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The Late Ben Bradlee on Jackie Kennedy and White Collar Crime

The Leonard Lopate Show

Listen to legendary Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee speaking with Leonard Lopate in September 1995 about his career as a newspaperman and about his memoir, A Good Life.
Canada's Parliament On Lockdown, After Gunman Kills Soldier

A gunman shot at least one person at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. Shots also were fired on Parliament Hill and at a nearby mall. Police say they are looking for one or more assailants.
Containing Disease Like They Did in This Video Game

New Tech City

Governments need to be able to predict how outbreaks spread and grow. But that's not so easy. Here's how one bizarre and totally accidental video game incident made the modeling smarter.
Few Shelters in Queens, So Homeless Families Head to the Bronx

A new report shows how New York City's homeless crisis is being shouldered across the five boroughs.
This Election Season, We're Robocalling People

If political campaigns can pester you in the run-up to an election, why can't your local public radio station? Sign up here to remind your friends to vote with Brian Lehrer's robocalls.

New York City Could Get as Hot as Alabama in 2050

By 2050, NYC will likely experience 45 days at or above 90 degrees Farenheit. That's a month and a half of sweltering days, which could be deadly.
As Temperatures Climb, So Does the Risk of Blackouts

As it is, New York City sets a new record for electricity demand every year or two. No one can be sure what 2050 will bring, but if we're not ready, the grid could fail.
Extreme High Tides Could Flood Our City's Streets

The sea level around Manhattan increased a foot over the past century. By 2050, scientists predict it will climb another 18 inches, making mild storms as destructive as hurricanes.

Forecast Calls for More Rain Than We Can Handle

Current predictions find the New York City of 2050 will have more frequent heavy rainstorms, which means in a city with an aging sewer system, it's going to be messy.

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You Definitely Need This Condo Pony, And Other Products From 'SkyMaul'

All Things Considered

"The Hot Dog Clock" and "The Forever Diaper" are also must-haves. A San Francisco comedy group is once again poking fun at the in-flight catalog SkyMall.
The Yarmulke Comes To 3-D Printing

Using math and imagination, a college professor creates a new kind of kippah.
She'd Pay Anything to Go to Space

New Tech City

Lina Borozdina took out a second mortgage. Anousheh Ansari forewent motherhood. All either of them wanted was to see earth from above, and the way they tell it, it's worth the sacrifice.

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Why Has 'Pure Imagination' Been Covered So Many Times?

Soundcheck

"Pure Imagination" from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory has been reinterpreted hundreds of times by an array of artists -- from Lou Rawls to Fiona Apple to Primus.
Eight Must-Hear Bands At CMJ 2014

Soundcheck

Right now, hundreds of bands, college radio programmers and DJs, music industry folks, and fans are descending upon New York City for this year's iteration of the CMJ Music Marathon.
'Twin Peaks' Is Returning To Television, But What About The Music?

Soundcheck

David Lynch and Mark Frost invite us all to revisit the mysterious town of Twin Peaks, 25 years later.
Thurston Moore: After Sonic Youth, A New Chapter Begins

Soundcheck

The Sonic Youth guitarist and his band performs songs from his latest solo effort, The Best Day, in the Soundcheck studio.
Little May: Lovely And Lonely Folk Pop From Sydney

Soundcheck

The Australian folk pop trio performs songs from its self-titled EP in the Soundcheck studio.