Steve Inskeep appears in the following:
Morning News Brief: Russia Probes, Louisville Clinic Protests
Monday, July 24, 2017
House and Senate investigations into any links between Russia and the Trump campaign continue. Protests erupt outside Kentucky's last clinic that performs abortions.
Despite Climate Change Setbacks, Al Gore 'Comes Down On The Side Of Hope'
Monday, July 24, 2017
Even though President Trump promised to pull the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, Al Gore still sees an "excellent chance" of meeting the accord's commitments to reduce global warming.
Iran's Foreign Minister Discusses Sanctions, Bashar Assad
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Several journalists were invited to put questions to Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday in New York. He talked about sanctions and the war in Syria.
Tight On Wall Space, SFMOMA Will Text Its Art To You Instead
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art can only display a fraction of its collection at any given time. Now, you can text a word or emoji and the museum will send back a corresponding work of art.
News Brief: Health Care Bill Is Dead, Russian Compound Discussions
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
When 2 GOP senators said they would vote no on a bill to replace Obamacare, it effectively killed the bill. U.S. and Russian diplomats are discussing 2 Russian compounds that U.S. authorities seized.
News Brief: GOP Health Bill Vote Postponed, Iran Sentences U.S. Citizen
Monday, July 17, 2017
A vote on the Senate's health care bill has been delayed. An American graduate student who disappeared in Iran months ago has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to an Iranian news agency.
What Can Bring Jobs To Coal Country?
Thursday, July 13, 2017
A new coal mine opened in western Pennsylvania and is expected to employ at least 70 people. But workers and employers in Somerset County say more is needed to bring economic opportunity.
Somerset County's Declining Economy
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
A new coal mine opened in western Pennsylvania and is expected to employ at least 70 people. We travel to Somerset County to look at what it will take to bring economic opportunity to rural America.
News Brief: North Korea Launches Missile, States Won't Supply Voter Data
Tuesday, July 04, 2017
It hasn't been confirmed, but North Korea says it successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile. At least 41 states say they won't hand over information to Trump's election commission.
News Brief: Trump CNN Tweet Is Criticized, Latest Vatican Shake-Up
Monday, July 03, 2017
It seems President Trump's frustration with his party and the news media is growing. At the Vatican over the weekend, the cardinal who headed the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith was ousted.
News Brief: Police Acquittal, Trump Rally, Kushner In Middle East
Thursday, June 22, 2017
An-ex Milwaukee police officer was found not guilty in the shooting death of a motorist. President Trump returned to the campaign trail. Presidential adviser Jared Kushner is working on peace talks.
What Churchill And Orwell Had In Common: Both Could Say, 'My Side Is Wrong'
Friday, June 16, 2017
In his new book, journalist Tom Ricks explains how the conservative British politician and the leftist author of 1984 challenged their respective political parties.
News Brief: Status Of Special Counsel, Qatar Under Economic Blockade
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
A friend of Donald Trump suggested in a PBS interview that Trump was considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller. Qatar is under an economic blockade after some Arab states severed ties with it.
Intelligence Leaders Testify Before Senate Panel Hearing
Wednesday, June 07, 2017
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and National Security Agency Director Adm. Mike Rogers testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.
Top 20 Percent Of Americans 'Hoard The American Dream'
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Steve Inskeep speaks with Richard V. Reeves, author of the book Dream Hoarders, which argues that the wealthiest 20 percent of Americans unfairly grab opportunities for themselves and their children.
'Morning Edition' Sports Commentator Frank Deford Dies At 78
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
The Hall of Fame sportswriter was public radio's scholar of sports for some 37 years before hanging up his cleats earlier this year. Deford died Sunday at the age of 78 at his home in Key West, Fla.
How An Interview With A Shark Researcher Wound Up Starring A Shark
Monday, May 29, 2017
Why have dozens of great white sharks turned up around Southern California beaches recently? Finding the answer led to a close-up view of a baby great white shark — and the researcher who caught her.
Iran Prison Atlas' Database Keeps Track Of Iranian Political Prisoners
Monday, May 22, 2017
The organization, United For Iran, publishes the Iran Prison Atlas. It's a website collecting information about Iranians described as political prisoners.
On Election Day, Iran Chooses Between Gradual Reform And Conservative Return
Friday, May 19, 2017
Iran's reform-minded president, Hassan Rouhani, is up for re-election. Subtle changes in Iranian society are evident in the burgeoning tech sector. But conservatives say Rouhani has changed too much.
Iranian Vote On Friday Will Decide If Rouhani Gets A Second Term
Friday, May 19, 2017
President Hassan Rouhani won a surprise victory in 2013, and went on to make a nuclear deal with the West. It was a historic shift in relations with Iran's longtime enemy, the United States.