Michel Martin
Stories
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Food
Barbecuing This Fourth Of July? Here's What To Do And What Not To Do
For the rules of barbecue etiquette 101, we enlisted the help of Carla Lalli Music, food director at Bon Appétit and author of Where Cooking Begins: Uncomplicated Recipes To Make You A Great Cook.
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Business
What Just Happened Also Occurred Before The Last 7 U.S. Recessions. Reason To Worry?
An inauspicious milestone was achieved on Sunday: the yield curve remained inverted for three months, which has for almost half a century preceded economic heading recessions.
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Books
'Chasing Cosby' Author Says Covering The Cosby Case Was A Journey Of Disillusionment
Nicole Weisensee Egan has followed the sexual assault accusations against Bill Cosby since 2005. At first a skeptic herself, Egan discusses how "America's Dad" managed to escape justice for decades.
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Music
Mavis Staples Talks New 'We Get By' Album
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with singer Mavis Staples about her latest album We Get By.
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Technology
Police Are Investing In New Technology. 'Thin Blue Lie' Asks, 'Does It Work?'
Technology has often been proposed as the solution to controversial policing practices. But reporter Matt Stroud says new innovations embraced by law enforcement can present their own problems.
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National
1st Living HIV-Positive Organ Donor Wants To Lift 'The Shroud Of HIV Related Stigma'
Last month, surgeons at Johns Hopkins Hospital made a medical breakthrough when they transplanted a kidney from Nina Martinez, who has HIV, to an HIV-positive person.
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National
At Lent, Catholics Reflect On Faith As Sex Abuse Scandal Shakes The Church
On the first Sunday of Lent, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sister Joan Chittister about the holiday's meaning amid the ongoing abuse scandal.
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National
In New Orleans, The Fight Over Blackface Renews Scrutiny Of A Mardi Gras Tradition
Every year, African-American members of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club paint their faces black for the city's Mardi Gras celebrations. Now, they're facing calls to end the practice.
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Health
Underdiagnosed Male Eating Disorders Are Becoming Increasingly Identified
NPR's Michel Martin talks with journalist Soledad O'Brien about her recent reporting on eating disorders among male athletes.
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Music
Racism In American South Inspired Gary Clark Jr.'s 'This Land'
On his latest multi-genre album, Clark is unapologetically angry. He tells NPR's Michel Martin what inspired it: "That's what came out as a result of ... life being black in this country."