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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Before the election, candidate Trump called school choice the new civil rights issue of our time, and his signature education proposal is a $20 billion school voucher plan. Again, traditional vouchers let parents use public money

美国国家公共电台 NPR High In Bolivian Mountains, 2 Massachusetts Men Pursue Mystery Of Flight 980

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Two roommates from Massachusetts recently set out to solve the mystery of a plane crash that took place in South America more than 30 years ago. As Craig LeMoult of member station WGBH reports, they found a grim reminder of the tra

美国国家公共电台 NPR South Korea Impeaches President, But Political Drama Isn't Finished

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: South Korean lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to impeach their president, who is at the heart of a corruption scandal. As NPR's Elise Hu reports, the Korean political drama is far from over. ELISE HU, BYLINE: Outside the Nationa

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Say, What? Monkey Mouths And Throats Are Equipped For Speech SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Humans can talk. I'm not always the best ad for it. But we can. Monkeys and apes can't talk. But what if they could? NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports on a new study tha

美国国家公共电台 NPR Not My Job: We Quiz Sen. Bernie Sanders On KFC's Colonel Sanders

PETER SAGAL, HOST: And now the game where we make important people wonder how much more important they have to be in order to have avoided this. It's called Not My Job. So a few years ago, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont was approached by an aide a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Taking A Crack At A New 'Nutcracker': This One's Set At The World's Fair

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Ballet companies all over the country are putting on The Nutcracker. For most of these companies, this holiday classic helps them to stay in business. In Chicago, a new $4 million production for the Joffrey Ballet premieres tonight

美国国家公共电台 NPR Retired Stars Find Assisted Living At The Lillian Booth Home

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Imagine a home whose residents include retired opera singers, jazz musicians and movie and Broadway stars. This is the Lillian Booth Home just outside of New York City. John Kalish visited The Lillian Booth Home and caught up with

美国国家公共电台 NPR Actor Kirk Douglas Turns 100

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Kirk Douglas turned 100 years old yesterday. He was born with a name that would have been a little harder to fit on a marquee - Issur Danielovitch. He changed his name, but he kept that cleft in his chin. Kirk Douglas became one of

美国国家公共电台 NPR Showbiz Dreams Collide With Reality In 'La La Land'

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Writer and director Damien Chazelle's new movie La La Land is very different from his first one, Whiplash. That was about a jazz drummer's struggles with his abusive mentor. Now, La La Land is also about struggle and jazz. But in

美国国家公共电台 NPR After A Year On The Job, Stephen Colbert Finds His Voice On 'The Late Show'

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert made headlines earlier this week. Vice President Joe Biden sat for his first TV interview after the election. It was a bright spot for a show that once struggled to find its voice. NPR TV critic

美国国家公共电台 NPR Untangle These Geographic Features

AILSA CHANG, HOST: December is in full swing. Snow, ice and freezing wind hit a lot of cities across the U.S. this week. And if you live somewhere cold, you may be wondering - is there really any reason to go outside at all? Heck no. Stay inside and

美国国家公共电台 NPR Defusing The Lure Of Militant Islam In France, Despite Death Threats

DAVID GREENE, HOST: In January of 2015, radical Islamist gunmen attacked the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a Paris kosher supermarket, killing 17 people. And that was the moment when the destructive threat of radicalizat

美国国家公共电台 NPR 5 Things You Should Know About The Electoral College

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This is the day when electors from all 50 states, the Electoral College, will cast their votes for president. Donald Trump is assured of a victory unless there is some massive and unexpected defection. NPR's Brian Naylor looks at

美国国家公共电台 NPR This Mostly White City Wants To Leave Its Mostly Black School District

DAVID GREENE, HOST: For more than 60 years now, since Brown v. Board of Education, federal courts have kept an eye on specific school districts across this country with a history of segregation. One of those is the Jefferson County School District ju

美国国家公共电台 NPR Obama Warns Trump Against Relying On Executive Power

DAVID GREENE, HOST: President Obama is going through a presidential transition unlike any other. Granted, his transition to power was dramatic during economic crisis. Now, he hands off to a president-elect who pledged to reverse much of his legacy. S

美国国家公共电台 NPR Doctors Say Parenting And Pot Smoking Don't Mix

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Most states have now legalized medical marijuana, and eight of them allow recreational use for those 21 and older. But researchers say that adult users need to be mindful because secondhand marijuana smoke can have a serious effe

美国国家公共电台 NPR Zsa Zsa Gabor, An Icon Of Camp, Glitz And Glam, Dies At 99

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Taking a moment to say goodbye to Zsa Zsa Gabor, who died yesterday in Los Angeles of heart failure, reportedly at the age of 99. Here's NPR's Neda Ulaby. NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: I know exactly what you're thinking. The cop slapper?

美国国家公共电台 NPR 2016 Book Recommendations, Tailored For Your Gifting Needs

AILSA CHANG, HOST: If you are still looking for gifts for your family and friends, how about a book? Remember those? I have asked WEEKEND EDITION books editor Barrie Hardymon to think about her favorite books from the past year that will make great g

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Iraqi Families With ISIS Links, Agonizing Choices — And Consequences

AILSA CHANG, HOST: When the Iraqi army liberated her village from ISIS, Hamda Mahmoud made an agonizing choice. She handed over to Iraqi security forces her own son, who had joined ISIS. She fears her teenager's been executed. And now, as NPR's Jane

美国国家公共电台 NPR The 84-Year-Old Grandmother Who Fronts D.C.'s Coolest House Band

AILSA CHANG, HOST: On a Sunday night in Washington, D.C., a white-haired grandmother is warming up for her set at a local dive bar. ALICE DONAHUE: (Playing piano). You know what that is? Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (laughter). CHANG: This is A