Apr 13th, 2005 · David Greenberger relates the fantastical story of FBI agent Big Al and his run-in with dope-running monkeys. The story is based on a conversation with Albert Entzel of Chattanooga, Tenn., and is collected on the CD The Mayor of Tennessee River, music by Shaking Ray Levis.
Apr 13th, 2005 · Health workers begin a public-relations campaign to help Angolans stop the spread of the Marburg virus, which has killed 203 people in western Angola. According to local custom, people with the highly contagious virus shouldn't be cared for or buried. As a result, health workers have been treated with suspicion and mistrust.
Apr 8th, 2005 · NPR's Madeleine Brand speaks with Gerard O'Connell of the Asian Catholic News Service about the state of the Roman Catholic Church in the People's Republic of China. That nation has between 10 and 15 million practicing Catholics, even though the Chinese government ended diplomatic relations with the Vatican more than 50 years ago.
Mar 20th, 2005 · George F. Kennan, who died Thursday at 101, was one of the best-known diplomats of his time, and a deeply influential figure in American foreign policy. His famous "long telegram," sent in 1947, outlined what would become the policy of "containment" of the Soviet Union, which guided U.S. relations with the Soviet Union for 40 years. NPR's Liane Hansen interviewed Kennan in 1993.
Mar 2nd, 2005 · Mark Malloch Brown has a long to-do list at the United Nations: repair relations with the U.S., answer charges of sexual misconduct against peacekeepers and alleged corruption in Iraq's oil-for-food program. Brown is Kofi Annan's new chief of staff. Guest: Mark Malloch Brown, chief of staff to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Feb 22nd, 2005 · Twenty-five years ago, the U-S hockey team defeated a superstar Soviet team at the Lake Placid Olympics. The victory was a stunning upset on the ice -- and on the world stage, amid chilly relations between two Cold War superpowers. Three New York friends remember being part of history that day.
Jan 28th, 2005 · When Americans think of race relations, they tend to think of the experiences and history of people of color. But what about the concept of "whiteness" in American society? Cheryl DeVall reports on a new art exhibit that probes what it means to be "white."
Nov 23rd, 2004 · The image of Friday night's ugly scrap between fans and NBA athletes highlights one of the most violent melees in U.S. sports history. NPR's Tavis Smiley discusses the issue of race and pop culture, and its relation to the recent NBA brawl, with Selena Roberts, sports columnist with The New York Times and Michael Wilbon, sports columnist for The Washington Post and co-host of Pardon the Interruption on ESPN.