Commentary

Barbershop: San Bernardino, Chicago And The Yellow Brick Road

5:28pm December 05, 2015

In the Barbershop, Arsalan Iftikhar, Bridget Johnson and Jimi Izrael discuss the San Bernardino shootings, the shakeups in the Chicago Police Department, and NBC's live production of The Wiz.

Religion

After Mass Shootings, People Turn To Prayer — And Prayer Shaming

10:06am December 05, 2015

by Scott Simon

After the mass shooting in San Bernardino, many took to Twitter to send prayers, and were then called out for not doing more. It prompted NPR's Scott Simon to muse on the power of prayer.

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Week In Politics: San Bernardino, Calif., Shooting, U.S. Policy On Syria

6:53pm December 04, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss politicians' responses to the shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., U.S. policy on Syria and Trump's positioning with the GOP.

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Sports

Remembering The Forgotten Of The Sports World

5:09am December 02, 2015

by Frank Deford

Sports gets bigger all the time. But even in the biggest bull markets, there are always a few stocks that fail. The same is true in sports history. Whatever happened to the Little Brown Jug? Bowling?

National

When In Pursuit Of Positive Change, Better Drop The 'Why Me'

6:06pm November 29, 2015

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin wonders: Why do so many of America's would-be leaders — from across the political spectrum — speak in the language of resentment rather than opportunity?

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National

Barbershop: Black Friday, Black Lives Matter And Social 'Cuffing'

5:00pm November 28, 2015

The talk in the Barbershop this week is about Black Friday, Black Lives Matter and social "cuffing." Wesley Lowery, national reporter at The Washington Post, Katie Notopoulos, a senior editor at Buzzfeed, and Jozen Cummings, an editorial associate at Twitter, join the conversation.

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A vendor arranges portraits of Pope Francis outside the Lubaga Cathedral in Kampala, Uganda, in preparation for the papal visit.

Dear Pope Francis, As You Visit Uganda, Here's What You Should Know

8:06am November 27, 2015

The pope arrives in the country on Friday. Commentators James Kassaga Arinaitwe and Viviane Rutabingwa give him a crash course in the country's issues.

Sports

There Are No Winners Without Losers

10:26am November 25, 2015

by Frank Deford

Somebody has to lose, right? So, let's learn from defeat.

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Though it's considered a classic Midwestern dish, Green Bean Casserole was actually born in a Campbell's test kitchen in New Jersey 60 years ago. Love it or loathe it, the dish has come to mean more than just a mashup of processed food.

Green Bean Casserole: The Thanksgiving Staple We Love — Or Loathe

8:11pm November 24, 2015

by Peggy Lowe

The classic Midwestern casserole, which turns 60 this year, has come to mean more than just a mashup of processed food. Even those who grew up with it but can't abide it admit: It tastes like home.

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Letters: Series On Opiate Addiction In Pregnant Women

5:03pm November 24, 2015

NPR's Ari Shapiro responds to listener letters about our series from Tennessee about opiate addiction and pregnant women.

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