美国国家公共电台 NPR People Of Coal-Rich Northern Cheyenne Torn Between Jobs And Sacred Culture

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: What would you do if you had billions of dollars buried in your backyard? That's a question that's been debated on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Southeast Montana. The tribe sits on one of the richest coal deposits in the co

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'These Kids Are Insane': Jimmy Awards Celebrate Outstanding Teen Performers

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The Jimmy Awards for high school theater were handed out this week on Broadway. Jeff Lunden followed two of the actors as they got ready to take center stage. JEFF LUNDEN, BYLINE: Think of it as Broadway boot camp. Seventy-four hig

美国国家公共电台 NPR Will Giving The Ganges Human Rights Protect The Polluted River?

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to India, which is facing a different kind of crisis. It's an environmental crisis affecting the Ganges River. The Ganges is a part of what it means to be Indian. Many consider the river sacred. NPR's Julie McCarthy reports o

美国国家公共电台 NPR When She's Told Girls Can't Be Superheroes, 'Lucia The Luchadora' Grabs Her Mask

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: She wears a mask and a cape, and she faces down her detractors bravely on the playground. Lucia The Luchadora is the new children's book from Cynthia Leonor Garza where Little Lucia is told girls can't be superheroes. Her r

美国国家公共电台 NPR Award-Winning Poet Aims To Push Boundaries Of Conversations On Motherhood

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Hollie McNish is a British poet and a spoken word artist whose videos have millions of views on YouTube, like this one, entitled Embarrassed, about all the flak that McNish got for breastfeeding her daughter in public. (SOU

美国国家公共电台 NPR Rocky Mountains Treasure Hunt Turns Fatal

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: A second person has now died in the wilds of New Mexico, apparently, while searching for an elusive treasure chest hidden by an eccentric millionaire. It's known as the Forrest Fenn treasure, a chest filled with gold nugget

美国国家公共电台 NPR How 'Fiddler On The Roof' (And Writing Its Sequel) Helped An Actress Find Closure

(SOUNDBITE OF PLAY, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF) UNIDENTIFIED ENSEMBLE: (Singing) Tradition. Tradition. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: If you know any musicals at all, then you probably know the beloved Fiddler On The Roof, the story of Tevye, the dairyman, and his fa

美国国家公共电台 NPR Sunday Puzzle: Follow My Lead

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: We're only two days away from the Fourth of July. But here's something that won't leave you bloated like barbecue and beer. It's The Puzzle. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) GARCIA-NAVARRO: Joining me as always is Will Shortz. He's puz

美国国家公共电台 NPR Writer Elin Hilderbrand, 'Queen Of Summer,' Wears Her Crown Proudly

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Writer Elin Hilderbrand is known in literary circles as the queen of summer. She has perfected the kind of book you can devour at the beach - or pretty much anywhere on a sunny day. She sets her stories in Nantucket, but NPR's Ly

美国国家公共电台 NPR Video: Japan's 'Purikura' Photo Booths Offer Snapchat-Like Filters

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: In the age of Snapchat and Instagram, where almost anybody can have the equivalent of a photo studio in their hands, some people still use old-style photo booths. That's especially true in Japan, where the photo booths are called

美国国家公共电台 NPR Japan's 'Purikura' Photo Booths Offer Snapchat-Like Filters

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: In the age of Snapchat and Instagram, where almost anybody can have the equivalent of a photo studio in their hands, some people still use old-style photo booths. That's especially true in Japan, where the photo booths are called

美国国家公共电台 NPR Without Medical Support, DIY Detox Often Fails

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: People struggling with opioid addiction can get help. But waiting lists are long, and treatment is expensive. So some people try to detox all on their own. Addiction specialists say this is not a good idea. WHYY's Elana Gordon ex

美国国家公共电台 NPR California's Near-Record Snowpack Is Melting Into Raging Rivers

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's Independence Day tomorrow, which for most Americans means fireworks, barbecues and a day out in the sun. In California, it could mean skiing on the Fourth of July. The wet winter covered the Sierra Nevada and many of the wes

美国国家公共电台 NPR Want To Teach Your Kids Self-Control? Ask A Cameroonian Farmer

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's ask what a classic test of child psychology shows in a different culture - a test of self-control which involves being presented with a tasty marshmallow, which you're not supposed to eat. Researchers found a culture where

美国国家公共电台 NPR NPR Music's Songs Of The Summer 2017

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, SURF CITY) JAN AND DEAN: (Singing) Surf city, here we come... MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: That was the song of the summer way back in 1963. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And this was the song of the summer of 1979. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, BAD GIR

美国国家公共电台 NPR Disney Announces Changes To Pirates Of The Caribbean Ride

(SOUNDBITE OF DISNEY STUDIO CHORUS SONG, YO HO (A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME)) ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This is the soundtrack to one of Disney's most beloved theme park rides. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, YO HO (A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME)) UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing) Y

美国国家公共电台 NPR How The Story Of Beer Is The Story Of America

(SOUNDBITE OF BEER CAN OPENING) ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: If you crack open a beer this Fourth of July, history might not be the first thing on your mind. For Theresa McCulla, though, the story of beer is the story of America. THERESA MCCULLA: If you want t

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Newborns Exposed To Opioids, Health Issues May Be The Least Of Their Problems

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: At a Steubenville, Ohio, hospital the other week, I heard about the expense of running an obstetrics department, including this troubling fact. One newborn in 5 there is born having been exposed in the womb to opioids. That figur

美国国家公共电台 NPR Do U.S. Troops Risk Brain Injury When They Fire Heavy Weapons?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Battlefield weapons have been getting smaller and more powerful as technology has improved. But now the military is trying to figure out whether some modern weapons actually pose a danger to troops. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports tha

美国国家公共电台 NPR Yahoo And AOL Move In Together Under 'Oath,' Verizon's New Digital Arm

DAVID GREENE, HOST: So there's a new brand on the Internet that is going to take over some of the old ones, I mean, I guess old in Internet years at least. Yahoo and AOL are now under an umbrella company called Oath. As NPR's Laura Sydell reports thi