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Surströmming Revisited: Eating Sweden's Famously Stinky Fish
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Sweden has the distinction of producing surströmming, one of the foulest-smelling foods in the world. More than a decade ago, NPR's Ari Shapiro tried eating it and failed. It's time for a rematch.
Former Basketball Player Scores As A Filmmaker
Saturday, January 31, 2015
While Deon Taylor was playing professional basketball in Germany, he had an epiphany: he wanted to make movies. The self-taught director's latest film, Supremacy, was released this Friday.
Impressions From The Ice: A Poet Returns From Antarctica
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Jynne Dilling Martin spent six weeks living on the bottom of the world and watching scientists work. The experience inspired many of the poems in her new collection, We Mammals in Hospitable Times.
In Super Bowl This Sunday, Don't Forget The Guys Behind The Superstars
Saturday, January 31, 2015
We know all about the stars playing in Sunday's Super Bowl: Tom Brady and Richard Sherman, to name two. But there are lesser-known players and positions whose roles are just as essential.
DEA Using License Plate Readers To Spy On Drivers
Saturday, January 31, 2015
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has been tracking the movement of vehicles around the U.S. and storing that information. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Devlin Barrett.
Recent Attacks Highlight Difficulty In Combating ISIS
Saturday, January 31, 2015
ISIS militants continued their deadly attacks this week, evidence that the campaign by Iraq and the U.S. to defeat the group could take years. NPR's Arun Rath talks with correspondent Alice Fordham.
After Alzheimer's Diagnosis, 'The Stripping Away Of My Identity'
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Greg O'Brien talks about how his life has changed in the five years since he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. "More and more I don't recognize people," he says.
Bach, Brits And A Bodacious Boston Orchestra: New Classical Albums
Saturday, January 31, 2015
From a sensational soprano to an audacious new work for orchestra, NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and host Arun Rath spin a broad selection of new classical albums.
Argentine Official Says He Sought Cooperation With Iran, Not Cover-Up
Friday, January 30, 2015
In an exclusive interview with NPR, Foreign Minister Hector Timerman says he met Iranian officials as part of the effort to find out who was behind the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center.
Measles Is A Killer: It Took 145,000 Lives Worldwide Last Year
Friday, January 30, 2015
The uproar over the U.S. outbreak glosses over a bigger problem: Measles takes a tragic toll in poor countries. But a vaccine can effectively stop this deadly — and highly contagious — disease.