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Taking A Closer Look At Milgram's Shocking Obedience Study
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
In the early 1960s, Stanley Milgram, a social psychologist at Yale, conducted a series of experiments that became famous. Unsuspecting Americans were recruited for what purportedly was an experiment in learning. A man who pretended to be a recruit himself was wired up to a phony machine that supposedly administered ...
Behind March On Washington's 'Sunny Reputation,' A Deep Fear
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Rep. Lewis: 'I Gave A Little Blood Here And There'
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
On this day in 1963, thousands of people converged on Washington D.C. to march for jobs and freedom. It was a special moment in the struggle for civil rights, one that ended with Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic 'I Have a Dream' speech. But also on that podium was John ...
Freedom Singer: 'Without Music, There Would Be No Movement'
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Tell Me More's Twitter Education Special
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Education has long been referred to as a civil right in this country — including by Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Nearly 50 years ago, King said:
"The richest nation on earth has never allocated enough resources to ...
Goodie Mob: Building New Leaders From The Elders
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Twitter, Feminism and Race: A Roundtable
Monday, August 26, 2013
Last week, we decided to start a roundtable about the collisions of race and gender in digital spaces like Twitter and the blogosphere. The conversation was sparked by the snarky-yet-serious Twitter hashtag #solidarityisforwhitewomen, which became a trending topic. Hundreds of people tweeted about their frustrations with influential feminist bloggers ...
Debate: Does The U.S. Have A Dog In The Fight In Syria?
Monday, August 26, 2013
While some American lawmakers have urged increased involvement by the United States in the Syrian civil war, so far the Obama administration has been reluctant to intervene in a major way.
The question has taken on a new sense of urgency following an attack last week near the Syrian capital ...
'Pippin' Star Patina Miller Soars On Broadway
Monday, August 26, 2013
Patina Miller first got noticed on the theater scene in 2009 as the star of Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy. She earned rave reviews for playing the accidental nun who led a choir to stardom. Now she's center stage again in the Broadway revival of Pippin, the musical first ...
Julia Holter's 'Loud City Song' Is A Story On Top Of A Story
Sunday, August 25, 2013
The lush vocals and minimal orchestration of Julia Holter's music has graced albums dedicated to such high-minded concepts as Greek mythology and French New Wave films. Her latest release is no different, taking its narrative thrust from Gigi, the 1958 film musical about a teenage girl in turn-of-the-century ...
For Arab World's Christians, An Uncertain Fate
Sunday, August 25, 2013
As Egypt plunges into unrest amid the military-backed government's crackdown on demonstrators, the country's Christian minority has been targeted by Islamic extremists.
Dozens of churches have been burned, ransacked and looted since the government began fighting against supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted President Mohammed Morsi two weeks ago.
...Black Joe Lewis And His Band Stay The Course, Lose The Name
Sunday, August 25, 2013
In 2009, reporter Christian Bordal profiled an up-and coming singer from Austin, Texas — a guy who had learned to play guitar working in a pawn shop, and was still driving a fish delivery truck to make ends meet. But it ended up being a big year for ...
Hospice Doctor Helps Families Navigate The End Of Life
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Each week, Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin brings listeners an unexpected side of the news by talking with someone personally affected by the stories making headlines.
Dr. David Casarett is the director of hospice care at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He works with ...
Haitian Youth Illuminated In 'Sea Light'
Sunday, August 25, 2013
On her 7th birthday, a little girl named Claire disappears in a seaside Haitian village. Through Claire's fictional journey, award-winning author Edwidge Danticat shares glimmers of her own childhood in Haiti.
In Claire of the Sea Light, the protagonist's mother died during childbirth, and her father is a poor fisherman, ...
Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos On The Importance Of Structure
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Franz Ferdinand's 2004 debut accomplished two things: a concise introduction to the band in the form of a worldwide hit single, as well as a firm declaration that the angular guitars of post-punk and the stomping rhythms of disco could be natural bedfellows. Nine years after "Take Me Out," ...
Hacker-Artist's Mantra: 'Fun Makes The Politics Go Down'
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Evan Roth knows how to get a rise out of the people and organizations he targets.
Over his career, the Michigan-born "hacker-artist" has taken on Google, the Transportation Safety Administration, and — most bravely of all — Justin Bieber's fans, Beliebers.
Some might call him a prankster, a rabble-rouser, or ...
'The Blessing Cup': Polacco And Her Family Of Storytellers
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Patricia Polacco has written and illustrated more than 90 picture books. Her young readers are drawn to her stories about family and growing up. She has won many awards for her illustrations, which are done in gorgeous, full watercolor. Polacco's latest book is called The Blessing Cup.
Polacco tells NPR's ...
'Bummers, Blisters And Boondoggles': A Jokester Joins The Army
Saturday, August 24, 2013
In a time when recollections can be reduced to just a few words, Jean Shepherd delivered monologues, soliloquies and musings. He was a raconteur.
Shepherd served in the Army during World War II — that same Army that stormed the beaches on D-Day and raised the flag on Iwo Jima, ...
Sisterly Conflict Against A Great War Backdrop In 'Daughters Of Mars'
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Naomi and Sally Durance are heroes of the Great War, that war which was supposed to end all wars. It didn't, but it did help these two Australian sisters overcome sibling suspicion and grow closer to each other.
Naomi and Sally — at the center of Thomas Keneally's new book, ...
Twitter Sparks A Serious Discussion About Race And Feminism
Friday, August 23, 2013
Twitter isn't always the best place for big, thorny philosophical conversations. But it's a great forum for catharsis and taking the temperature of a popular sentiment. Sometimes, rarely, it's actually both.
If you were on Twitter last week, you may have seen a lot of rallying around the satirical but ...