Search results for

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Cecily Wong, one of the co-authors of a new book called Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide. It explores culinary delicacies from every continent.

It's been 50 years since the famed director released the movie Pink Flamingos. And as much as the world's changed since then, his first-ever novel shows that his propensity for bad taste ...hasn't.

The audiobook is here to stay — in one form or another. And that's fine with author Neil Gaiman, who has loved hearing stories since his childhood days. Gaiman talks to writer David Sedaris and reader Martin Jarvis about what makes a great audiobook — and a great reader.

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to director Tom McCarthy about his new movie, "Stillwater." It's the story of an American oil-rig worker who travels to France to exonerate his imprisoned daughter.

From the Eastern Seaboard to the Pacific Northwest, there's a colorful and compelling roster of political contests on Tuesday. Many of them have national implications, including a gubernatorial contest in New Jersey and a special congressional runoff in Alabama.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks David Ubben of "The Athletic" about Deion Sanders and his tenure as head football coach at the University of Colorado Boulder.

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass about her proposed budget to address homelessness and crime.

The number of patients is soaring, the health system is stressed and the government is facing criticism over its response. So far 150,000 Peruvians have caught the virus this year and 248 have died.

Did the eviction moratorium work to slow COVID? When people can't afford rent, they often end up in closer quarters. During a pandemic, that increases the risk of viral transmission.

Many public health experts are pushing for stronger measures than the Biden administration and governors are willing to take to reduce impacts from the growing omicron wave. Why the disconnect?