NPR's Long-Running 'Piano Jazz' Gets A Makeover
Transcript NEAL CONAN, HOST: For decades, the great Marian McPartland illuminated public-radio airwaves with her duets and conversations as the host of PIANO JAZZ. Since 1979, she spoke and played with...
View ArticleAs Nuclear Plants Age, No Easy Energy Solutions
Transcript NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. No nuclear power plants have been built in this country since the accident at Three Mile Island more than 30 years...
View ArticleA Violent Abolitionist's 'Midnight Rising'
On an October night in 1859, 21 men staged a takeover of a national armory in tiny Harpers Ferry, Va. Though unsuccessful, the raid drew the nation's attention to its electrifying leader, a man named...
View ArticleProposed Child Labor Rules Could Alter Farm Life
The Department of Labor has proposed regulations that would limit the kinds of work children can do on farms. Opponents feel the rules would hurt family farms and fundamentally alter farming life,...
View ArticleGOP Candidates Jockey Ahead Of Iowa Caucuses
The Iowa caucuses will be critical for Rep. Michelle Bachmann and former Sen. Rick Santorum, or a chance for Rep. Ron Paul to steal the national spotlight from Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and...
View ArticleHIV Status Disclosure Laws Under Scrutiny
Failing to disclose positive HIV status to sexual partners is a crime in more than 30 states. In Iowa, it can carry a 25-year jail term. Advocates say the rules are discriminatory, and are urging state...
View ArticleSurgeons Nuland And Gawande Look To The Future Of Medicine
Transcript NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. Of the many programs we've aired over the years on medicine, none has been more interesting than the series of...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Solidifies Support Of Syrian Opposition
Transcript NEAL CONAN, HOST: Earlier today, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held a joint news conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal who told reporters his country can not...
View ArticleWhat Changes After Supreme Court Ruling On Voting Rights Act
Transcript NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. This morning in a much anticipated decision, the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the 1965 Voting...
View Article'The Fire' That Transformed A Philadelphia Community
On May 13, 1985, after a long standoff, Philadelphia municipal authorities dropped a bomb on a residential row house.
View ArticleWhat Changes After Supreme Court Rulings On Prop 8 And DOMA
In a 5-4 decision in U.S. v. Windsor, the Supreme Court ruled the federal Defense Of Marriage Act unconstitutional. The court rules that supporters of California's Proposition 8 case did not have...
View ArticleA Look Ahead And A Farewell To The Political Junkie
Transcript NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan, in Washington. It's Markey in Massachusetts, the court nixes DOMA and Prop 8, and the president bows to the summer heat and...
View ArticleGospel Legend Mavis Staples Comes 'Full Circle'
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View ArticleSo Hard To Say Goodbye: Advice For Farewell Notes
Transcript NEAL CONAN, HOST: Looking ahead to our last day, many of our friends and colleagues have been faced with a dilemma. Well, how do you say goodbye? For many of us, finding the right words can...
View ArticleHopes And Fears For The Future Of The World, With Ted Koppel
Transcript NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan, in Washington. As some of you may know, this program began in the crisis that led up to what we now call the first Gulf War, in...
View ArticleAfter 11 Years Behind The Host Mic, Neal Conan Signs Off
Transcript NEAL CONAN, HOST: And so it's time to say goodbye. As you probably know, this, after 21 years, is the final broadcast of TALK OF THE NATION, and after 36 years, my last day at NPR.Before I...
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