History

Susanne Seghayer, 24, from Trieste. Born from Libyan father and Friulian mother. Today she is a young sound engineer with a very strong passion for cinema.

World News

A Once-Forgotten Port Of Italy Is Alive With A Diverse Cultural And Literary Legacy

2:53pm July 30, 2021

by Sylvia Poggioli

Overshadowed by nearby Venice, the lesser-known city of Trieste is one of Italy's great destinations and once the stomping ground of great writers like James Joyce.

A man covers himself from rain with an umbrella as he walks by the Baltimore Museum of Art on April 21, 2020. An upcoming exhibit at the museum will be curated by security guards.

Arts

At This Baltimore Museum, Security Guards Will Be The Ones Curating The Exhibit

11:31am July 29, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

Opening in March 2022, the new "Guarding the Art" exhibit will feature hidden gems selected by the museum's own security guards.

Queue Listen Now

People mourn their ancestors and the deceased at a cemetery in Quanzhou during the traditional Qingming Festival, or "Tomb-sweeping Day."

Iranian Railway, Ancient Chinese City Among New UNESCO World Heritage Sites

6:12pm July 26, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

What do a railway in Iran, a mountainous national park in Thailand and a spa town in the Czech Republic have in common? They're all part of a newly announced group of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Books

Author Talks About The History Of Black Equestrian Erasure

5:02pm July 26, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Katherine Mooney, author of the book Race Horse Men: How Slavery and Freedom Were Made at the Racetrack, about the erasure of African-Americans in the equestrian world.

Sports

Despite Debt Risks, Cities Still Put In Bids To Host The Olympic Games

5:38am July 26, 2021

by Ramtin Arablouei

The eyes of the world are on Tokyo for the Summer Games. NPR's history podcast, Throughline, examines whether the cities that host the Games end up winning or losing.

National

In Texas, A Struggle To Preserve Historic Duranguito Neighborhood

5:09pm July 24, 2021

The U.S. has thousands of National Historic Landmarks, but few commemorate Latino heritage. The Duranguito neighborhood of El Paso, known as the "Ellis Island" of the South, is looking to change that.

Health & Safety

The Ubiquitous, Confounding, Misunderstood 5 Stages Of Grief

4:27pm July 23, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Radiolab producer Rachael Cusick about her search for Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, the psychiatrist behind the five stages of grief.

Archaeologist Ferudun Ozgumus stands in what is believed to be a Byzantine-era substructure in Istanbul.

World News

Beneath Istanbul, Archaeologists Explore An Ancient City's Byzantine Basements

4:27pm July 23, 2021

by Durrie Bouscaren

Below the surface of the sprawling, modern metropolis is a different world. Archaeologists are gaining insights into the city's ancient past by examining the basements of ordinary buildings.

Tourists dressed up as People's Liberation Army soldiers pose in Liangjiahe village, where a teenage Xi Jinping spent seven years doing hard labor. Today the village is a popular red tourism site. The sign displays a quote from Xi: "Liangjiahe is where my

World News

Chinese Tourists Throng 'Red Tourism' Sites To Mark Communist Party Centennial

4:28pm July 21, 2021

by Emily Feng

The officially designated Communist Party historical sites venerate Mao Zedong and, increasingly, the country's current leader, Xi Jinping. Tourists sometimes do manual labor and dress up as soldiers.

World News

How China's Communist Party Schools Are Keeping Its Revolutionary Spirit Alive

5:14pm July 20, 2021

by Emily Feng

More than 70 years after winning a revolution, China's ruling Communist Party is trying to keep its revolutionary spirit alive. How? Training its cadres at Party history boot camp.