NPR Topics: People & Places http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1021&ft=1&f=1021 NPR stories people, places, and trends in politics, society, art, and culture. Download podcasts and RSS news feeds. Copyright 2009 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.92 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:43:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif People & Places http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1021&ft=1&f=1021 Last Galapagos Tortoise May Become Oldest Dad Scientists have been playing matchmaker for the "rarest living creature" for more than a decade. Now Lonesome George, the last known Galapagos giant tortoise, may soon become a father. George is somewhere between 90 and 100 years old. Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:43:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106950570&ft=1&f=1021 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106950570&ft=1&f=1021 Scientists have been playing matchmaker for the "rarest living creature" for more than a decade. Now Lonesome George, the last known Galapagos giant tortoise, may soon become a father. George is somewhere between 90 and 100 years old.

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]]> http://api.npr.org/templates/xanadu/view/api/transcript.php?id=106950570 Comic Con Is More Than Fan Boy's Feast The annual Comic Con in San Diego started out as a comic book convention and expanded to graphic novels, comic-inspired films, television series and games of all sorts. It's now all about standing in line to see stars, writers, graphic artists and gaming geniuses. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:13:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106989064&ft=1&f=1021 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106989064&ft=1&f=1021 The annual Comic Con in San Diego started out as a comic book convention and expanded to graphic novels, comic-inspired films, television series and games of all sorts. It's now all about standing in line to see stars, writers, graphic artists and gaming geniuses.

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]]> http://api.npr.org/templates/xanadu/view/api/transcript.php?id=106989064 Miami Proposes Horse Racing At Airport Parking Miami's city commissioners want to install slot machines at Miami International Airport to generate revenue, but under a Florida statute they must also install horse racing. Writer and humorist Dave Barry says though it would be great to have racing, it would be nicer to get the airport running first. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:55:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106989033&ft=1&f=1021 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106989033&ft=1&f=1021 http://api.npr.org/templates/xanadu/view/api/transcript.php?id=106989033 Miami's city commissioners want to install slot machines at Miami International Airport to generate revenue, but under a Florida statute they must also install horse racing. Writer and humorist Dave Barry says though it would be great to have racing, it would be nicer to get the airport running first.

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]]> Jeremy Piven, Looking For A Bad Boy's Good Side The <em>Entourage</em> star got his start in Chicago, at a well-regarded theater run by his parents. He tells Madeleine Brand that his formative experiences there still inform his work today. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:55:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106946449&ft=1&f=1021 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106946449&ft=1&f=1021 The Entourage star got his start in Chicago, at a well-regarded theater run by his parents. He tells Madeleine Brand that his formative experiences there still inform his work today.

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]]> http://api.npr.org/templates/xanadu/view/api/transcript.php?id=106946449 From 'Entourage, Season 6' - 'How Are You?' 0 http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2009/07/20090724_atc_entouragevideo1.flv?&orgId=1&topicId=1048&parentTopicId=1008 'How Are You?' From 'Entourage, Season 6' - 'My Career' 0 http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2009/07/20090724_atc_entouragevideo2.flv?&orgId=1&topicId=1048&parentTopicId=1008 'My Career' From 'Entourage, Season 6' - 'Tonight' 0 http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2009/07/20090724_atc_entouragevideo3.flv?&orgId=1&topicId=1048&parentTopicId=1008 'Tonight' India's Airports A Window Into Its Quirks NPR's correspondent in India, Philip Reeves, reports on the quirks of Indian airports &mdash; and on the pre-flight frisking of a "very, very important person" that sent the media and parliament into a frenzy. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106963771&ft=1&f=1021 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106963771&ft=1&f=1021 NPR's correspondent in India, Philip Reeves, reports on the quirks of Indian airports — and on the pre-flight frisking of a "very, very important person" that sent the media and parliament into a frenzy.

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]]> http://api.npr.org/templates/xanadu/view/api/transcript.php?id=106963771 North Carolina Town's Longtime Barbershop Cutups Lawrence Anthony and David Shirley have spent the past 40 years cutting hair together in a Drexel, N.C., barbershop. Together, the two share memories of their fading town and tapering careers. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106946912&ft=1&f=1021 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106946912&ft=1&f=1021 Lawrence Anthony and David Shirley have spent the past 40 years cutting hair together in a Drexel, N.C., barbershop. Together, the two share memories of their fading town and tapering careers.

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]]> http://api.npr.org/templates/xanadu/view/api/transcript.php?id=106946912 ATC Audio Engineer Bill Deputy Leaves NPR <em>All Things Considered</em> audio engineer Bill Deputy is leaving Thursday after 18 years on the job. Over the years, listeners have come to appreciate the way NPR sounds. That emphasis on good sound means we need the best ears in the business; two of those ears belong to Deputy. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:17:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106953834&ft=1&f=1021 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106953834&ft=1&f=1021 All Things Considered audio engineer Bill Deputy is leaving Thursday after 18 years on the job. Over the years, listeners have come to appreciate the way NPR sounds. That emphasis on good sound means we need the best ears in the business; two of those ears belong to Deputy.

