The art of listening in a Trump-Kim summit
In the history of diplomatic firsts, there has never been something quite like this: Over the past year, President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have called each other nothing but belittling names. Then suddenly on March 8, they called for…
The Great Norwegian Porridge Debate, Or Tradition Vs. ‘Science’
In 1864, a male scientist tried to “porridge-splain” how to make proper gruel to Norwegian women who had been making it for centuries. It caused quite a stir and didn’t work out so well for him.
Japan builds a head of steam for an alternative to nuclear
White plumes of steam billow from dozens of metal chimneys that sprout from rooftops across the neighborhood, fed by the hot springs that lie underground and pipe scalding spring water into baths known in Japan as onsens. When Kazunori Ueda sees this …
Guess Who Knows Both President Trump And Kim Jong Un?
Until this week, only one person was believed to have spent quality time with both leaders: Dennis Rodman.
John Koenig: What If There Were A Word For Every Emotion In The World?
When we can’t describe how we’re feeling, we say we “have no words.” But in his made-up dictionary, writer John Koenig has invented words to describe our most abstract and ephemeral emotions.
Tiffany Watt Smith: Did People In The Past Experience Emotions Differently?
Did past generations experience and express emotions the same way we do? Probably not, says historian Tiffany Watt Smith — perceptions of our emotions depend on the time and place.
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Deadly Attack Aimed At Afghan Hazaras
The attack on a gathering of the mostly minority Shia community is the latest in an upsurge of sectarian violence in Afghanistan in recent months.
Talks Between U.S. And North Korean Leaders Would Be Historic
Rachel Martin talks to Suzanne DiMaggio, senior fellow at the think tank New America, about the diplomatic opening between the U.S. and North Korea. The U.S. has no diplomatic ties with North Korea.
Trump Administration Looks Ahead To Talks With North Korea
Rachel Martin talks to Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado about his reaction to President Trump agreeing to meet North Korea’s leader. The invitation was facilitated by South Korean diplomats.
Trump Accepts North Korean Leader’s Invitation To Meet, Officials Say
Rachel Martin talks to Abraham Denmark of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He served as deputy assistant secretary of Defense for East Asia in the Obama administration.
Trump And North Korea
The White House says President Trump has agreed to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
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