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  • Great American Writers and Their Cocktails
    Famous writers and their drinks are inseparable, despite the price some paid for the vice. Hemingway & Bailey's Bartending Guide delves into the drinking habits of America's top writers to reveal their favorite cocktails. Steve Inskeep talks with author Mark Bailey and illustrator Edward Hemingway, the great writer's grandson.
  • The Politics of Choosing Justices
    President Bush's three recent Supreme Court nominations reveal the complications and motives involved when politicians choose the nation's top judges, legal observers say. Political science professor David Yalof is an expert on the history and evolution of the Supreme Court nomination process.
  • Diplomat: Junta Leaders Blocking Aid to Myanmar
    Conditions are worsening in Myanmar as hungry survivors wait among the dead for help after a huge cyclone hit the Southeast Asian nation over the weekend. The top U.S. diplomat in the country is predicting that the death toll could rise as high as 100,000, from the official tally of 22,500.
  • HUD Resignation a Chance to Fix Housing Crisis?
    The Bush administration's top housing official announced his resignation Monday. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson says much has been accomplished during his tenure, but critics say they hope the change will bring about policies that will help solve the housing crisis.
  • A look back at some of the NPR stories that were the most read online
    What do UFOs, Fireball Cinnamon and a dead snowshoe hare have in common? They all made the list of NPR.org's top stories of the year.
  • How Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett could impact abortion rights
    NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Emily Bazelon, writer at The New York Times Magazine, on how Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett might approach a new abortion rights case the Court is taking up.
  • Before scheduling his hernia surgery, Wolfgang Balzer called the hospital, the surgeon and the anesthesiologist to get estimates for how much the procedure would cost. But when his bill came, the estimates he had obtained were wildly off.
    Bill Of The Month: Estimate For Cost Of Hernia Surgery Misses The Mark
    Patients are often told to be smart consumers and shop around for health care before they use it. But even when you do so, estimates from insurers, hospitals and doctors can be unreliable.
  • "Right now, there is no data on whether the UVA rays of the sun can inactivate this coronavirus," says <a href="https://www.sph.emory.edu/faculty/profile/index.php?FID=1383" data-key="10">Juan Leon</a>, a virologist who focuses on environmental health at Emory University.
    Coronavirus FAQs: Can Sunlight Kill The Virus? How Risky Is An Elevator Ride?
    In this week's installment, we also look at how to handle that inevitable moment — you need a plumber or electrician or another repair person to come to your home.
  • HHS Secretary Alex Azar at a White House roundtable discussion of health care prices in January. Azar tells NPR his office is now in "active negotiations and discussion" with drugmakers on how to make HIV prevention medicines more available and "cost-effective."
    How HHS Secretary Reconciles Proposed Medicaid Cuts, Stopping The Spread Of HIV
    As head of the Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar is charged with making Trump's plan to end HIV in the U.S. by 2030 work. "We have an historic opportunity," he tells NPR.
  • Panel Round Two
    More questions for the panel: Working Hard at Hardly Working, Membership for Amateurs, A Hostile Comb-over, and Bouncing Baby Oog.
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