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]]> http://api.npr.org/templates/xanadu/view/api/transcript.php?id=106953834 Lovers Of Trains Converge On Michigan Town Steam train enthusiasts from around the world are converging on Owosso, Mich., this week for a once-in-a-generation gathering. The Steam Railroading Institute is hosting a train festival it says is unlike anything since the World's Fair in 1984. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106939044&ft=1&f=1021 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106939044&ft=1&f=1021 Steam train enthusiasts from around the world are converging on Owosso, Mich., this week for a once-in-a-generation gathering. The Steam Railroading Institute is hosting a train festival it says is unlike anything since the World's Fair in 1984.

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]]> http://api.npr.org/templates/xanadu/view/api/transcript.php?id=106939044 Jeff Daniels And 'The Answer Man' Actor Jeff Daniels has portrayed dozens of characters on stage and screen. His latest film role is a romantic comedy, <em>The Answer Man</em>. He plays an author who is supposed to have all the answers to life's important questions, but clearly does not. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:12:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106928437&ft=1&f=1021 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106928437&ft=1&f=1021 http://api.npr.org/templates/xanadu/view/api/transcript.php?id=106928437 Actor Jeff Daniels has portrayed dozens of characters on stage and screen. His latest film role is a romantic comedy, The Answer Man. He plays an author who is supposed to have all the answers to life's important questions, but clearly does not.

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]]> 'Sistas vs. Sistas': Are Black Women At Odds? A recent piece in <em>Essence</em> magazine, "Black women Behaving Badly," claims African-American women are routinely mean to one another. Author Katrina Bell McDonald, a sociologist, and reality TV star and author Omarosa Manigault Stallworth, debate relations among black women. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:13:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106917754&ft=1&f=1021 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106917754&ft=1&f=1021 A recent piece in Essence magazine, "Black women Behaving Badly," claims African-American women are routinely mean to one another. Author Katrina Bell McDonald, a sociologist, and reality TV star and author Omarosa Manigault Stallworth, debate relations among black women.

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]]> http://api.npr.org/templates/xanadu/view/api/transcript.php?id=106917754 Bloody Drug Cartel Wreaks Mayhem In Mexico Recently, the mutilated bodies of 12 Mexican police officers were found dumped along the side of a road and police headquarters were attacked by gunman throwing grenades. The head of the cartel La Familia, who are reportedly responsible for this bloodshed, later called into a national television program to negotiate. <em>Time Magazine</em> writer Ioan Grillo offers analysis on the Mexico's bloody cartel. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106917743&ft=1&f=1021 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106917743&ft=1&f=1021 Recently, the mutilated bodies of 12 Mexican police officers were found dumped along the side of a road and police headquarters were attacked by gunman throwing grenades. The head of the cartel La Familia, who are reportedly responsible for this bloodshed, later called into a national television program to negotiate. Time Magazine writer Ioan Grillo offers analysis on the Mexico's bloody cartel.

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]]> http://api.npr.org/templates/xanadu/view/api/transcript.php?id=106917743 'Checkout' Girl Cashes In With Best-Selling Memoir In a kind of supermarket Cinderella story, a cashier in France has become a literary sensation. Anna Sam has turned her ungratifying job into a humorous memoir. Now, her book has been translated into 16 languages and turned the 29-year-old into the author she always wanted to be. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106913239&ft=1&f=1021 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106913239&ft=1&f=1021 In a kind of supermarket Cinderella story, a cashier in France has become a literary sensation. Anna Sam has turned her ungratifying job into a humorous memoir. Now, her book has been translated into 16 languages and turned the 29-year-old into the author she always wanted to be.

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]]> http://api.npr.org/templates/xanadu/view/api/transcript.php?id=106913239 Minimum Wage Hike Spurs Optimism And Debate Millions of America's low-wage workers are about to get a raise. But economists are debating how the pay hike will play out. Some worry that forcing higher wages will hurt small businesses. Others say raising the minimum wage will generate more consumer spending. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:18:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106899398&ft=1&f=1021 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106899398&ft=1&f=1021 Millions of America's low-wage workers are about to get a raise. But economists are debating how the pay hike will play out. Some worry that forcing higher wages will hurt small businesses. Others say raising the minimum wage will generate more consumer spending.

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]]> http://api.npr.org/templates/xanadu/view/api/transcript.php?id=106899398 Judy Collins, From Both Sides Now Grammy-award winning singer Judy Collins went from being a child prodigy to one of the most prolific folk musicians of our time. And after a five-decade career in music, she is still reinventing herself. Judy Collins performs live and talks about her music, social activism and the secret to her longevity. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106890667&ft=1&f=1021 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106890667&ft=1&f=1021 Grammy-award winning singer Judy Collins went from being a child prodigy to one of the most prolific folk musicians of our time. And after a five-decade career in music, she is still reinventing herself. Judy Collins performs live and talks about her music, social activism and the secret to her longevity.

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]]> http://api.npr.org/templates/xanadu/view/api/transcript.php?id=106890667 In Colombia, Tourists Flock To Drug Kingpin's Ranch What once served as an exotic playground for Colombian drug cartel boss Pablo Escobar is now a theme park with guided tours, horseback riding, a swimming pool and a zoo. Park officials say the goal isn't to glorify the drug trafficker but to chronicle his place in history. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:48:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106863446&ft=1&f=1021 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106863446&ft=1&f=1021 http://api.npr.org/templates/xanadu/view/api/transcript.php?id=106863446 What once served as an exotic playground for Colombian drug cartel boss Pablo Escobar is now a theme park with guided tours, horseback riding, a swimming pool and a zoo. Park officials say the goal isn't to glorify the drug trafficker but to chronicle his place in history.

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