Radio Programs

Just weeks after Jussie Smollett reported being assaulted in a potential hate crime, the Empire actor is in police custody for allegedly orchestrating the attack. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Smollett faked the incident, paying two brothers about $3,500 to join a "publicity stunt" staged by Smollett because he "was dissatisfied with his salary.

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Let's update you on the story that has been unfolding all morning. WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested in London this morning.

So many of my favorite films this year seemed to be in close conversation with each other that it didn't make sense, in the end, for me to separate them. So I didn't.

Presidential candidate Kamala Harris brings a fighting spirit as a California prosecutor to her campaign.

For about 48 hours in December, Kevin Hart was slated to host the 2019 Academy Awards. Then Hart was called out for homophobic jokes and tweets he made in 2010, and the Academy asked him to apologize.

Larrecsa Cox is a paramedic, but instead of an ambulance with flashing lights and sirens, she drives around in an old, white sedan.

Her first call on a recent day in Huntington, W.Va, was to a quiet, middle-class neighborhood.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana about calls for U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to resign due to his role in financier Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal.

On the next Morning Edition, if you ever dream of catching up on lost sleep - there's research that says there's a way.

Every Tuesday night during “Tuesday Bluesday”, you’ll hear something old, something new, something borrowed and a lot of blues, starting with “Lady Spins The Blues” from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Mary Carroll is the host of “Lady Spins the Blues” - the program that celebrates the struggles and triumphs of the human spirit through songs and stories, using both traditional and contemporary blues songs (and occasionally some surprises as well), and featuring some interesting historical background about various blues artists.