Media

Arts

'Fresh Air' Favorites: Columnist David Carr

1:21pm December 30, 2019

by Terry Gross

This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. In 2011, Terry Gross spoke to Carr, the media columnist for The New York Times who died in 2015.

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Economy

Disney Heiress Speaks Out About Income Inequality In 'New Yorker' Interview

11:23am December 30, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to journalist Sheelah Kolhatkar, who profiles Abigail Disney for The New Yorker, about Disney trying to reduce income inequality and getting the rich to pay higher taxes.

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National

Newseum Closes

8:23am December 28, 2019

by Mikaela Lefrak

This is not fake news. The Washington, D.C., museum dedicated to the history of journalism is closing its doors. Operators say they hope to find a new location, but it may be gone for good.

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1A Across America: How U.S. Cities Are Tackling The Affordable Housing Crisis (Rebroadcast)

3:04pm December 26, 2019

With rents at historic highs in many U.S. cities, some civic leaders bet that denser housing could be the fix.

Books

'She Had Me, I Had Her:' Robyn Crawford Opens Up (Rebroadcast)

3:03pm December 26, 2019

The creative director for Whitney Houston's new memoir is called "A Song For You."

When Does The New Decade Begin? That's Debatable

6:07am December 24, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Sandi Duncan, managing editor of the Farmers' Almanac, about the debate over when a decade ends, and when a new one technically begins.

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"It became pretty clear pretty quickly, unambiguously that the president had misused his office for personal political gain" from evidence presented in impeachment proceedings against President Trump, says Christianity Today Editor-in-Chief Mark Galli.

Calling Trump 'Morally Lost,' 'Christianity Today' Editor Calls For His Removal

2:32pm December 20, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Mark Galli compares the president to an abusive husband who "needs to be out of the house." Galli says he felt compelled to say "what's going on, what the facts on the ground are."

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The News Roundup - International

1:43pm December 20, 2019

Protests erupt in India over a controversial citizenship bill. The White House touts a new trade deal with China. And Australia's most populous state declares the second state of emergency in two months over wildfires.

Politics & Government

Analysis: What Did You Make Of Impeachment? It May Depend On What Media You Seek Out

8:13pm December 19, 2019

by David Folkenflik

Whatever your political beliefs, President Trump's impeachment proved inescapable with saturation media coverage and social media. How people processed it may depend on what media they turned to.

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Brett Kavanaugh Sworn In As 114th Supreme Court Justice

Politics & Government

The Confirmation Of Brett Kavanaugh

12:44pm December 18, 2019

Columnist Ruth Marcus' new book, 'Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover' goes in-depth on how he made it to the Supreme Court.