DAVID FOLKENFLIK, HOST: Our next story might make some of you very squeamish, especially if you've suffered from avocado hand. TAMARA KEITH, BYLINE: I'm an early adopter on avocado hand. FOLKENFLIK: That's NPR's Tamara Keith. She injured herself 10 y...
DAVID FOLKENFLIK, HOST: Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras headed to Havana for a week of performances and workshops by the New Orleans band Tank and the Bangas. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) FOLKENFLIK: He produced a podcast capturing the sights and sounds of t...
RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The band Drive-By Truckers has come a long way from its earliest days when fans could rock to albums with slyly Southern titles - Pizza Deliverance, Alabama Ass Whuppin' - offering profane and smile-worthy songs like Too Much Se...
(SOUNDBITE OF SONIC YOUTH'S DISCONNECTION NOTICE) RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: With the new year comes new promises and new goals, new friendships and new rules. KWAME ALEXANDER, BYLINE: But some rules, Rachel, are meant to be broken. MARTIN: They are, aren'...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: In portrait art, every aspect - from the subject to the pose to the painter - is a deliberate choice. And it's no different when depicting pregnant women. Up until the early 20th century, that choice was often to hide a pre...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President Trump's trial puts American institutions on display. He has an institutional role to play as president, just as people like Adam Schiff or Mitch McConnell have institutional roles in Congress. Americans, over time, have...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: For the first time in four years, the average lifespan of an American increased - slightly. That's according to new numbers released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The improvement was driven largely by decline...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Winter driving can be unpleasant and dangerous. It can mean long hours for people who operate snowplows. Driving a snowplow in Montana has given Justin Horak lots to sing about. Yellowstone Public Radio's Rachel Cramer introduces u...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Uber is testing a new feature in California that allows drivers in some cities to set their own fares. It is part of an effort to give drivers more control and bolster the argument that they truly are contractors. From Sacram...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The costumes are among the stars of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the hit Amazon TV series about a young comedienne in the late 1950s, early '60s. Everybody wears these colorful period-perfect outfits. They're so amazing, even I not...