Interview: Lisa Napoli, Author Of 'Up All Night' Former Murrow Boy Dan Schorr and "Mouth of the South" Ted Turner seem like an unlikely pairing — but when Turner was launching CNN 40 years ago, the veteran newsman was his first editorial employee.Heard onToggle more optionsUp All NightTed Turner, Cnn, and the Birth of 24-hour NewsHardcover, 304 pagesclose overlayTitleUp All NightSubtitleTed Turner, Cnn, and the Birth of 24-hour NewsAuthorLisa NapoliYour purchase helps support NPR programming.Ted Turner and Daniel Schorr: Doesn't sound like a likely match, does it? The Mouth of the South, as...…Interview: Lisa Napoli, Author Of 'Up All Night' Former Murrow Boy Dan Schorr and "Mouth of the South" Ted Turner seem like an unlikely pairing — but when Turner was launching CNN 40 years ago, the veteran newsman was his first editorial employee.Heard onToggle more optionsUp All NightTed Turner, Cnn, and the Birth of 24-hour NewsHardcover, 304 pagesclose overlayTitleUp All NightSubtitleTed Turner, Cnn, and the Birth of 24-hour NewsAuthorLisa NapoliYour purchase helps support NPR programming.Ted Turner and Daniel Schorr: Doesn't sound like a likely match, does it? The Mouth of the South, as...WW…

Opinion: Larry Kramer, A Remembrance Of A Fierce AIDS Activist NPR's Scott Simon remembers AIDS activist Larry Kramer who died this week. He was 84.Heard onToggle more optionsLarry Kramer was angry, irascible, and indispensable. He was a playwright and novelist in 1983, as he saw friends around him die of what you then had to spell out as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. And he wrote a call to action in the New York Native, a gay bi-weekly paper: "" was the title. It was the number of people diagnosed with serious complications from AIDS - nearly half in and around New York. "If this...…Opinion: Larry Kramer, A Remembrance Of A Fierce AIDS Activist NPR's Scott Simon remembers AIDS activist Larry Kramer who died this week. He was 84.Heard onToggle more optionsLarry Kramer was angry, irascible, and indispensable. He was a playwright and novelist in 1983, as he saw friends around him die of what you then had to spell out as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. And he wrote a call to action in the New York Native, a gay bi-weekly paper: "" was the title. It was the number of people diagnosed with serious complications from AIDS - nearly half in and around New York. "If this...WW…

Tech Workers Take Action: A Look At Recent Labor Movements NPR's Scott Simon talks with Nataliya Nedzhvetskaya about the recent vote to unionize by Kickstarter employees.Heard onToggle more optionsNPR's Scott Simon talks with Nataliya Nedzhvetskaya about the recent vote to unionize by Kickstarter employees.SCOTT SIMON, HOST:Employees at Kickstarter have voted to unionize, but over the past year alone, there were over 100 worker movements at companies including Amazon, Google and Facebook that failed. A group of researchers at University of California Berkeley is tracking the organizing and...…Tech Workers Take Action: A Look At Recent Labor Movements NPR's Scott Simon talks with Nataliya Nedzhvetskaya about the recent vote to unionize by Kickstarter employees.Heard onToggle more optionsNPR's Scott Simon talks with Nataliya Nedzhvetskaya about the recent vote to unionize by Kickstarter employees.SCOTT SIMON, HOST:Employees at Kickstarter have voted to unionize, but over the past year alone, there were over 100 worker movements at companies including Amazon, Google and Facebook that failed. A group of researchers at University of California Berkeley is tracking the organizing and...WW…

Tutor Helps Students Hit Hard By Pandemic, Language Barriers Ramiro Lobo's students speak English as a second language. During the pandemic, the Oakland, Calif., tutor has helped them navigate remote learning while trying to make them feel less isolated.Heard onToggle more optionsRamiro Lobo's students speak English as a second language. During the pandemic, the Oakland, Calif., tutor has helped them navigate remote learning while trying to make them feel less isolated.SCOTT SIMON, HOST:Virtual school is challenging. So is virtual tutoring. Ramiro Lobo tries to coax his students into...…Tutor Helps Students Hit Hard By Pandemic, Language Barriers Ramiro Lobo's students speak English as a second language. During the pandemic, the Oakland, Calif., tutor has helped them navigate remote learning while trying to make them feel less isolated.Heard onToggle more optionsRamiro Lobo's students speak English as a second language. During the pandemic, the Oakland, Calif., tutor has helped them navigate remote learning while trying to make them feel less isolated.SCOTT SIMON, HOST:Virtual school is challenging. So is virtual tutoring. Ramiro Lobo tries to coax his students into...WW…

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 Vaccine Is Back In Use In The U.S. Federal health officials have lifted the pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. States can resume distributing it, now with a warning about rare complications involving blood clots.Heard onToggle more optionsFederal health officials have lifted the pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. States can resume distributing it, now with a warning about rare complications involving blood clots.SCOTT SIMON, HOST:The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is back in use in the U.S. Last night, officials from the...…Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 Vaccine Is Back In Use In The U.S. Federal health officials have lifted the pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. States can resume distributing it, now with a warning about rare complications involving blood clots.Heard onToggle more optionsFederal health officials have lifted the pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. States can resume distributing it, now with a warning about rare complications involving blood clots.SCOTT SIMON, HOST:The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is back in use in the U.S. Last night, officials from the...WW…

