/news News en-US Copyright Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:48:46 GMT /2025-02-22/new-data-shows-consumer-sentiment-about-the-economy-is-down NPR's Scott Simon asks Austan Goolsbee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago about consumer sentiment and inflation. Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:48:46 GMT /2025-02-22/new-data-shows-consumer-sentiment-about-the-economy-is-down Scott Simon /2025-02-22/germany-goes-to-the-polls-at-a-crucial-time-for-the-future-of-europe-u-s-relations At a pivotal time for Europe and NATO, Germany holds elections on Sunday. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Constanze Stelzenmüller of the Brookings Institution about the stakes of the election. Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:48:21 GMT /2025-02-22/germany-goes-to-the-polls-at-a-crucial-time-for-the-future-of-europe-u-s-relations Scott Simon /2025-02-22/trump-shakes-up-pentagon-leadership-fires-the-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff We look at Friday night's shakeup at the Pentagon, with the announcement of more staff cuts and a change in a top leadership position. Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:13:54 GMT /2025-02-22/trump-shakes-up-pentagon-leadership-fires-the-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff Scott Simon /2025-02-22/foreign-policy-experts-struggle-to-predict-trumps-next-move-with-russia President Trump upended U.S. - Russia policy in one week, and foreign policy experts are trying to understand why and what might come next. Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:13:51 GMT /2025-02-22/foreign-policy-experts-struggle-to-predict-trumps-next-move-with-russia Michele Kelemen /2025-02-22/days-into-prison-guard-strike-at-ny-state-prisons-inmates-say-they-feel-unsafe This week New York State prisons saw strikes, prison unrest and correctional officer charges in the beating death of an inmate. Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:13:47 GMT /2025-02-22/days-into-prison-guard-strike-at-ny-state-prisons-inmates-say-they-feel-unsafe Emily Russell, Scott Simon /2025-02-22/trump-order-shrinks-the-trust-that-manages-san-franciscos-iconic-presidio-park In an executive order this week, President Trump called to shrink the trust that manages the iconic park known as Presidio in San Francisco. Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:13:44 GMT /2025-02-22/trump-order-shrinks-the-trust-that-manages-san-franciscos-iconic-presidio-park Katie DeBenedetti /2025-02-22/a-schoolteacher-is-leading-the-campaign-to-make-hacky-sack-an-oregon-state-sport Hackey Sack is not just a game to play at Phish concerts. One Oregon middle school teacher wants to make it the state sport. Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:13:40 GMT /2025-02-22/a-schoolteacher-is-leading-the-campaign-to-make-hacky-sack-an-oregon-state-sport Scott Simon /2025-02-22/dear-listeners-bambi-is-whatever-the-band-anxious-says-it-is We hear from musicians Grady Allen and Dante Melucci from the band Anxious, about their second album "Bambi." The young hardcore act says it's their most authentic outing yet. Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:13:37 GMT /2025-02-22/dear-listeners-bambi-is-whatever-the-band-anxious-says-it-is Ryan Benk /2025-02-22/latvian-director-gints-zilbalodis-discusses-his-oscar-nominated-animated-film-flow NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Gints Zilbalodis about his new Oscar-nominated, animated film, "Flow." Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:13:34 GMT /2025-02-22/latvian-director-gints-zilbalodis-discusses-his-oscar-nominated-animated-film-flow Scott Simon /2025-02-22/week-in-politics-trumps-policy-towards-ukraine-mass-firings-at-federal-agencies We look at President Trump's embrace of Vladimir Putin as he turns his back on U.S. ally, Ukraine, as well as mass firings at government agencies and how that will affect the services they provide. Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:13:30 GMT /2025-02-22/week-in-politics-trumps-policy-towards-ukraine-mass-firings-at-federal-agencies Scott Simon, Ron Elving /2025-02-22/the-authors-of-two-new-memoirs-discuss-the-emotional-toll-of-sharing-your-trauma Two new memoirs, How to Sell Out and Trauma Plot wrestle with the question — is it worth it to mine the worst parts of your life for a book? Authors Chad Sanders and Jamie Hood talk about how they tally up the emotional costs of memoir-writing. Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:13:27 GMT /2025-02-22/the-authors-of-two-new-memoirs-discuss-the-emotional-toll-of-sharing-your-trauma Andrew Limbong /2025-02-22/opinion-amazon-to-deliver-a-new-james-bond Amazon has acquired the creative license to the long-running James Bond franchise. But how do they plan to deliver? Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /2025-02-22/opinion-amazon-to-deliver-a-new-james-bond Scott Simon