Mar 16th, 2010 · The chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says challenges remain in the banking sector, but the number of banks affected is a small portion of institutions overall. Sheila Bair also says that smaller banks are doing a better job of lending than larger ones.
Mar 6th, 2010 · Spartacus, Some Like It Hot, Psycho and Singin' In The Rain are among the most recognizable films of their eras. But none were nominated by the Motion Picture Academy for Best Picture. NPR film critic Bob Mondello explores some of the institutional reasons the Academy sometimes ignores great movies.
Mar 5th, 2010 · John Patrick Bedell, who authorities say shot two police officers near the entrance of the Pentagon on Thursday, had reportedly been at in-patient mental health institutions at least four times. His parents told authorities in January that they were worried about his mental state and that he may have bought a gun.
Mar 4th, 2010 · The Smithsonian Institution announced this week it won't accept a donation of the suit worn by O.J. Simpson on the day of his murder acquittal. Lonnie G. Bunch, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, discusses how proposed donated objects are sorted though for acceptance and rejection at the institution.
Feb 22nd, 2010 · Climate scientists are again on the defensive. The world's top climate science institution concedes that it published errors in its reports. This follows a dust-up over hacked emails from prominent climate scientists that cast doubt on their objectivity.
Feb 12th, 2010 · Siegel, a singer, is one quarter of the jazz supergroup The Manhattan Transfer. Throughout the 30 years she's spent with that musical institution, she's also released her own recordings featuring hip, seductive arrangements of standards, as well as newer works. Here, she visits Piano Jazz along with pianist and accordion player Gil Goldstein.
Feb 5th, 2010 · The president's proposed budget was unveiled this week. How did science make out? This hour Ira Flatow and guests look at the budgets of the major U.S. scientific institutions. How are research, alternative energy development and space travel affected? And will Congress sign on?
Feb 4th, 2010 · Called the hippest trip in America, "Soul Train," the iconic dance and music performance program that showcased numerous black artists, put the step in the most popular dances, and showcased fashion that everyone had to have. The institution turns 40 this year and VH1 will commemorate the anniversary with a documentary about the influence and reach of "Soul Train" to urban audiences. Host Michel Martin speaks with the project's director J. Kevin Swain, and 1980s R&B/Pop artist Jody Watley, whom the program boosted to stardom, eventually earning her a Grammy-award winning artist.