president obama on 039brexit039 trump and the politics of middle-class revolt
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in this clip from a wide-ranging interview with npr039s steve inskeep president obama argued that even if the brexit decision was fueled by populist anger supporting trump was not the way to register such frustrationquotmr trump embodies global elites and has taken full advantage of it his entire lifequot the president said quotso he039s hardly a spokespersona legitimate spokesperson for a populist surge of working class people on either side of the atlanticquotproduced by ariel zambelich and edited by meg kellyhost: steve inskeepvideographers: mito habe-evans colin marshall becky lettenbergeraudio recording: brian jarboethis video is copyrighted by npr npr hereby grants permission for anyone to use up to sixty 60 consecutive seconds of the video andor audio on the condition that such excerpts are credited to quotnpr newsquot television usage of interview videoaudio must include on-screen chyron to quotnpr newsquot with npr logo for permission to use exte

npr science: the crow paradox
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here039s a surprise: wild crows can recognize individual people especially those they don039t like they can pick a person out of crowd follow them and remember them for years here npr science correspondent robert krulwich and illustrator neil wagner look at how these brainy birds do ithear the rest of the story and play an interactive game that tests your ability to pick a crow out of a line-up at: http:wwwnprorgcrowscredit: robert krulwich neil wagner jason orfanon

good radiation public radio rap
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this song is for hard-core npr fans who listen to hip-hop so you 7 people: enjoyfeaturing jenna sullivanlyrics:i039m only gonna say this once so you better take notesas you listen to the rhythms spinnin039 out of my throati039ve got an npr tat and an npr toteif you hate on that just don039tya see when morning edition starts up i listenawake in my kitchen for every transmissionthere039s no competition -- there039s nobody hotterif hosts were magicians they039d be dumbledore and potterso please tease 039em just give me a reasonyou bet i039m on edge because its pledge drive seasoni039m a demon on the mike so if you battle your beateni got a legion of lines and i039m gonna unleash emlyric039ly i039m diggin deep like 33 chilean minersgot the heat like inskeep or linda wertheimeri039m fine hot timin039 rapid radio rhymingcalling the shots like my name was scott simonso this song goes out to all my member stationswith frequent f--f-f-frequency modulationsinnovation - each breath is an act of creationyeah my air039s so fresh i039m the talk of the nationchorusgive me that good radiationit039s the only station i knowpublic radioon the air like an eagle flyingon my mind when i039m driving homepublic radioyou got radio waves well i039m a tsunamiyeah i039m an addiction you can039t quit once you039re on mei039m coffee - wake up -- its weekend editionlike tom and ray magliozzi i turn the ignitionnonfiction or fable i got diction like sagala feast for the ears like the splendid tablei039m above average like one of wobegon039s kidsand now i039m gonna kick it like ira glass didact 1: sedaris recalls his pastact2: mike birbiglia has a good laughact 3 introspection from starlee kineact 4: we blow your mindmy crew is small but unstoppable like terry grossmy tunes are witty and topical like terry grossmy rhymes are sharply intelligent like terry grossok so i039m in love with terry grossand renee montagne and lakshmi singhi want carl kassels voice on my answering machinei039m an npr addict i039ve had it with the staticchange the station lose my patience imma do something drasticgive me that good radiation not talkin bout x-raysit039s the only station i knowpublic radioon the air like an eagle flying americaon my mind when i039m driving home in my 2003 camrypublic radioall things considered life is pretty awesomei like my words the way will shortz crossed emi recycle cans -- tryin not to toss 039emmy favorite place in texas is the city of austinwell my record with the ladies is not that greatgot money in my pocket like a buck ninety eighton saturday night i don039t stay out that latebut when i hit the mic i communicatethe name is cadamolewhat039s playin in my car wait wait don039t tell meeven pledge drives can039t repel meme and npr are like pb and jellywe039re like duracel n we just don039t stopround the world like magellen still on toprobert michelle n mellissa blockyeah norris hit the chorus gonna make it popgive me that good radiation good radiationit039s the only station i knowpublic radioon the air like an eagle flyingon my mind when i039m driving home i039d by a prius if i could afford it

terry gross - the colbert report - 2012-25-01 - video clip comedy central
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npr host terry gross talks about her 25-year career in public radio and offers the inside scoop on her interviews with grover norquist and bill o

quothuman naturequot - vijay iyer trio live at kplu
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2011 grammy nominated vijay iyer trio visited the kplu studios on february 8 2011 and gave an amazing live performance which included this arrangement of michael jackson039s quothuman naturequot

clippy must die
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a clip no pun intendedfrom the npr radio show wait wait dont tell me

what is swing swing explained in 2 minutes
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hi therei039m finally back with a new video explaining what is swing a form of popular music developed in the united states that dominated in the 1930s and 1940s the amazing danceable swing style of big bands and bandleaders such as benny goodman was the dominant form of american popular music from 1935 to 1946 a period known as the swing era you will recognize quotin the moodquot a popular big band-era 1 hit recorded by american bandleader glenn miller it topped the charts for 13 straight weeks in 1940 in the us in 1999 national public radio npr included the song recording on rca bluebird on the npr 100 the list of quotthe 100 most important american musical works of the 20th centuryquot then in 2004 the original song recording on rca victor was inducted into the library of congress national recording registry which consists of recordings that are quotculturally historically or aesthetically significantquothopefully i made it clear understandable but above all f

