Margaret Thatcher

Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley addresses a gathering during a campaign stop at a brewery, Nov. 29 in Meredith, N.H.

Politics & Government

Strong but 'feminine': how Nikki Haley navigates gender as only woman in the GOP race

5:00am December 05, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations tries to balance her identity as the only woman in the race for the GOP nomination with a Republican electorate that eschews identity politics.

British Prime Minister Theresa May stands between Lord Buckethead (right) and Elmo, because — well, because sometimes democracy is weird.

World News

A Man With A Bucket On His Head Ran To Unseat Theresa May. Why? Well ...

3:08pm June 09, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Tough to say, really. But Lord Buckethead was clear on his platform: Nationalize Adele and buy his lasers. Still, he got fewer votes in the U.K. election than a man in a fish stick costume.

How would you sound in front of an NPR microphone?

Science
Health & Safety

How A Position Of Power Can Change Your Voice

6:37pm February 09, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Once you become the boss, it's likely that you'll start to speak quite differently. The pitch, resonance and intensity of your speech change in ways that listeners can detect as signs of power.

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