美国国家公共电台 NPR Restoring VW Beetles, Buses ... And Dreams

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: In the town of Williamsport, Md., there's a small body shop that's built a big reputation restoring old Volkswagens. And as NPR's John Ydstie reports, it's also preserving some fond memories. (SOUNDBITE OF METAL CUTTING) JO

美国国家公共电台 NPR Elizabeth Moss Has A 'Handmaid's Tale' Warning: 'This Could Happen Here'

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Last night's Emmys had the usual song and dance plus a dose of politics. From the opening monologue to a cameo by former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, the political mood even extended to the biggest winner of the night.

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Federal Government Cuts Obamacare Ads, Private Insurer Steps Up

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Open enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act doesn't start for another six weeks. But the insurance startup Oscar Health launched an ad campaign today aimed at getting young people to enroll. The company decid

美国国家公共电台 NPR Starting School At The University That Enslaved Her Ancestors

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Let me introduce you to Melisande Short-Colomb. She's a freshman at Georgetown University here in D.C. MELISANDE SHORT-COLOMB: I have one class in African-American studies. I have a class in anthropology. I have a problem of

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Dollar Is Weaker, But That Might Not Be A Bad Thing

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Let's talk about currency. The U.S. dollar rallied a bit last week. But it is still down sharply from its peak at the beginning of the year. So is that a good thing or is it kind of troubling? NPR's John Ydstie answers that questi

美国国家公共电台 NPR Bangladesh Copes With Chaos: Rohingya Refugees Are 'Coming And Coming'

AILSA CHANG, HOST: More than 400,000 Muslim-minority Rohingya have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in just the past three weeks. This huge number of people is straining the capacity of aid agencies on the ground and of the Bangladesh government, and more

美国国家公共电台 NPR Silicon Valley's Ellen Pao Tackles Sex Discrimination, Workplace Diversity In Memoir

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: When three former employees filed a class-action lawsuit last week against Google alleging discrimination against women, it opened the latest chapter in what's become a running story featuring accusations of sexism in the tec

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'School For Good And Evil' Is A Kids' Fantasy Series For The Fake News Era

AILSA CHANG, HOST: The School For Good And Evil isn't just a fantasy novel series for middle-grade readers. It's a low-key empire. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) CHANG: There's an interactive website, a YouTube channel... (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) JOAN

美国国家公共电台 NPR Conversations Between 2 20th-Century Icons Inspires A New Play

Conversations Between 2 20th-Century Icons Inspires A New Play AILSA CHANG, HOST: Andy Warhol and Truman Capote were giants in their respective fields, but you might not know that they started working on a Broadway play together. They never finished,

美国国家公共电台 NPR As East Mosul Comes Back To Life, West Mosul Remains In Ruins

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: We're going to hear now about the two sides of life in the Iraqi city of Mosul. It has been three months since ISIS was forced out of the city. The fighting reduced one side, the west, to ruins. The eastern side of Mosul, tho

美国国家公共电台 NPR NPR/Ipsos Poll: Half Of Americans Don't Trust Trump On North Korea

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: How to deal with North Korea? That's a question that'll be front and center when the U.N. General Assembly meets in New York this week. President Trump will be there along with dozens of other world leaders. After the latest

美国国家公共电台 NPR Xanax Or Zoloft For Moms-To-Be: A New Study Assesses Safety

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Lots of people take prescription medications such as Xanax or Zoloft for anxiety and depression, but is it OK to take them while pregnant? NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on new findings that offer some answers. ALLISON AUBREY,

美国国家公共电台 NPR Teen Wants A Tattoo? Pediatricians Say Here's How To Do It Safely

DAVID GREENE, HOST: And now the latest news from the American Academy of Pediatrics - at their national conference in Chicago today, the academy is announcing new recommendations on tattoos and piercings for teens and young adults. Here's NPR's Patti

美国国家公共电台 NPR Apple Gets Mixed Reactions To New iPhone's Facial Recognition Technology

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: When Apple announced the new iPhone can use facial recognition technology to unlock the device, the response may not have been what Apple had hoped for. The feature immediately raised privacy and security concerns. To hear more a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Cities Try Convincing Amazon They're Ready For Its New Headquarters

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Amazon wants to find a home for a second headquarters. The Seattle-born company put out the word about two weeks ago and has set a deadline of mid-October. We'll find out who's in the running on this week's All Tech Considered. (SO

2016年CRI PHOTOS: A 4-Year Mission To Present A New Vision Of Beauty

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: A vegetable vendor in Guatemala with dark straight hair framing her face, deeply etched with lines, an insurance sales team in Cape Town dressed in dark suits and waiting for a bus, a mother in Tehran, head wrapped in purpl

美国国家公共电台 NPR Uncertainty Over Health Care Law's Future Hobbles Entrepreneurs

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Right now, the Affordable Care Act is still the law of the land. It gave some Americans the comfort to start their own businesses because they didn't have to worry about keeping a job just for the health insurance. But this week's

美国国家公共电台 NPR Above The Ballet, Where The Tutus Are Made

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Next week, New York City Ballet will present its sixth annual fall fashion gala, where fashion designers are paired with choreographers to create new dances and new costumes - and perhaps one for BJ Leiderman, who writes our theme

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Battle Of The Sexes' Poised To Be A Crowd-Pleaser All Over Again

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The movie Battle Of The Sexes takes its title from a tennis match that helped define the 1970s - Bobby Riggs versus Billie Jean King. The match drew an enormous audience. More than 90 million people watched it on TV. It was widel

美国国家公共电台 NPR An Accident On The Moon, Young Lawyers To The Rescue

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Thinkers from all over the world are meeting next week to argue a hypothetical case. They're lawyers. And the case concerns a traffic accident on the moon. It's the international Space Law Moot Court finals, and law students from S