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News & Views
In the aftermath of the destruction in Moore, Okla., residents throughout Tornado Alley want storm shelters installed in schools. Some schools in the ...
It's Friday, which means two things: 1) thanks to sequestration, roughly 115,000 federal workers get an unpaid holiday and 2) it's time for...
The definitive history of heavy metal and what it's always been about....
Looking at the media's governmental scandal narrative, an American blog rocks Canadian politics, and whistleblowers in the Catholic Church....
A series of tornadoes struck the central United States this week, including a powerful storm in Oklahoma that killed at least 24 people. Marshall Shep...
Tell Me More host Michel Martin and editor Ammad Omar crack open the listener inbox. This week, listeners like former NYPD Detective Frank Serpico wei...
Meterologist Dr. Kevin Kloesel * Journalist Jeremy Scahill * Businessman Drexell Johnson * Grammy-winning singer Amy Grant...
Nearly 18 million tourists descend on our nation's capitol every year, and most of them are keen to spend time at the many free museums in Washington,...
Two years ago on May 19, President Obama called for a new chapter in American diplomacy, promising to make it a top priority to support democracy and ...
Entertainment
This week on Car Talk, Linda's husband proudly told her he'd "fixed" her Volvo--by cutting the roof off and turning it into something resembling a con...
Peter Hook seperates fact from Joy Division legend. The influential bassist remembers bandmate Ian Curtis and addresses recent rifts in New Order. And...
This week in Studio 360, sleight of hand and other complicated tricks. Alan Cumming plays nearly every role in Macbeth. Magician David Kwong explains ...
After years of being stuck, the national conversation on climate change finally started to shift — just a little — last year, the hottest ...
Our panelists answer questions about the week's news: This Face for Rent....
Humorist and writer Michael Perry is featured during this encore presentation of Whad'Ya Know? And, a Hotline featuring the favorite mobile haunts of...
The group crafts a mix of indie pop and neo-soul on its new album, More Than Just a Dream....
International
Laura Trevelyan describes her experience of reporting Hurricane Sandy. Who can report a story better than someone who lives it? With journalists in mo...
Hi. For a variety of reasons we're not using this blog at the moment. Primary among them is that the vast majority of our regular contributors have ma...
Culture
This week, Snap Judgment proudly presents, "Performance Anxiety." Amazing stories from people who face their fears head on--or choke....
The poet Christian Wiman is giving voice to the hunger for faith — and the challenges of faith — for people living now. After a Texas upbringing s...
Topic: The Joys of Flexibility for Working Parents
Guest: Ellen Galinsky, President of Families and Work Institute...
Tune in to our radio show on your local public radio station, or sign up for the podcast and listen at your leisure. Here's what it's about: Allergy s...
Marvin Gapultos on adobo, Lior Lev Sercarz on spices, The Perennial Plate in Spain, Laura Catena on malbec, Sidney Fry on sodium....
How suicide bombings in Niger fit into the global fight against terrorism. Also, how Burmese students in New York feel about Myanmar's president visit...
There’s no English translation for the Dutch word “Gezellig."
Are there things that can never be understood, expressed or experienced outside the...
