatoes. These rodents are native to the grasslands of East Africa, and are mostly
Science Subtle Differences In Brain Cells Hint at Why Many Drugs Help Mice But Not PeopleNPR - Jon HamiltonIn mice, scientists have used a variety of drugs to treat brain disorders including murine versions of Alzheimer's disease, depression and schizophrenia. But in people, these same treatments usually fail.
Silicon Valley (TV Series) Stephen Root On 'Barry,' 'Office Space' And Why 'Less Is More' In ActingNPR - Dave DaviesAfter appearing in nearly 800 TV episodes and 100 films, the noted character actor received his first Emmy nomination for his role as a handler to a hitman in the HBO series Barry. This is FRESH AIR. Dave
Bands Pianist Fred Hersch Scales Up The Intimacy On 'Begin Again'NPR - Kevin WhiteheadHersch often works in small settings, either as a piano soloist, or in a duo or trio. But he amplifies his message on his latest album by teaming up with Germany's WDR Big Band. This is FRESH AIR. Pianist
