In 'Overcompensating,' Benito Skinner turns old wounds into comedy
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Benito Skinner about his new show, Overcompensating, out on Amazon Prime on May 15.
Metamorphosis On The Pitch: Americans Make Changes To Inch Closer To World Cup
The U.S. women's national soccer team hasn't won the World Cup since 1999, but now they've won six games back to back. New York Times reporter Jere Longman explains the ways the team has changed.
In A Time Of Grief And Recovery, A Sunday Sermon Foretold
The Rev. John Black, of the Campbell Chapel AME Church in Bluffton, S.C., talks to NPR's Arun Rath about grief, forgiveness and rebirth — themes in the sermon he has planned for this Sunday.
Syrian Christians Face New Threat From Rebel Alliance
Syrian Christians face new threats from a rebel coalition that is fighting both the self-declared Islamic State and the regime.
Chicago To Replace Famed Ferris Wheel With Taller One
NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Alexander Eisenschmidt, an assistant professor of architecture at University of Illinois at Chicago, about the new Chicago Ferris Wheel.
Donald Trump Controversy Highlights Influence Of Hispanics In U.S.
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Felix Sanchez, chairman and co-founder of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, about Republican presidential candidate Trump's remarks on Mexican immigrants.
Portland, Ore., Soccer Fans Gear Up For Women's World Cup Final
It's the U.S. and Japan in Sunday's Women's World Cup final in Vancouver, Canada — a rematch of the 2011 championship. Soccer-crazed fans in Portland, Ore., who watched Japan's fortuitous win over England this week, provide plenty of insight about what it will take for the U.S. team to avenge it's loss four years ago.
Chief Bailout Negotiator: Greece Needs An 'Economically Sustainable' Deal
NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Euclid Tsakalatos, Greece's deputy foreign minister and chief negotiator in the bailout talks, about Sunday's referendum and what yes and no votes would mean.