tina fey hosts npr special program on girls and women audio
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unlike her snl counterparts tina fey can now add npr radio host to her rsum for real

quotsmilequot - jacky terrasson live at kplu
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pianist jacky terrasson brought his trio consisting of bassist ben williams and drummer jamire williams to the kplu studios on january 18 2011 after several amazing songs and an interview with kplu jazz host abe beeson the trio finished their session with this rendition of the classic charlie chaplin039s quotsmilequot enjoy

among authors: npr music tiny desk concert
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watch among authors play quotradio signalsquot quotthe overturequot and quotlurequot at the tiny deskmore from npr music: tiny desk concerts: https:wwwnprorgtinydesktwitter: https:twittercomnprmusicinstagram: https:wwwinstagramcomnprmusicaug 9 2019 bob boilen -- when among authors arrived at npr the seattle band seemed like a pack of eager pups and with good reason the odds of this unsigned self-managed quartet playing a tiny desk concert was pretty small but among authors is a band that beats the odds nearly a dozen years ago at 23 bandleader ian ketterer had open-heart surgery born without a thumb on his right hand and deaf in his right ear he plays piano and sings and out of more than 6000 entries to our 2018 tiny desk contest among authors was one of the most original bands i039d seen so much so that we invited the group to perform as part of our tiny desk contest tour in seattle i was even more impressed by among authors039 songwriting a

7 billion: how did we get so big so fast
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it was just over two centuries ago that the global population was 1 billion in 1804 but better medicine and improved agriculture resulted in higher life expectancy for children dramatically increasing the world population especially in the westas higher standards of living and better health care are reaching more parts of the world the rates of fertility and population growth have started to slow down though the population will continue to grow for the foreseeable futureun forecasts suggest the world population could hit a peak of 101 billion by 2100 before beginning to decline but exact numbers are hard to come by just small variations in fertility rates could mean a population of 15 billion by the end of the centuryproduced by adam colecinematography by maggie starbard

juan williams defends his controversial muslim remarks to jon stewart video
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juan williams appeared on quotthe daily showquot tuesday to discuss his firing from npr and his new book quotmuzzledquot the former npr news analyst re-hashed the well-worn details of his firing

gaelynn lea: npr music tiny desk concert
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gaelynn lea the winner of npr039s second annual tiny desk contest makes music like nobody else her sounds are steeped in the deep melodies of great irish fiddle tunes but her performance and singing style aren039t traditional more than 6000 artists submitted videos in which they performed an original song behind a desk of their choosing with the hope of winning a chance to play a tiny desk concert at npr gaelynn lea was the overwhelming favorite of our six judgesafter voting for lea i wanted to learn more about her and her remarkable talent following about a minute of just focusing on the desk her video pans to a small woman in a wheelchair as she plays a violin she holds like a cello lea has brittle bone disease which made it necessary for her to reinvent the ordinary and in this case a way to play the fiddlei also discovered after selecting gaelynn lea that she039d become friends with alan sparhawk of the band low sparhawk first heard her perform at a farmers market in du

ty dolla ign pays tribute to mac miller at the tiny desk
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watch ty dolla ign pay a special tribute to mac miller at the tiny deskmore from npr music: tiny desk concerts: https:wwwnprorgtinydesktwitter: https:twittercomnprmusicinstagram: https:wwwinstagramcomnprmusicaug 8 2019 bobby carter -- today aug 8 marks the one-year anniversary of when npr music published the late mac miller039s tiny desk last week ty dolla ign visited npr headquarters to record a fantastic tiny desk concert of his own that will air in its entirety soon but once we wrapped the taping something special happened: i reminded ty that he sat at the desk almost a year to the day that his friend mac delivered what would be one of his final performancesthe band paused and huddled they mulled over a few notes in a matter of seconds then gave me a signal that they were ready the room was silenced and the cameras started rolling againhere039s ty performing a moving rendition of his 2016 collaboration with mac quotcinderellaquot from mac039s fourt

speaker paul ryan says he believes trump is 039going to endeavor to try039 to change
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npr039s steve inskeep interviews house speaker paul ryan about his policies on poverty his thoughts on donald trump and his advice for the next republican vice presidential candidate encouraging trump039s running mate to go into minority communities and democratic-heavy areas to communicate gop ideas ryan was also optimistic that the presumptive gop nominee would come around on free trade agreements and the controversial tone he039s used on the campaign trialquoti just think improving temperament and inclusive rhetoric and an agenda that invites people into our party is something that i think anybody going from a primary to a general election needs a transitionquot he saidas to whether trump is going to change his tone and behavior that has alienated many minority voters and others ryan said quoti believe he039s going to endeavor to tryquotproduced by ariel zambelich and edited by niki walkerhost: steve inskeepvideographers: niki walker becky lettenberger claire h