Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'kim'

Who Comes After North Korea's Kim Jong Il...

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:06:00 EDT

With the leader's health and control over North Korea in question, experts wonder what kind of government will take shape in his absence. Kim apparently has not groomed a successor in the same way his father did with him.

In North Korea, Business Goes On As Usual

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:48:00 EDT

As questions swirl over Kim Jong Il's health, there is no sign he has relinquished control over the secluded North Korea. Experts say that whoever succeeds Kim may feel compelled to demonstrate control through military means.

North Korea Denies Leader's Health Is Failing

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:06:00 EDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is reported to be in failing health. North Korean officials denied the report, while a U.S. intelligence official told NPR that Kim may have suffered a stroke in recent weeks.

North Korea Leader's Absence Spurs Stroke Rumors

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:41:00 EDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has apparently suffered a stroke, according to U.S. intelligence officials. Kim didn't appear Tuesday at a military parade in Pyongyang on the 60th anniversary of North Korea's founding.

Breeders Offer Sample of New Album

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EDT

Indie heroes the Breeders, led by twin sisters Kim and Kelley Deal, stop by Bryant Park Project studios and play a few songs from their new record, Mountain Battles.

The Lyrical Quality of Violist Kim Kashkashian

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:48:00 EST

World-famous violist Kim Kashkashian is distinguished by her lyricism: the way her songlike music flows easily with emotion. Kashkashian's ability to make her instrument sing is evident throughout her new CD, Asturiana.

At Home in Nashville with Kim Richey

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:00:00 EST

For many, the Thanksgiving holiday is all about traveling home to be with loved ones, so Melissa Block travels to Nashville to hear the country-inflected singer-songwriter Kim Richey and her band perform songs about home, travel and love.

Korean Leaders Meet in Historic Summit

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:24:00 EDT

Kim Jong Il and Roh Moo-hyun meet in only the second bilateral summit since World War II. Kim displays little enthusiasm as he and Roh walk down a red carpet, flanked by a military guard.

Kim Richey: Sweetly Alluring, Folk-Friendly Country

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:36:00 EDT

Richey has found more success as a songwriter than as a singer: She wrote huge country hits for Trisha Yearwood and Radney Foster, but her own output has made her more of a critics' darling than a star. Hear Richey give an interview and in-studio performance.

Kim Taylor: Warm, Soulful Jazz

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:53:00 EST

Kim Taylor's music combines emotional songwriting (a la Fiona Apple) with soulful jazz influences (a la Billie Holiday), and the result sounds mellow and evocative, with simple arrangements that don't distract from her smoky, exuberant vocals.

Searchers Find Body of Missing Father in Oregon

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:55:00 EST

Police say that they've found the body of James Kim, missing since Saturday when he set out to search for help for his family, whose car was stuck in the snow in the Oregon mountains. Kim's wife and two daughters were rescued Monday from their car, where they had been stuck for nine days.

Kim Taylor: Smoky and Exuberant

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:46:00 EST

North Korea's Kim Jong-Il Skilled at Holding Power

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:00:00 EDT

The popular image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il as a hard-drinking playboy is not accurate, according to The New York Times Magazine reporter Peter Maass. He tells Steve Inskeep that Kim is a hard worker with a knack for survival.

Where's Kim... Maybe He's at His Ranch

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 08:00:00 EDT

President Bush is on an extended vacation at his ranch in Crawford, Texas. Which raises a question: What sort of August break might another world leader -- notorious for his reclusiveness -- be taking?

Saxophonist Kim Waters: 'All for Love'

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Ed Gordon talks smooth jazz with one of the biggest names in the genre, saxophonist Kim Waters. His new CD is All for Love.

Loving Others, Loving Ourselves

Fri, 10 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT

For sisters Amy and Kim Schumer, few bonds are as important as the one they share. They discuss Kim's most frightening experience: rushing to the hospital after she had gone too far in cutting herself.

'Amazing Race' Winners Chip and Kim McAllister

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Producer Toyia Baker talks to Chip and Kim McAllister, winners of the CBS reality show The Amazing Race and its $1 million grand prize.

Kim Jong-Il's Monster Movie

Mon, 06 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Writer and film historian Mark Jordan Legan tells the story of one of his all-time favorite monster flicks, Pulgasari. The film was commissioned by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il, who kidnapped the director and the lead actress, and forced them to make the movie.