William Portwood, who died less than two weeks after NPR confirmed his involvement in the 1965 murder of Boston minister James Reeb, poses for a photograph in front of his home in Selma, Ala.
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Hidden Brain explores complicated stories about intimacy. In the first half of the program, Lisa Wade talks about hookup culture. Later, Computer scientist Kate Devlin talks about sex toys. She charts the history – and the future – of humans seeking out artificial lovers in her book Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots.
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Pallbearers carry the casket of Jimmie Lee Jackson into a church in Marion, Ala., where a sign reads "Racism killed our brother."
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The IKEA effect and Implicit Egotism both seem at first blush to be amusing, if not terribly significant. But … there are all kinds of more serious implications. We tend to feel more drawn to people who are like us — and perhaps more inclined to help them. We feel more committed to our own ideas, even when they aren't necessarily our greatest ones.
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In Episode 4 of White Lies, we find an eyewitness to the attack on the Rev. James Reeb who says she has kept secret for more than 50 years who and what she saw on the night of March 9, 1965.
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In the third episode of White Lies, we investigate the theory that emerged from the defense's closing argument in the trial for the murder of the Rev. James Reeb: that civil rights activists delayed Reeb's medical treatment and let him die — or killed Reeb themselves — because the movement needed a white martyr to further its cause.
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France is the place where for decades you weren't supposed to talk about someone's blackness, unless you said it in English. Today, we're going to meet the people who took a very French approach to change that.
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In the second episode of White Lies, we unravel the story of the events that happened after the Rev. James Reeb's death: the arrest of three men and the murder trial that followed.
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About two years ago, Alphonso Evans went to the hospital for what he thought was just another bladder infection and ended up in intensive care. In an effort to combat antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists have created "living antibiotics" made of viruses that have been genetically modified using the gene-editing tool CRISPR.
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In Nailed It, director Adele Free Pham — whose father is a refugee from Vietnam — explores how Vietnamese entrepreneurs came to dominate the nail salon business in the U.S.
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In 1965, civil rights supporter James Reeb, a white Unitarian minister, was murdered in Selma, Ala. Three men were arrested, tried and acquitted. No one was ever held to account.
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In White Lies, a serialized podcast available May 14, co-hosts Andrew Beck Grace and Chip Brantley expose the lies that kept a murder from being solved … In a place where lies and silence conspire against them, Brantley and Grace search Selma for living witnesses, guided by an unredacted copy of an old FBI file. They meet people who know the truth about the murder but have lied for decades — until now.
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Still think Universal Health Care is a ridiculous notion? As Oakley Yoder and other summer camp kids hiked back to their tents, Oakley, then 9, didn't see the lurking snake — until it bit a toe on her right foot. After being treated, she received a 140-thousand dollar plus medical bill ...
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Reveal, from The Center for Investigative Reporting, teamed up with Type Investigations to visit dozens of shrines, monuments and museums dealing in Civil War propaganda … Take a listen!
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., sat down with co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman for a wide-ranging, hourlong interview. She weighed in on the 2020 presidential race, impeachment, Israel, Amazon, and her first months in Congress. The congressional rising star also shared her “Game of Thrones” predictions.
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Host Jeremy Scahill leads a discussion concerning Erik Prince’s circle of influence with Investigative Reporter Matthew Cole, National Security Editor Vanessa Gezeri & Intercept Editor In Chief Betsy Reed.
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Rodney Robinson is this 2019's National Teacher of the Year. He says he strives to make his teaching culturally relevant to his students: "You have to use what your kids know and what your kids experience," he says, " to create a positive learning environment for them."
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Most of us have a "type" — certain quirks and qualities we're just more into, that pique our sexual desire. But why are we attracted to the people we're attracted to? And does ‘race’ have anything to do with it?
Scientists are ramping up research on the possible health effects of a large group of common but little-understood chemicals used in water-resistant clothing, stain-resistant furniture, nonstick cookware and many other consumer products.
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This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Find more at NPR.org/Anthem
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