Americans Cuddling Cows Covid-19 Pandemic Comfort Americans are paying $75 an hour to hug a cow. The bovine cuddles can boost oxytocin levels in humans.Heard onToggle more optionsOne year ago, the coronavirus outbreak was , and our ordinary routines came to a sudden halt. We have lost so many lives, each of them irreplaceable; and so many millions have lost their livelihoods and have had to live in deprivation and fear. The coronavirus has intensified the sharp inequality in America, in which the poor, and old, and Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous people are at the greatest risk. At the same...…Americans Cuddling Cows Covid-19 Pandemic Comfort Americans are paying $75 an hour to hug a cow. The bovine cuddles can boost oxytocin levels in humans.Heard onToggle more optionsOne year ago, the coronavirus outbreak was , and our ordinary routines came to a sudden halt. We have lost so many lives, each of them irreplaceable; and so many millions have lost their livelihoods and have had to live in deprivation and fear. The coronavirus has intensified the sharp inequality in America, in which the poor, and old, and Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous people are at the greatest risk. At the same...WW…

Bernie Sanders: Americans Care More About $1,400 Aid Checks Than GOP Opposition Sen. Bernie Sanders, who helped shepherd the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan through Congress, says the package is "the most consequential piece of legislation for working families" in decades.Heard onToggle more optionsWith the passage this week of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, the United States is now on track to spend some $6 trillion in total on measures related to ending the pandemic. Among the plans most vocal supporters is Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who, as chairman of the Senate Budget...…Bernie Sanders: Americans Care More About $1,400 Aid Checks Than GOP Opposition Sen. Bernie Sanders, who helped shepherd the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan through Congress, says the package is "the most consequential piece of legislation for working families" in decades.Heard onToggle more optionsWith the passage this week of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, the United States is now on track to spend some $6 trillion in total on measures related to ending the pandemic. Among the plans most vocal supporters is Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who, as chairman of the Senate Budget...WW…

CDC's New School Guidelines May Change Little, Superintendent Says Marian Kim-Phelps, superintendent of the Poway Unified School District in San Diego, tells NPR's Scott Simon the recommendations don't help schools with what they need to reopen: staffing and space.Heard onToggle more optionsMarian Kim-Phelps, superintendent of the Poway Unified School District in San Diego, tells NPR's Scott Simon the recommendations don't help schools with what they need to reopen: staffing and space.SCOTT SIMON, HOST:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new guidelines to get...…CDC's New School Guidelines May Change Little, Superintendent Says Marian Kim-Phelps, superintendent of the Poway Unified School District in San Diego, tells NPR's Scott Simon the recommendations don't help schools with what they need to reopen: staffing and space.Heard onToggle more optionsMarian Kim-Phelps, superintendent of the Poway Unified School District in San Diego, tells NPR's Scott Simon the recommendations don't help schools with what they need to reopen: staffing and space.SCOTT SIMON, HOST:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new guidelines to get...WW…

Missing Black Lab Returns To Family After She Was Gone 10 Years Ten years ago, black Lab mix Abby ran away from home. Now, she has been reunited with her owner Debra Suierveld, who tells NPR's Scott Simon that Abby has fit right back in with the family.Heard onToggle more optionsA dog named Abby is back from the dead. Abby, a black Lab mix, wandered away from her home in Apollo, Pa., outside Pittsburgh, 10 years ago. Abby's owner, Debra Suierveld, and her children looked for their dog but couldn't find her, accepted her loss and had her declared deceased. And then, 10 years later, they from...…Missing Black Lab Returns To Family After She Was Gone 10 Years Ten years ago, black Lab mix Abby ran away from home. Now, she has been reunited with her owner Debra Suierveld, who tells NPR's Scott Simon that Abby has fit right back in with the family.Heard onToggle more optionsA dog named Abby is back from the dead. Abby, a black Lab mix, wandered away from her home in Apollo, Pa., outside Pittsburgh, 10 years ago. Abby's owner, Debra Suierveld, and her children looked for their dog but couldn't find her, accepted her loss and had her declared deceased. And then, 10 years later, they from...WW…

President Trump Gets The Coronavirus NPR's Scott Simon talks about the president's diagnosis following months of his dismissing the growing, devastating pandemic.Heard onToggle more optionsA lot of Americans may wonder this morning: How could the president, of all people, come down with the coronavirus? The President of the United States is often called the most powerful person in the world. They can cause armies to march and rockets to soar. They also can hear directly from some of the finest scientific and medical minds in the world. Presidents are surrounded by rings of highly-trained...…President Trump Gets The Coronavirus NPR's Scott Simon talks about the president's diagnosis following months of his dismissing the growing, devastating pandemic.Heard onToggle more optionsA lot of Americans may wonder this morning: How could the president, of all people, come down with the coronavirus? The President of the United States is often called the most powerful person in the world. They can cause armies to march and rockets to soar. They also can hear directly from some of the finest scientific and medical minds in the world. Presidents are surrounded by rings of highly-trained...WW…