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03/17/2023

NPR Poet in Residence Kwame Alexander asked for your thoughts on rest and relaxation — and over 1,200 of you responded.

He worked some of those submissions into his latest community poem, "A Blanket of Words."

NPR Poet in Residence Kwame Alexander asked listeners to write a poem about napping. We received 1,200 poems that talked about the importance of rest and relaxation.

03/03/2023

Our poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander is a big fan of the power nap — and wants to know how you feel about it.

Send us your thoughts on all things rest-related in the week ahead, starting with the words "I would like to..." Your contributions could end up in one of Alexander's community poems.

Kwame Alexander, our poet-in-residence, loves power naps. Write a poem about how a nap helps you restore, and it may be read on Morning Edition.

01/27/2023

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, House Democrats' new leader, says the looming debt ceiling crisis will be resolved without cutting spending, as Republicans demand.

"We are not going to pay a ransom note to extremists in the other party," he tells Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep.

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/27/1151537063/hakeem-jeffries-democrats-house-debt-ceiling

12/23/2022

Happy Santaland season!

David Sedaris' darkly funny account of his stint as a Macy's department store Christmas elf named Crumpet has been a hallmark of the Morning Edition airwaves for 30 holiday seasons now.

And it all started with Ira Glass.

Sedaris' darkly funny account of his stint as a Macy's department store Christmas elf named Crumpet has been a hallmark of the Morning Edition airwaves for 30 holiday seasons.

12/16/2022

A decade after Tunisia launched the Arab Spring, the country faces economic and political turmoil.

One local told Leila Fadel that if fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi were alive today, he would set himself on fire again.

Twelve years after a revolution that overthrew a dictator Tunisians are leaving the country in droves in the midst of a socio-economic crisis and political instability.

12/15/2022

We asked, and your pets answered.

NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander combed through over 700 submissions to create "Dear Captor: You Talk, I Wonder," a heartwarming community poem from pets' point of view.

We asked Morning Edition listeners to share what their pets might be thinking about. Then NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander combed through more than 700 submissions to create a community poem.

12/15/2022

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, is close to returning to office a third time.

But first he needs to assemble a majority of Israel's fragmented parliament. That effort has drawn criticism at home and abroad because of his alliance with far-right figures, including a convicted extremist now in line to oversee the police.

Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep asked Netanyahu about that and more. Listen to their wide-ranging conversation, and read excerpts, here:

Israel's longest-serving prime minister is poised to return to office, even while on trial for corruption charges. He spoke with Morning Edition about his comeback and controversial coalition.

11/22/2022

Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep about Jan. 6, Trump, abortion, faith and a possible presidential bid, among other topics.

Read, listen and watch here: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/22/1138465389/mike-pence-2024-donald-trump-jan-6-abortion

11/18/2022

Barbra Streisand spoke with Morning Edition's Rachel Martin about singing at a Manhattan nightclub as a teen, why she actually hates performing and the rich musical treasures she's locked away — until now.

Read and listen here:

Recorded in 1962, the newly remastered Live at the Bon Soir was meant to be Streisand's debut album, despite the singer's aversion to public performance.

11/16/2022

After Clint Smith published a book about how sites across the U.S. reckon with their relationship to chattel slavery, he went abroad to explore how Germany remembers the Holocaust. Here's what he learned.

The Atlantic writer Clint Smith explored how sites across the U.S. grapple with their relationship to chattel slavery, then visited Holocaust memorials in Germany. Here are three of his takeaways.

10/27/2022

Bono’s new memoir is called “Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.” The U2 frontman, artist and activist tells Morning Edition that he’s at the point in life where he’s ready to “shut up and listen” — by which he means listening to what others have to say, not necessarily making peace with the world.

“The world is a … deeply unfair place, and I’m ready to rumble,” he says. “I’m keeping my fists up for that one.”

Read, watch and listen here:

The veteran rock star speaks with Morning Edition about his new memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story — and in particular, his deep-rooted spirituality.

10/26/2022

Morning Edition spoke with more than 40 voters in two key districts in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and found that many aren't necessarily approaching issues as their parties would prefer.

In conversations on doorsteps, at local businesses and even while line dancing, people shared their concerns about their community and the country. Here are four key takeaways.

Morning Edition spoke to more than 40 voters in two key districts in Ohio and Pennsylvania and found many aren't necessarily approaching issues as their parties would prefer. Here are four takeaways.

10/24/2022

Bob Woodward's new audiobook features hours of wide-ranging interviews with former president Donald Trump.

Woodward tells Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep about those calls and his takeaways. Among them: Trump, who he thinks will run again in 2024, "isn't comfortable with democracy."

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10/07/2022

A U.S. envoy can't talk directly to Iran – but NPR did, and told him what they said. Here's a mediated conversation.

In separate interviews with NPR, the U.S. special envoy to Iran responds to that country's foreign minister on Iranians' protests over a woman's death, and the state of nuclear negotiations.

09/29/2022

Ian continues to inundate Florida, and could regain near-hurricane strength by the time it approaches the coast of South Carolina.

Follow live updates about the storm's path, impact and aftermath here:

Downgraded to a tropical storm, Ian inched through the heart of Florida overnight, triggering massive flooding and power outages. The Gulf cities of Fort Myers and Naples were particularly inundated.

09/27/2022

In an interview with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian downplays the demonstrations that have erupted across the country since the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

Protests continue days later and despite deadly clashes with security forces.

Read and listen here:

As protests intensify in Iran over the arrest and death in custody of a 22-year-old woman, the country's top diplomat promises an investigation into what happened but downplays the demonstrations.

07/28/2022

We asked listeners to submit poems in the forms of letters, addressed to anyone of their choosing.

NPR Poet-in-Residence Kwame Alexander combed through more than 600 responses to create "Love, Me," a community poem about loved ones, life and loss.

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/28/1114183872/morning-edition-unveils-kwame-alexanders-latest-crowdsourced-poem?fbclid=IwAR1tlZL5RVomVU9ttFVeIwoIxLUUCtsqUxACfsA_pQwkkJAc6VYNysvIf6s

Morning Edition asked readers to submit poems in the form of letters, addressed to anyone. NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander drew from the more than 600 responses to create a community poem.

07/26/2022

The fall of Roe v. Wade isn't just limiting or banning abortion — it's also seriously impacting pregnancy care. Untested and ill-defined laws criminalizing abortion have left doctors unsure about how to treat certain pregnancy complications.

The result has been disarray and confusion for health care providers, and risky delays and complications for patients like Elizabeth Weller.

New, untested abortion bans have made doctors unsure about treating some pregnancy complications. That's led to life-threatening delays, and trapped families in a limbo of grief and helplessness.