Jun 1st, 2008 · The space shuttle Discovery blasted into orbit on Saturday with a Japanese science lab in tow. Guest host Audie Cornish reports on the shuttle's progress as it carries the $1 billion lab, which is the size of a school bus, to the International Space Station.
Jun 1st, 2008 · Several American cities are struggling to maintain their aging water systems, and Nashville, Tenn. is one of them. Karl Dean, the city's new mayor, says Nashville needs more than $500 million for capital improvements to its century-old water and sewer system. Guest host Audie Cornish takes a boat ride up the Cumberland River, which runs through Nashville, with the mayor and the city's water services director.
Jun 1st, 2008 · Weekend Edition Sunday Soapbox's blogger Faye Anderson discusses this weekend's meeting of the Democratic National Committee and the decision to seat the Florida and Michigan delegations with guest host Audie Cornish.
Jun 1st, 2008 · This month, we begin a series focusing on the state of America's infrastructure. Historian Robert Fishman, of the University of Michigan, who has written extensively about the role national planning played when this country was founded speaks with guest host Audie Cornish.
Jun 1st, 2008 · Prince's Hot Chicken Shack, a tiny restaurant in Nashville, Tenn., started the tradition of making fried chicken soaked in a spicy, peppery sauce. Andre Prince Jeffries, the owner of the restaurant, speaks with guest host Audie Cornish as they sample this southern specialty.
Mar 23rd, 2008 · On Easter Sunday, many black worshipers and church leaders are talking about Sen. Barack Obama's recent speech on race in America. NPR's Audie Cornish in Nashville, Tenn., talks with Andrea Seabrook about what is being said on the pulpit and in the pews.
Jan 4th, 2008 · NPR reporters traveling with various candidates report from New Hampshire on the first day of campaigning after the Iowa caucuses. We'll hear from Don Gonyea about the Obama campaign, from David Greene about the Clinton campaign, from Audie Cornish covering John McCain, and from Scott Horsley, who is covering Mitt Romney.
Dec 5th, 2006 · Dunkin Donuts is looking to expand into the South, nearly two years after its rival, Krispy Kreme, saw its expansion plans crumble. The first of a dozen planned stores just opened in Tennessee, led by a former New Englander who missed his Dunkin Donuts fix. Audie Cornish reports.