11:11am Aug 19, 2017
National
National Politics & Government
What Trump's Increasing Isolation Could Mean For His Presidency
The president has completed a full purge of top White House aides instrumental to his election. Their ouster could be a big gamble, as Trump finds himself with fewer and fewer allies.
4:49pm Aug 18, 2017
Health & Safety
Health & Safety
Support Group Helps Families Cope With Opioid Deaths
This coming Tuesday, Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro will present a panel presentation led by paren
3:47pm Aug 18, 2017
Music & Culture
Music & Culture
Across the Blue Ridge #86- Bluegrass, Country & Blues Classics
This week’s show is chock full of great singing and inspiring instrumentals. We hear from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, a truly classic bluegrass band from Ohio, just out with a new album
11:12am Aug 18, 2017
Arts
Arts
Reynolda House Opens Largest Exhibition To Date, "Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern"
A new exhibit that opens today goes beyond the paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe, to depict the artist herself.
7:04am Aug 18, 2017
Arts
Arts Politics & Government
Local All Star Orchestra Concerts To Benefit Syrian Refugees
Musicians from the Winston-Salem and Greensboro symphonies are teaming up this weekend for a good cause. They are performing for free, and they’re doing it to raise money for Syrian refugees.
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4:49pm Aug 18, 2017
Health & Safety
Health & Safety
Support Group Helps Families Cope With Opioid Deaths
This coming Tuesday, Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro will present a panel presentation led by paren
3:47pm Aug 18, 2017
Music & Culture
Music & Culture
Across the Blue Ridge #86- Bluegrass, Country & Blues Classics
This week’s show is chock full of great singing and inspiring instrumentals. We hear from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, a truly classic bluegrass band from Ohio, just out with a new album
11:12am Aug 18, 2017
Arts
Arts
Reynolda House Opens Largest Exhibition To Date, "Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern"
A new exhibit that opens today goes beyond the paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe, to depict the artist herself.
7:04am Aug 18, 2017
Arts
Arts Politics & Government
Local All Star Orchestra Concerts To Benefit Syrian Refugees
Musicians from the Winston-Salem and Greensboro symphonies are teaming up this weekend for a good cause. They are performing for free, and they’re doing it to raise money for Syrian refugees.
8:16pm Aug 19, 2017
National
National Politics & Government
Is The Trump Presidency Having a Crisis Moment?
NPR's Dwane Brown talks with Rich Lowry, editor of The National Review, about Republicans' discomfort with President Trump espousing views commonly found in Breitbart News, a right-wing media outlet.
7:27pm Aug 19, 2017
National
National Politics & Government
After Charlottesville, Trump Supporters Stand By The President
NPR's Dwane Brown checks in with the Washington Examiner's Salena Zito to hear how rural Trump supporters are reacting to the week's events.
6:48pm Aug 19, 2017
National
National Politics & Government
Republicans Plead With Trump To Get On, And Stay On, Message To Pass A Tax Overhaul
While the president was laying blame on "both sides" for violence in Charlottesville, Republicans were meeting to hammer out a tax overhaul. But they worry about whether Trump can make the sale.
7:40pm Aug 19, 2017
World News
World News
Spanish Authorities Continue Hunt For Suspects In Barcelona Attacks
Officials say they have dismantled the jihadi cell responsible for the vehicle attack that killed 14 people but are continuing a manhunt for three suspects still at large.
5:48pm Aug 19, 2017
World News
World News
Man Goes On Stabbing Rampage In Russia, Wounds 7
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Russian officials appear to discount the possibility, saying the initial investigation is not focusing on terrorism as a "main theory."
11:51am Aug 19, 2017
World News
World News
From Greece, A Message In A Bottle Reaches Isolated Gaza
Vacationers from England tossed the bottle into the Mediterranean. It floated nearly 500 miles and into the net of a Palestinian fisherman. He said it was the first piece of mail he had ever received.
8:12am Aug 19, 2017
World News
World News
Investigation Continues Into Spanish Attacks
Authorities in Spain say a 12-member cell was behind the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, as well as an earlier explosion.
8:12am Aug 19, 2017
World News
World News
Counterterrorism Efforts In Spain
As Spain reels from deadly attacks this week, NPR's Scott Simon talks to Juan Zarate from the Center for Strategic and International Studies about the Spanish counterterrorism approach.
8:12am Aug 19, 2017
World News
World News
Explaining, Again, The Nazis' True Evil
NPR's Scott Simon tackles the painful legacy of the Nazi party and the enduring symbols of hatred used throughout history's atrocities against humanity, recently on display in Charlottesville.
6:10pm Aug 19, 2017
Books
Books Arts Music & Culture
'Good Booty': Backing Up How Music And Sex Helped Shape American Culture
In her new book Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music, Ann Powers explores how popular music became America's primary erotic art form.
6:10pm Aug 19, 2017
Arts
Arts
How Late Night TV Addressed Charlottesville And This Week In Politics
This week gave late night television shows a lot of material to work with — a recap and review of how they did.
6:10pm Aug 19, 2017
Arts
Arts
In 'Patti Cake$,' An Aspiring Rap Artist Reaches For The Stars
NPR's Dwane Brown speaks with director Geremy Jasper and lead actress Danielle Macdonald about the film's message of finding yourself.
4:45pm Aug 19, 2017
Arts
Arts Music & Culture Politics & Government
President Trump To Skip Kennedy Center Honors, Highlighting Rift With Artists
Three of the five honorees had already spoken out against the president and said they either planned to boycott a White House event or were considering it.
8:12am Aug 19, 2017
Arts
Arts
A Hologram Husband Keeps Lois Smith Company In 'Marjorie Prime'
Smith has been acting for more than 60 years, and she's earned rave reviews for her performance in Marjorie Prime. How does she explain her continued success? "I'm very lucky," she says.
8:12am Aug 19, 2017
Books
Books Arts
'Stay With Me' Is A Novel Of Commitment, Culture And The Struggle To Conceive
Set in Nigeria in the 1980s, Ayobami Adebayo's debut novel tells the story of a couple who desperately want to have a child, in a society where that's what's expected of them.