Opinion A Favorite D.C. Food Landmark Suffers in Fire April 30, 2007 • Commentator Bonny Wolf lives just one block from Washington D.C.'s Eastern Market, which was ravaged by an early morning fire Monday. It was a devastating sight to watch a 134-year-old food market go up in flames. A Favorite D.C. Food Landmark Suffers in Fire Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9928057/9928058" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
A Favorite D.C. Food Landmark Suffers in Fire Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9928057/9928058" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Bay Area Tries to Cope with Massive Traffic Shift April 30, 2007 • For thousands of commuters in the San Francisco Bay Area, the road home no longer exists. A crucial freeway interchange on the Oakland side of the Bay Bridge was destroyed early Sunday after a tanker truck exploded. Even though a huge section of the freeway is now just a mass of concrete and melted steel, the Bay Area's morning commute was easier than expected. Bay Area Tries to Cope with Massive Traffic Shift Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923934/9923935" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Bay Area Tries to Cope with Massive Traffic Shift Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923934/9923935" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Polly Hill, the Tree Lady with a Magnificent Garden April 30, 2007 • The cherry trees, camellias and magnolias are in bloom this week at the Polly Hill Arboretum at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts — a fitting tribute to Polly Hill, the legendary horticulturalist who died last week at 100. Hill began planting seeds outside her West Tisbury home more than four decades ago. Polly Hill, the Tree Lady with a Magnificent Garden Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923891/9923894" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Polly Hill, the Tree Lady with a Magnificent Garden Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923891/9923894" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Baseball Has Been Very, Very Good to Him April 30, 2007 • For one 89-year-old man, a lifetime of collecting baseball cards delivered a solid return this past weekend: $1.5 million dollars and counting. Lionel Carter of Evanston, Ill., sold a portion of his 50,000-card collection at auction. The items included the 1951 rookie card for Mickey Mantle. Baseball Has Been Very, Very Good to Him Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923905/9923906" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Baseball Has Been Very, Very Good to Him Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923905/9923906" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Law 'DC Madam' Calls for Clients to Aid Her Defense April 30, 2007 • The alleged "D.C. Madam" says her business was a legal escort service in Washington, D.C. — not a high-dollar prostitution ring, as prosecutors say. Deborah Jeane Palfrey expects to enlist some of the capital's top power-brokers to help her case. 'DC Madam' Calls for Clients to Aid Her Defense Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923927/9923929" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
'DC Madam' Calls for Clients to Aid Her Defense Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923927/9923929" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Law High Court Sides With Police on Car Chase Injuries April 30, 2007 • The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of police officers involved in high-speed car chases that may cause unintentional injury. In an 8-to-1 decision, justices ruled that officers are protected from lawsuits filed by someone who was injured while fleeing police. High Court Sides With Police on Car Chase Injuries Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923937/9923938" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
High Court Sides With Police on Car Chase Injuries Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923937/9923938" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Politics Bush Signals Willingness to Compromise, to a Limit April 30, 2007 • President Bush said Monday that he's ready to work with Congress on a funding bill for the war in Iraq. But he offered no new proposals or signs he's ready to compromise. Instead, he made clear he will veto the version the House and Senate approved last week, and that any timeline for withdrawal is unacceptable. Bush Signals Willingness to Compromise, to a Limit Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923917/9923918" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Bush Signals Willingness to Compromise, to a Limit Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923917/9923918" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Science Scientists Prowl to Destroy Mute Swan Eggs April 30, 2007 • Nobody objects when government biologists move to kill off ecologically destructive invasive species, such as zebra mussels or snakehead fish. But when the target is the elegant mute swan — which destroys native wetlands — nasty fights break out. In Maryland, biologists are using Wesson oil and wiles to destroy swan eggs. Scientists Prowl to Destroy Mute Swan Eggs Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923886/9923889" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Scientists Prowl to Destroy Mute Swan Eggs Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923886/9923889" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
World Behind the Messages on Stopping Terrorism, and Iraq April 30, 2007 • President Bush and other supporters of the surge in Iraq say that if U.S. troops withdraw, the terrorists "will follow us home." But many military and intelligence analysts say the U.S. presence in Iraq - and elsewhere in the Middle East - is what really upsets the terrorists and mobilizes their base. Behind the Messages on Stopping Terrorism, and Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923902/9923903" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Behind the Messages on Stopping Terrorism, and Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923902/9923903" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Map from 1507 an Early Look at 'America' April 30, 2007 • The year was 1507. A landlocked German cartographer created a surprisingly accurate map of the world, and used the word "America" to honor explorer Amerigo Vespucci. This is believed to be the first time the word "America" was used. Monday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel officially gave the map to the Library of Congress. Map from 1507 an Early Look at 'America' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923920/9923921" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Map from 1507 an Early Look at 'America' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923920/9923921" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
The Force Driving Development in Fla. Panhandle Fla. Developer Has 800,000 Acres and Political Clout April 30, 2007 • By targeting acreage on the state's panhandle, the St. Joe Co. has attracted some critics, who worry about the pace of growth. But along with its 800,000 acres of land, the developer has powerful allies and political clout. Fla. Developer Has 800,000 Acres and Political Clout Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9852652/9877735" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Fla. Developer Has 800,000 Acres and Political Clout Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9852652/9877735" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Culture Minnie Driver on Fury and Forgiveness in 'Take' April 30, 2007 • In her new movie, Take, Minnie Driver confronts the man who destroyed her life. Minnie Driver and director Charles Oliver talk about the movie's examination of rage, redemption and forgiveness when crime victims face their attackers. Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9918933/9918936" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9918933/9918936" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Law Supreme Court Cases Weigh School Integration April 30, 2007 • Two Supreme Court cases examine whether racial integration programs in public schools are constitutional. Farai Chideya talks about the cases with Anurima Bhargava, assistant council for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in New York, and Sharon Browne, principal attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation. Supreme Court Cases Weigh School Integration Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9913853/9913854" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Supreme Court Cases Weigh School Integration Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9913853/9913854" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Race U.S. Schools Increasingly Segregated, Author Says April 30, 2007 • Author and Spelman College President Beverly Daniel Tatum talks about her book Can We Talk About Race?: And Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation. Tatum talks to host Farai Chideya about what she means by "resegregation." U.S. Schools Increasingly Segregated, Author Says Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9913843/9913846" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
U.S. Schools Increasingly Segregated, Author Says Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9913843/9913846" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Does Tenet Paint True Picture of Post Sept. 11? April 30, 2007 • In his book, At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA, former CIA director George Tenet defends himself and his agency against criticism stemming from the Sept. 11 attacks and flawed pre-war intelligence. Guests look at Tenet's claims and the counterclaims. Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9918826/9918829" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9918826/9918829" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript