KALW - Site Search

'America First' Energy Plan Challenges Free Market Realities

While Barack Obama's energy policy focused on renewable power and climate change, President Trump is focused on extracting fossil fuels. Among big changes, some predict higher prices at the pump.

Norway's PM Says Trump Administration Needs To Understand Impacts Of 'America First'

Ahead of her visit with President Trump, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about climate change, women in politics and what she thinks Trump's presidency has meant for global security.

During the 2016 presidential election, many rural communities supported and voted for then-candidate Donald Trump.

Rural America Supported Trump, But Will His Policies Support Them?

Donald Trump won the White House with huge backing from small town America and those who felt left behind. Now that he's president, can Trump help them for the next four years and beyond?

Bottles of Purdue Pharma L.P. OxyContin medication sit on a pharmacy shelf in Provo, Utah, in 2016.

Doctors In Maine Say Halt In OxyContin Marketing Comes '20 Years Late'

Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, won't promote opioids to doctors anymore. In Maine, physicians say the change should have happened long ago.

Chicago to host International Jazz Day

Chicago is hosting this year's International Jazz Day. NPR's A Martinez speaks with Nate Chinen, who is covering the event for Philadelphia's WRTI jazz station.

The End of the World on OkCupid - I, Too, Sing America - SF Wind Symphony - Mostly British Film

This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, host David Latulippe talks with actor Keith Larson (pictured above, left),…

Russian Orthodox believers swim in frigid water at a pond outside St. Petersburg in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Warmly dressed emergency medical technicians stand by in case anyone is overcome by the cold.

In Russia, Epiphany Comes With A Shockingly Cold Swim

To celebrate the feast of Epiphany marking the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan, thousands of Russian Orthodox faithful take a dip in icy waters. How does it feel? "Absolutely good," one man says.

Sam Shepard, 'Poet Laureate Of America's Emotional Badlands,' Dies At 73

A Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor, Shepard cut a towering presence in theater and cinema. He died last week of complications from ALS, a family spokesman says.

Dr. Timothy Leary, an advocate for LSD, working at his desk.

Nixon's Manhunt For The High Priest Of LSD In 'The Most Dangerous Man In America'

Author Bill Minutaglio's new book chronicles Timothy Leary's international escape from a California prison and the president's campaign to make him the poster child for his war on drugs.

The 'America First' President Sends His Defense Secretary To Asia

This week Defense Secretary James Mattis takes his first overseas trip, to South Korea and Japan. The U.S. allies are eager to hear what he has to say.

The End of the World on OkCupid - I, Too, Sing America - SF Wind Symphony - Mostly British Film

This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, host David Latulippe talks with actor Keith Larson (pictured above, left),…

Are Trump Supporters Nostalgic For A Fading White, Christian America?

NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with Robert P. Jones, author of "The End of White Christian America."

Search results for