Beer Beer Archaeologists Are Reviving Ancient Ales — With Some Strange ResultsNPR - Rae Ellen BichellThe closest that Travis Rupp came to getting fired from Avery Brewing Co. in Boulder, Colo., he says, was the time he tried to make chicha. The recipe for the Peruvian corn-based beer, cobbled together
Culture 'Summer Of Ellen' Builds Lyrical, Sunny SuspenseNPR - Silvia Moreno-GarciaIt's a curious process, looking back at marketing trends of yore. Take the ubiquity of the stepback covers in the romance section during the 1980s: It seemed that every handsome Scottish warrior squeezing
Instacart Why Suburban Moms Are Delivering Your GroceriesNPR - Alina SelyukhAt 6:30 am, four of five Gordon family members are roaming around their suburban Sacramento house — if you only count the humans. There's also four dogs, a bunny, a tortoise, chickens, ducks, goats, and
John Walker Lindh The Release And Supervision Of Radicalized ConvictsNPRNPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kevin Lowry, former Chief U.S. Probation Officer, about a program he's involved with to deradicalize convicted terrorists. On Thursday, John Walker Lindh, a man known as
Politics Remembering Voting Rights Activist Theresa BurroughsNPR The Alabama civil rights foot soldier, who marched for voting rights and endured an attack on Selma's Edmund Pettus bridge, has died at age 89. She founded a civil rights museum in Greensboro, Ala.
Politics European Elections Will Test The Strength Populism: 'The Stakes Are High'NPR - Eleanor BeardsleyElections to the European parliament are usually a ho-hum affair, but this year they're seen as a referendum on the EU itself. And in France — on President Emmanuel Macron and the far right. On this Memorial
Politics Barbershop: How Political Reporters Cover 2020 Female CandidatesNPRNPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic strategist Jess McIntosh, Christian Science Monitor reporter Christa Case Bryant, and journalist Christine Rosen. We're going to focus on U.S. politics now as
Ohio As Opioids Fuel Growing Female Prison Population, Ohio Tries Alternative TreatmentNPR - Paige PflegerOhio's growing female prison population can be tied to drugs and addiction. Officials want to stop the cycle. One program helps women get at the root of their problems to help them change. Ohio has one
Betsy DeVos 47 States Call On Betsy Devos To Forgive Student Loans For Disabled VeteransNPR - Cat SchuknechtOn Friday, three days before Memorial Day, attorneys general for 47 states wrote to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos asking her to automatically forgive student loans for eligible disabled veterans. The
Lizzo Fresh Air Weekend: John Waters; LizzoNPRFresh 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,
Melania Trump President Trump Arrives In Japan For Inaugural State Visit Under New EmperorNPR - Shannon Van SantPresident Trump is in Japan for the first official state visit since Japanese Emperor Naruhito assumed the throne. The president and first lady Melania Trump have already dined with Japanese business and
NPR What We (Don't) Talk About When We Talk About PornNPR - Kat LonsdorfA porn director worries that young adults think sex is what they've seen on-screen. A young man worries that the ubiquity of porn creates unrealistic expectations for everyone. A porn performer worries
Veterans Rolling To A Halt: Memorial Day Motorcycle Rally Ends 30-Year TraditionNPR - Cat SchuknechtAfter a three-decade run, a veteran advocacy group will hold its last motorcycle demonstration ride — called "Rolling Thunder" — in the U.S. capital this Memorial Day weekend. The nonprofit that organizes
Cartoons PredictionsNPROur panelists predict, after the Arthur drama, what will be the next time a cartoon makes headlines. Now, panel, what will be the next cartoon to make the news? Tom Papa. TOM PAPA: #MeToo shows up at Story."
NPR Panel QuestionsNPRBILL KURTIS: From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME, the NPR news quiz. I'm Bill Kurtis. We're playing this week with Tom Papa, Faith Salie and Alonzo Bodden. And here again is host
NPR Panel QuestionsNPRWe want to remind everyone they can join us most weeks right here at the Chase Bank Auditorium in downtown Chicago, Ill. For tickets and more information, just go over to wbez.org. Or you can find a link
Bees Bluff The ListenerNPROur panelists read three stories about someone being kept up by a surprising reason, only one of which is true. BILL KURTIS: From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME, the NPR news
Alabama Public Television Who's Bill This TimeNPRBill Kurtis reads three quotes from the week's news: "Conniption In Chief," "U.K. Shake Up" and "Here Comes the Rat. BILL KURTIS: From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME, the NPR
Orange Is the New Black Not My Job: We Quiz Kate Mulgrew, 'Red' On 'Orange Is The New Black,' On ColorsNPRKate Mulgrew plays an inmate named Red on Orange Is the New Black and was a former Starfleet Captain on Star Trek. She's recently written a book called How to Forget: A Daughter's Memoir. Since she knows
Lightning Fill In The BlankNPRNow on to our final game, Lightning Fill In The Blank. Each of our players will have 60 seconds in which to answer as many fill-in-the-blank questions as he or she can. Each correct answer is worth two
Limerick LimericksNPRBill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Danny Delveeta, Smoooo-ch and Lavatory Labyrinth Coming up, it's Lightning Fill in the Blank. But first, it's the game where you have to listen for the If
Culture Joy In Excess: The Overflowing Art of Mark Alan StamatyNPR - Etelka LehoczkyFor about a year in the late '70s, Mark Alan Stamaty showed Village Voice readers how to see their city as a child would. His weekly strip "MacDoodle Street" presented life in New York City as an intricate,
Julian Assange Assange, Free Speech And The Espionage ActNPRNPR's Scott Simon talks to analyst Asha Rangappa about the indictment of Julian Assange under the Espionage Act and why she believes that free speech is not an adequate defense. The Justice Department
Melania Trump Trump Arrives In JapanNPR - Ayesha RascoePresident Trump has traveled to Tokyo to pay a visit to the Japanese prime minister and the new Japanese emperor. President Trump is in Japan for a state visit that will be heavy on symbolism, including
Politics Week In PoliticsNPR - Ron ElvingLegislation to provide disaster relief is hung up in the House. State legislatures are restricting abortion rights. And the Supreme Court blocked new congressional maps for Michigan and Ohio. The president
World News The U.K. After MayNPRNPR's Scott Simon speaks with Sebastian Payne, Financial Times political correspondent, about the coming resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May and the candidates who could replace her. Now that Theresa
Minnesota Twins Saturday Sports: Stanley Cup, NBA Playoffs, Minnesota TwinsNPRNPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about the Stanley Cup, the NBA and the Minnesota Twins making history. SIMON: You got to suffer if you want to sing the blues. And the St. Louis Blues
Play buttonMusic This 'Greatest Hits' Album Is Real. Its Artist Is FictionNPR - Scott SimonNearly a half-century ago, in the summer of 1971, the young singer-songwriter Cass Wheeler entered a studio in London to record "Common Ground." A wistful acoustic-guitar and piano-driven tune about her
Culture A Different Kind Of Story About Slavery In 'The Confessions Of Frannie Langton'NPR - Lynn NearyDebut novelist Sara Collins wanted to explore the roots of scientific racism and produced the Gothic novel The Confessions of Frannie Langton. A double murder, a passionate love affair, a slave owner in
