Nov 1st, 2008 · Studs Terkel died Friday in his beloved Chicago at the age of 96. For decades, the Pulitzer Prize-winning oral historian criss-crossed America letting ordinary people tell their own stories. Guest host Alison Stewart talks with NPR's Scott Simon, a native Chicagoan, and friend of Terkel.
Oct 9th, 2008 · For fifteen years, it's been the Great Big Sea's quest to form the perfect marriage of pop music and their native Newfoundland's sea shanty tradition. The new effort finds their hard-driving sound exploring more of the rock territory, with a core inextricably tied to their homeland.
Oct 9th, 2008 · In Southern Florida, there's a battle over a restoration plan for the Everglades. On one side: environmental groups, public officials, and sugar industry executives. On the other side: the Miccosukee, a small group of native Americans that actually live there.
Oct 6th, 2008 · To national audience, Michelle Obama is well-known because of her husband's presidential candidacy. But the attorney and businesswoman has an impressive and distinguished career of her own. Liza Mundy, author of Michelle, a new biography of Michelle Obama, writes about the Chicago native's professional aspirations and how they coincided with her Sen. Barack Obama's political journey.
Oct 6th, 2008 · In an effort to reconnect with his Jewish faith, Georgia-native Benyamin Cohen explored the Christianity across the "Bible Belt" of America. He documented his experiences in My Jesus Year: A Rabbi's Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of His Own Faith.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · Senator John McCain was back in Washington Wednesday to vote on the financial rescue package. Before that, he was in Missouri invoking the spirit of former President Harry Truman, a native of the Show Me State. McCain urged lawmakers, like Truman, to put the nation ahead of their party politics and vote for the Wall Street rescue plan.
Oct 1st, 2008 · Young rappers in Bolivia sing songs that rail against consumerism, money and oppression. Sung in Aymara, the language of the highland Indians, Bolivian rap blends aspects of American hip-hop with native sounds, creating a unique form of social commentary.
Sep 28th, 2008 · In Milwaukee, one of the nation's only Native American Catholic Church may have to either close or merge with a Hispanic congregation. But congregants are resisting the move. NPR's Carol Van Dam reports.