美国国家公共电台 NPR A Brain Scientist Who Studies Alzheimer's Explains How She Stays Mentally Fit

NOEL KING, HOST: All right, we know that giving your mental muscles a workout can help keep your brain sharp as you get older. The question is what does that workout look like? Is it crossword puzzles? Is it computer games? To find out, NPR's Jon Ham

美国国家公共电台 NPR Vatican's Meeting Of Bishops Is Overshadowed By Abuse Allegations

NOEL KING, HOST: As scandals around clerical sex abuse hit the Catholic Church, a three-week-long assembly of bishops is underway in Rome. They're focused on how to make the church relevant to young people. But as NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports, the a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Bigger Than Disco, 'You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)' Is A Celebration Of Self

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Forty years ago this month, a gender-bending singer named Sylvester was enjoying his first spell on the pop charts with his song Dance (Disco Heat). (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, DANCE (DISCO HEAT)) SYLVESTER: (Singing) Cooking on my feet i

美国国家公共电台 NPR Chef Massimo Bottura On Challenging Tradition And Combating Hunger

Chef Massimo Bottura On Challenging Tradition And Combating Hunger ADRIAN BARTOS, HOST: Hey, everybody. Just to let you know, this podcast may contain some adult or possibly offensive language. ROBERT GARCIA, HOST: No nudity, though. BARTOS: (Laughte

美国国家公共电台 NPR China Makes A Big Play In Silicon Valley

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: There is a trade war underway between the U.S. and China, and it is a big concern to the global economy. But there's another deeper rift brewing between Washington and Beijing. And that stems from China's effort to unseat t

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Robots Are Coming To Las Vegas

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: We were in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago, where the hospitality and gaming industries drive most of the economy, employing some 300,000 people, which is why a 2017 study predicting a massive disruption - the loss of up to

美国国家公共电台 NPR An Abundance Of Jacobs

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Something's going on at the University of Washington. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: (Chanting) Go Huskies, go. GARCIA-NAVARRO: Jake Browning is the star quarterback for the Huskies. But get this, the

美国国家公共电台 NPR China Reshapes The Vital Mekong River To Power Its Expansion

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: China is aggressively looking outward. It's investing heavily in Africa, South America, Australia and in its own hemispheric backyard, Southeast Asia. China's Belt and Road Initiative looks to link China to the world through high-s

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Veteran Finds Relief Through Fashion: 'It Was So Much About Finding My Peace'

A Veteran Finds Relief Through Fashion: 'It Was So Much About Finding My Peace' SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Time now for StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, recording the stories of veterans and their families. Duane Topping has tattoos up and down his ar

美国国家公共电台 NPR Alice Walker Is For Oakland, Human Imperfection And The Children

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Alice Walker has a new collection of poems, nearly 70, about issues of the world and in her own backyard. The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of The Color Purple, The Temple Of My Familiar and many other belov

美国国家公共电台 NPR One Band's Key Instrument: Wheels

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Some musicians arrive at their gigs in a tricked-out tour bus, others perhaps in a limo. And there's BJ Leiderman, who writes our theme music. He likes to arrive by paddleboat. In downtown Los Angeles, there's a popular band that l

美国国家公共电台 NPR After One Year Of Headlines, #MeToo Is Everywhere

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The protests on Capitol Hill, coming years since the advent of the #MeToo movement - the #MeToo movement began when many actresses, models, employees and others said they had sexually harassed or assaulted by Harvey Weinstein, the

美国国家公共电台 NPR Survivors Recall Deadly Earthquake And Tsunami In Indonesia

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: More than a week after a deadly earthquake and tsunami laid waste to parts of the Indonesian city of Palu, international aid has begun arriving. And power has been restored. The death toll now exceeds 1,700. An excavation o

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Life Is A Lesson, And Sometimes It's Difficult To Learn': Cat Power Steps Forward

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The word first comes up a lot when talking about the latest album from Cat Power. It's the singer's first in six years, its first since she gave birth to a son. And it's her first since leaving her longtime record label. Bu

美国国家公共电台 NPR China And Brazil Woo Each Other With Soccer Power

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to our series on China's growing influence in the world. That influence is felt particularly strongly in Latin America, where Chinese investments are growing rapidly. It's often said that Brazil provides the food on China's d

美国国家公共电台 NPR Some Apps May Help Curb Insomnia, Others Just Put You To Sleep

DAVID GREENE, HOST: If you have trouble sleeping, well, join the club. And we all might be interested in a new study that suggests people with insomnia might find relief in a mobile phone app. There are many sleep apps out there, but as NPR's Rhitu C

美国国家公共电台 NPR From The Front Lines Of NAFTA, More Relief Than Rejoicing

NOEL KING, HOST: President Trump has boasted about the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal. And indeed, some analysts are cautiously optimistic about it. But for many Americans from farmers to factory workers, the biggest news is not what's in the deal

美国国家公共电台 NPR Faith Groups Get Out The Vote For The Midterm Elections

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Now, President Trump has prayed with evangelicals at the White House. He's nominated judges to federal courts that his evangelical supporters like, and he has pleased them with his decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. N

美国国家公共电台 NPR This Is Only A Test: Why Your Cellphone Buzzed Wednesday Afternoon

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: This afternoon at exactly 2:18 Eastern time, you can expect to get a presidential alert on your cellphone. It's not exactly from President Trump. Rather, it's a test of a new nationwide warning system that a president could use i

美国国家公共电台 NPR After ICE Raid, A Shortage Of Welders In Tigertown, Texas

DAVID GREENE, HOST: More and more businesses are being raided as the Trump administration goes after employers who knowingly hire unauthorized immigrants. The biggest bust of all targeted a trailer manufacturer in northeast Texas. Immigration police