Jun 14th, 2008 · A brigade of rescuers formed a human chain to protect a cache of rare manuscripts from rising waters at the University of Iowa. Film material used for cinema classes were also saved by the group. NPR's Andrea Seabrook talked with Nancy Baker, the university's director of libraries, who organized the rescue. According to Baker, hundreds of community volunteers showed up to help with the three-day effort.
Jun 10th, 2008 · Former President Bill Clinton was his wife's most ardent supporter and vigorous campaigner. With the lengthy Democratic primary process over, host Renee Montagne talks with Peter Baker, a writer with the New York Times Magazine, about the state of the former president's reputation and legacy. Baker covered Clinton's presidency and Hillary Clinton's run at the White House.
May 28th, 2008 · Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan isn't the first presidential staffer to write a tell-all memoir. Peter Baker, a writer for The New York Times Magazine talks about the phenomenon of the White House memoir.
May 2nd, 2008 · The retirement of veteran Republican Richard H. Baker has forced a special election that will be held Saturday. And it's been a nasty campaign: Democratic Don Cazayoux has been attacked as a tax-happy liberal who's soft on illegal immigrants, while the Republican, Woody Jenkins, has been painted as a tax cheat with ties to former Ku Klux Klansman David Duke.
May 1st, 2008 · On Capitol Hill, the Joint Economic Committee hears from a farmer, a baker, a bureaucrat and a food-bank representative about high food prices. Meanwhile, House and Senate negotiators are moving toward a final farm bill.
Jan 27th, 2008 · Greg Patent hunted down the secrets of ethnic baking in more than 30 nations. His new book, A Baker's Odyssey, collects recipes for the delectable treats, with insights into their culinary history and cultural significance.
Dec 31st, 2007 · It was a bonanza year for blockbusters -- four topped the $300 million mark -- but there was a trove of art-house gems, too. Herewith, Bob Mondello's 10 favorite films of 2007, plus an additional baker's dozen that deserve another mention at year's end.
Dec 20th, 2007 · How to begin a musical about a barber who slashes his customers' throats and a baker who grinds up their corpses to fill her meat pies? If you're director Tim Burton, you start by raining blood from the skies.