美国国家公共电台 NPR The British Celebrate Pancake Day With Sweet Races

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: It's Shrove Tuesday on the Christian calendar, the last day to indulge before the beginning of Lent. So in New Orleans, people are celebrating Mardi Gras. In Brazil and elsewhere, it's Carnival. The British do things differently.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Meet Tank And The Bangas, Winner Of The 2017 Tiny Desk Contest

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: We have a winner. For the last three years, thousands of aspiring musicians have submitted videos to NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest for a chance to come to Washington, D.C., and perform at NPR's home office behind a desk. Here is wh

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Religious Freedom Debate, 2 American Values Clash

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's back away from the news for a moment, back away from individual stories to see a theme that many of them share. It's like we're backing away from a tree to see the forest. The theme is a conflict between core American value

美国国家公共电台 NPR In A Heated Campaign Season, French Politicians Flock To Paris Farm Fair

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Imagine an election-year Iowa State Fair but in the center of Paris. You know, instead of fried butter, you've got fried escargot. That is the scene in Paris now. And NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports that, much like the Iowa fair,

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump's 'America First' Agenda Marks Sharp Break In U.S. Economic Policy

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Tonight's speech gives the president a chance to clarify what he means by America first. Throughout his campaign, he contended the United States was getting the shaft. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Era

美国国家公共电台 NPR Encore: Mahershala Ali Plays An Unlikely Father Figure In 'Moonlight'

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The first cast member of Moonlight to take the stage last night was Mahershala Ali. He won the Oscar for best supporting actor. In the film, he plays a man conflicted about being both a drug dealer and father figure to the story's

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'La La Land' Producer Reacts To Best Picture Blunder

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Actress Emma Stone summed it up nicely at the post-Academy-Awards press conference. (SOUNDBITE OF PRESS CONFERENCE) EMMA STONE: Is that the craziest Oscar moment of all time? UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: (Unintelligible). STONE: Cool. (L

美国国家公共电台 NPR From Mom Jokes To Trump-Era Racism, Cristela Alonzo Aims To Skewer Latino Stereotypes

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Lulu Garcia-Navarro spent this past week along the border in southeast Texas, reporting stories that you will hear on next week's show. Before she left, she spoke with a comedian who grew up there and has brought elements of

美国国家公共电台 NPR Not Your Grandpa's Circus: The Big Top Makes Room For Experimental Companies

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, The Greatest Show On Earth will hoist its big top for the last time this spring, but circus arts are evolving. NPR's Jeff Lunden reports on a festival that's focused on human perf

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Shirley MacLaine's New Movie, She Has 'The Last Word'

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The movie The Last Word opens with a series of photographs. We see a baby then a little redheaded girl becoming an ingenue and, ultimately, a sprightly woman in her 80s. These are all pictures of Shirley MacLaine. She plays a chara

美国国家公共电台 NPR Doctor Launches Vision Quest To Help Astronauts' Eyeballs

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: You would expect a trip into space would change a person - their heart, their soul, but their eyeballs? For years, a north Texas doctor has been trying to find out what causes this vision change among astronauts. Her latest researc

美国国家公共电台 NPR Cross-Dressing Academy Helps Put Men In Touch With 'Femmeselves'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Cross-dressing is still widely misunderstood. Many people who want to do it need a supportive environment in which to experiment. From member station WFUV in New York City, George Bodarky reports that Miss Vera's Finishing School F

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Dip In Global Prices Creates Cocoa Crisis For Ivory Coast's Farmers

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The price of cocoa has collapsed on international markets. That's devastated hundreds of thousands of small farmers in West Africa, which produces most of the world's cocoa. Alex Duval Smith reports from San Pedro in Ivory Coast, t

美国国家公共电台 NPR How Do You Raise A Feminist Daughter? Chimamanda Adichie Has 15 Suggestions

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A few years ago, Chimamanda Adichie received a message from a childhood friend asking for advice. She wanted to know how to raise her newborn daughter to be a feminist. Now for Adichie, a best-selling author who's also made a nam

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'I Create Worlds': 'Feud' Showrunner Ryan Murphy On Making TV

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Ryan Murphy, the producer behind TV shows like Glee and American Horror Story debuts his latest series Sunday on FX. It is called Feud: Bette And Joan. And it's based on a legendary rivalry in old Hollywood. NPR TV critic Eric Deg

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.S. Ramps Up Its Fight Against Al-Qaida In Yemen

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In Yemen, the Trump administration has stepped up military action. The U.S. has been bombing al-Qaida targets there this week. The U.S. effort against al-Qaida is just one of three separate conflicts in Yemen, and the country is

美国国家公共电台 NPR Do Showers Make Oranges Taste Better? NPR Investigates

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Every once in a while here at the show, we read about something that makes us go, what? ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Like eating an orange in the shower. We read about this in VICE. CORNISH: Now, apparently this is a thing. It has its own

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Orleans' Police Use Of Body Cameras Brings Benefits And New Burdens

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Body cameras have become routine in some police departments. In New Orleans, some say they've had a positive effect on law enforcement culture. But as NPR's Martin Kaste reports, they've also created new burdens. MARTIN KASTE, BYL

美国国家公共电台 NPR On Both The Left And Right, Trump Is Driving New Political Engagement

DAVID GREENE, HOST: President Trump often talks about the political movement he inspired. There's also, of course, a movement against him, and NPR's Laura Sydell has been meeting some first-time activists. LAURA SYDELL, BYLINE: Campbell, Calif., a su

美国国家公共电台 NPR DHS To Help Jewish Community Centers Enhance Security Protocols

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: American Jewish institutions have received more than 120 bomb threats in the last two months. Now the Department of Homeland Security is increasing its support. As NPR's Tovia Smith reports, Jewish community centers have been press