Economy Congress has revised the debt ceiling 78 times since 1960. An expert explains why April 29, 2023 • NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author and Johns Hopkins University financial history professor, Kathleen Day, on the history of the debt ceiling. Congress has revised the debt ceiling 78 times since 1960. An expert explains why Listen · 5:09 5:09 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1172894580/1172894581" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Congress has revised the debt ceiling 78 times since 1960. An expert explains why Listen · 5:09 5:09 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1172894580/1172894581" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Animals Crash, the one-eyed cat, won Cadbury Chocolate's 2023 Easter Bunny Tryouts April 8, 2023 • We hear from Patty Cutler, executive director of the Simply Cats non-profit shelter, about how Crash the one-eyed cat came to win Cadbury Chocolate's 2023 Easter Bunny Tryouts. Crash, the one-eyed cat, won Cadbury Chocolate's 2023 Easter Bunny Tryouts Listen · 2:30 2:30 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1168795021/1168795022" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Crash, the one-eyed cat, won Cadbury Chocolate's 2023 Easter Bunny Tryouts Listen · 2:30 2:30 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1168795021/1168795022" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Sunday Puzzle Sunday Puzzle correction: A lesson in trigonometry April 2, 2023 • Listeners contacted us to correct the answer to a clue from last week's puzzle, giving NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz a lesson in trigonometry. Sunday Puzzle correction: A lesson in trigonometry Listen · 1:47 1:47 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1167645463/1167645464" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Sunday Puzzle correction: A lesson in trigonometry Listen · 1:47 1:47 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1167645463/1167645464" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Science Does the perfect Oreo cream-to-chocolate ratio exist? One research study says yes March 26, 2023 • NPR's Miles Parks speaks with PhD candidate in mechanical engineering at MIT, Crystal Owens, about her scientific study, "On Oreology, the fracture and flow of 'milk's favorite cookie®.'" Does the perfect Oreo cream-to-chocolate ratio exist? One research study says yes Listen · 3:56 3:56 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1166114385/1166114386" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Does the perfect Oreo cream-to-chocolate ratio exist? One research study says yes Listen · 3:56 3:56 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1166114385/1166114386" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Law The Supreme Court will hear a 20-year-old case on water access for the Navajo Nation March 19, 2023 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Heather Tanana of the University of Utah to learn how a Supreme Court case could change the Navajo Nation's ability to draw water from the Colorado River Basin. The Supreme Court will hear a 20-year-old case on water access for the Navajo Nation Listen · 5:17 5:17 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1164585500/1164585501" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
The Supreme Court will hear a 20-year-old case on water access for the Navajo Nation Listen · 5:17 5:17 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1164585500/1164585501" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Books Ann Napolitano on her new novel 'Hello Beautiful' March 18, 2023 • Estrangement and reconciliation in an Italian-American family: Ann Napolitano's new novel, "Hello Beautiful," is about loving each other just as we are. NPR's Scott Simon talks to her about it. Ann Napolitano on her new novel 'Hello Beautiful' Listen · 7:25 7:25 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1164523144/1164523145" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Ann Napolitano on her new novel 'Hello Beautiful' Listen · 7:25 7:25 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1164523144/1164523145" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Health Utah's new law bans gender affirming care for transgender youth February 11, 2023 • NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Ellie Brownstein, president of the Utah chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, about Utah's new law banning gender affirming care for transgender youth. Utah's new law bans gender affirming care for transgender youth Listen · 5:46 5:46 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1156306026/1156306027" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Utah's new law bans gender affirming care for transgender youth Listen · 5:46 5:46 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1156306026/1156306027" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Movie Interviews Lizzie Gottlieb talks 'Turn Every Page' documentary January 8, 2023 • NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Lizzie Gottlieb about her new documentary, Turn Every Page, which documents the partnership between her father, editor Robert Gottlieb, and journalist Robert Caro. Lizzie Gottlieb talks 'Turn Every Page' documentary Listen · 7:39 7:39 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1147762041/1147762042" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Lizzie Gottlieb talks 'Turn Every Page' documentary Listen · 7:39 7:39 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1147762041/1147762042" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Environment Can Brazil's Lula save the Amazon? January 7, 2023 • NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with environmental researcher Erika Berenguer about Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's ambitions to save the Amazon rainforest from deforestation. Can Brazil's Lula save the Amazon? Listen · 7:04 7:04 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1147721017/1147721018" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Can Brazil's Lula save the Amazon? Listen · 7:04 7:04 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1147721017/1147721018" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
National A group's work to help migrants who were sent to Kamala Harris' home on Christmas Eve December 25, 2022 • NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Amy Fischer, an organizer with the Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network, about their efforts to help migrants bused into Washington, D.C. A group's work to help migrants who were sent to Kamala Harris' home on Christmas Eve Listen · 3:50 3:50 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1145491163/1145491164" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
A group's work to help migrants who were sent to Kamala Harris' home on Christmas Eve Listen · 3:50 3:50 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1145491163/1145491164" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
National How a recent wave of anti-Semitism is affecting Jewish teens December 18, 2022 • NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with a group of Jewish teenagers amid a particularly dark year for anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S.: Hannah Rubin, Ben Fitzpayne, and Jaia Wilensky. How a recent wave of anti-Semitism is affecting Jewish teens Listen · 10:41 10:41 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1144003017/1144003018" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
How a recent wave of anti-Semitism is affecting Jewish teens Listen · 10:41 10:41 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1144003017/1144003018" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Culture Among many Native American communities, their languages are in danger December 3, 2022 • NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Chuck Hoskin Jr., Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, about the importance of preserving Native languages. Among many Native American communities, their languages are in danger Listen · 7:13 7:13 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1140610713/1140611685" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Among many Native American communities, their languages are in danger Listen · 7:13 7:13 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1140610713/1140611685" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Elections What voters said about trans rights in the midterms November 20, 2022 • NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kate Sosin, LGBTQ+ reporter for The 19th News, to discuss how voters responded to anti-trans rhetoric in this years midterm elections. What voters said about trans rights in the midterms Listen · 6:41 6:41 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1138127571/1138127572" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
What voters said about trans rights in the midterms Listen · 6:41 6:41 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1138127571/1138127572" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Movie Interviews Director Luca Guadagnino talks new Salvatore Ferragamo documentary November 19, 2022 • NPR's Michel Martin speaks with director Luca Guadagnino about his new documentary Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams. Director Luca Guadagnino talks new Salvatore Ferragamo documentary Listen · 7:48 7:48 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1138018397/1138018398" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Director Luca Guadagnino talks new Salvatore Ferragamo documentary Listen · 7:48 7:48 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1138018397/1138018398" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript