Feb 10th, 2010 · While the East Coast is getting socked with another winter storm, for those in sunnier climates, it's hard to imagine what it's like. Melissa Block and Michele Norris sample some works of literature from Robert Frost to Richard Wright.
Jan 7th, 2010 · Congress has created a bipartisan, 10-member Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission to dig into the cause of the financial crisis and publish a report by the end of the year. Chairman Phil Angelides, former California state treasurer, and Vice Chairman Bill Thomas, a former Congressman, tell NPR's Michele Norris their plans for the commission.
Dec 21st, 2009 · Borzou Daragahi, a reporter with The Los Angeles Times, has just left Iran. He talks to Michele Norris about how the death of Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri is affecting the opposition movement in Iran.
Dec 11th, 2009 · The Second City this month celebrates 50 years of making improvisational comedy, and Fred Willard, a Second City alum, joins NPR's Michele Norris to talk about the famed comedy club. The key to improv, he says, is to just do it.
Dec 10th, 2009 · NPR's Michele Norris recalls the first time her parents brought home The Black Book, and how her mother left it out on the dining-room table knowing she would pick it up and devour its contents just as surely as if she'd set down a plate of hot cookies.
Dec 1st, 2009 · President Obama said he had asked U.S. allies in Afghanistan to back the effort with more troops, warning that global security was at stake. Bing West, a retired Marine and former assistant secretary of defense under President Reagan, talks with Michele Norris about Obama's plan.
Dec 1st, 2009 · President Obama said he had asked U.S. allies in Afghanistan to back the effort with more troops, warning that global security was at stake. Bing West, a retired Marine and former assistant secretary of defense under President Reagan, talks with Michele Norris about Obama's plan.
Dec 1st, 2009 · President Obama is gearing up to address the nation Tuesday on how the United States and its allies will proceed in Afghanistan. Michele Norris was among a group of journalists invited to the White House to gain some insight on what Obama will say. She talks to Melissa Block about what she learned.