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Every four years, the presidential race provides an opportunity for a refresher course on state nicknames. Commentator John Carroll offers his view of these adopted names.
Continuing to throw conventional wisdom out the window, the campaign defies description or logic.
Listeners comment on Friday's show, including thoughts on coots — the birds, not the people.
April 30, 2008 · When the gates swing open at Saturday's Kentucky Derby, 20 thoroughbreds will kick off a mad dash that crams three of the sport's most prestigious races into five weeks. And, at a mile and a quarter, the Derby's racecourse is just too long for young horses to cover.
April 27, 2008 · The complicated battle for the Democratic presidential nomination has many calling for a simpler way to pick a White House nominee. But the chaotic system actually offers major benefits for some players. A single national primary may be the only way to right the "chaotic" march to the White House.
April 27, 2008 · When Dr. Donald Rosenstein discovered his son was autistic, he grieved the loss of many of his own dreams. But in watching his son grow, Rosenstein came to believe in the ability people have to adapt to, and even find joy in, difficult circumstances.
April 23, 2008 · Sen. Hillary Clinton leaves Pennsylvania with a solid win in her primary column. Sen. Barack Obama is already looking ahead to the next race. Co-host Steve Inskeep talks with two campaign veterans about the results of the Pennsylvania primary. Democrat Jennifer Palmieri was John Edwards' press secretary during his 2004 campaign, and Republican Tucker Eskew worked on President Bush's 2004 campaign.
April 23, 2008 · Pro sports draft-guessing, based on game films and other technology, has become a cottage industry. But it seems the more that players are analyzed, the less we know about them — and the professionals who picked them.
April 23, 2008 · Tuesday night saw the end to a dramatic six-week competition for the Democratic presidential candidates to secure Pennsylvania votes. Renee Montagne talks with NPR National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson about what Hillary Clinton's win in the Pennsylvania primary might mean for Barack Obama's campaign.
April 20, 2008 · Weekend Edition Sunday launches its political Web companion to Sunday mornings. Sunday Soapbox will feature the views of political bloggers Faye Anderson, Mindy Finn and Joshua Levy.
April 20, 2008 · It's exciting to be a first-time voter. But what is it like when the candidate you support isn't the one receiving most of the attention? Meghan Scheidemann, an 18-year-old freshman at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, is in exactly that position.
April 19, 2008 · Scott Simon talks to Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr about the top stories of the week, including the backlash against the hosts of this week's Democratic debate, and Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the U.S.
April 19, 2008 · For NPR's Latin America correspondent, it's been a whipsaw week: lurching from elated Argentines greeting the Olympic Torch to unsmiling, hungry Haitians rioting over food shortages.
April 19, 2008 · It's estimated that 2 percent of the population has fingerprints that barely register. Scott Simon is one of them – and it can complicate everything from adopting his daughters to getting cleared for a frequent-flyer prescreening program.
Michele Norris and Melissa Block read from listeners' e-mails in response to stories.
Listeners respond to stories: Virginia Tech professor Ishmar Puri, and a profile of Pontotoc, Miss.
Listeners comment on Michael Vick's guilty plea, solutions for fixing broken public schools, and how life has changed on the first day after the "official" end of summer.