Science In 1929, Parrot Fever Gripped The Country May 31, 2009 • It was a classic medical scare story: Parrots died. A few people got sick. Newspapers went wild. Then, well after the outbreak of "parrot fever" was declared dormant, researchers who dealt with the birds began to mysteriously die themselves. Historian Jill Lepore talks to host Jacki Lyden about the great parrot fever outbreak of 1929. Lepore chronicles the episode in the June 1 issue of The New Yorker magazine. In 1929, Parrot Fever Gripped The Country Listen · 8:15 8:15 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104768337/104768320" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy Geithner To Focus On U.S., China Relationship May 31, 2009 • Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner starts two days of talks in China — a country that's long fascinated him. Geithner speaks Mandarin, and even taught the language at one point. Nicholas Lardy, an economist for the Peterson Institute, talks host Jacki Lyden through what Geithner will be doing to shore up the relationship between the co-dependant economies. Geithner To Focus On U.S., China Relationship Listen · 4:28 4:28 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104768334/104768319" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Kansas Abortion Doctor Shot And Killed In Church May 31, 2009 • George Tiller, a Kansas doctor who became a national lightning rod in the abortion debate, was killed Sunday morning at his church in Wichita, Kan. He was a prominent advocate of a woman's right to choose, and he ran one of the few clinics in the country that performs late-term abortions. Reporter Stan Finger of The Wichita Eagle talks to Jacki Lyden about the case. Kansas Abortion Doctor Shot And Killed In Church Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104768322/104768315" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Gay Activists, Black Ministers Seek Common Ground May 31, 2009 • African-American ministers were vocal supporters of Proposition 8, which barred same-sex marriage in California. Now that D.C.'s city council has voted to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, gay rights activists hope to rally the city's black ministers to their side.
81-Year-Old Eagle Scout Finally Gets His Badge May 31, 2009 • Richard Ryan is now an Eagle Scout. At a ceremony last weekend in Florence, S.C., the award was given to him by another Eagle Scout, his grandson, Joshua. The 81-year-old scout earned the designation 65 years ago, but left to fight in World War II before he could get his badge. 81-Year-Old Eagle Scout Finally Gets His Badge Listen · 2:59 2:59 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104763492/104763501" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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YR Media Teens Thwart ID Theft On MySpace May 31, 2009 • Identity theft is becoming a problem on social networking sites, especially among teens. Some dishonest users steal images of pretty girls to attract romantic attention. Others grab the photo of someone they dislike to create a fake, derogatory profile that makes that person look bad. But for some teens, it's actually a badge of honor. Teens Thwart ID Theft On MySpace Listen · 2:59 2:59 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104763472/104763457" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business A Fateful Day Looms For Automakers May 31, 2009 • Monday is expected to be a remarkable day in American industrial history. A judge in New York plans to rule on a critical sale that would launch Chrysler out of bankruptcy. And — on the same day — General Motors, once the world's dominant auto-maker, is almost certain to file for bankruptcy in the same courthouse. A Fateful Day Looms For Automakers Listen · 3:26 3:26 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104763460/104763450" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Obama's Agenda Awaits Congress' Return May 31, 2009 • Congress gets back in session this week, and its to-do list reads like a rundown of some of President Obama's top priorities: a major climate change bill, universal health care legislation. And while lawmakers were away on a Memorial Day recess, the president added one more big task: confirming his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Obama's Agenda Awaits Congress' Return Listen · 3:15 3:15 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104763483/104763495" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy Closing Hospitals No Fun For Shriners May 31, 2009 • Shriners International faces a tough decision this summer because of the impact the recession has had on its donations. Its board will meet in July to vote on whether to close six of its children's hospitals around the country. Closing Hospitals No Fun For Shriners Listen · 3:52 3:52 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104763489/104763498" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Tiananmen: Shouts That Turned To Silence May 31, 2009 • Two decades ago, Xiao Bin, a 42-year-old factory worker, claimed he saw tanks crush student demonstrators in Tiananmen Square. After he spoke to American journalists, he was sent to labor camp — and his story became a well-known cautionary tale. Tiananmen: Shouts That Turned To Silence Listen · 5:27 5:27 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104731094/104763500" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Immigrants' Children: A Foot In Two Worlds Weighing Ethnicity When Picking A Spouse May 31, 2009 • Many college-age children of immigrants in the U.S. say they feel an obligation to their parents to date or marry within their ethnicity. That helps explain Census data showing that fewer American-born children of immigrants are marrying outside their ethnic group.
Economy Fear Of Inflation Spikes Long-Term Interest Rates May 31, 2009 • In the past week, interest rates shot up on home mortgages and 10-year Treasury notes as investors looked for signs of inflation on the horizon. But is it too early to worry? Fear Of Inflation Spikes Long-Term Interest Rates Listen · 2:53 2:53 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104741397/104763451" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Obama To Visit Cairo, A Center Of Islamic Learning May 31, 2009 • When asked why President Obama decided to deliver a speech to the Muslim world from Cairo, many Egyptians point to Al-Azhar University, a center of Islamic scholarship since the 10th century. Al-Azhar stands for "a moderate version of Islam," teaching both the religion and modern science, one professor says. Obama To Visit Cairo, A Center Of Islamic Learning Listen · 4:46 4:46 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104745607/104763496" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pastor: No Weddings Until Gay Marriage Ban Lifted May 30, 2009 • The Rev. Art Cribbs, pastor of a church in San Marino, Calif., said with Proposition 8 "a boundary has been crossed" between religion and civil law. The state, he said, "failed to protect a vulnerable minority from the tyranny of a majority." Pastor: No Weddings Until Gay Marriage Ban Lifted Listen · 1:27 1:27 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104756516/104755954" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Steve Martin To Plick And Pluck On Opry Stage May 30, 2009 • The comedian/actor/writer makes another debut Saturday — on the stage at the Grand Old Opry, as a banjo player. Host Jacki Lyden shares the story of how Martin made his banjo bones. Steve Martin To Plick And Pluck On Opry Stage Listen · 2:07 2:07 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104756528/104757484" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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