Ryan Benk
Stories
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A new study shows promise in a new method to vaccinate vampire bats
Vaccinating vampire bats against rabies can help prevent the spread of the disease to livestock and humans. NPR's Scott Simon talks with epidemiologist Tonie Rocke about a new way to vaccinate bats.
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What makes a great movie premise that sticks with you?
NPR's Andrew Limbong leads a conversation about what constitutes a great premise for a movie - and why a good one sticks with you, even if the film doesn't.
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Author Nora Pinciotti on Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne and the 2000s 'Hit Girls'
Author and podcaster Nora Princiotti tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about her new book, "Hit Girls," and the pop stars of the turn of the millennium.
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This Tiny Desk Contest finalist was inspired by her late-night talk with an Uber driver
Inspiration can come from anywhere. One Boston-based musician summoned it with an app. Eph See wrote the song "Malachi the Uber Driver" after a late-night ride home.
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What's the secret to actually making a good movie remake?
Remakes are as old as cinema itself. Why do they get so much love ... and hate?
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Aetna to exit health insurance exchange, leaving millions without coverage
Health insurer Aetna will exit the federal health insurance exchange next year. Forbes contributor Bruce Japsen tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe that will leave around a million people without coverage.
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A new book on James Gandolfini takes us behind the Tony Soprano persona
NPR's Scott Simon talks to film historian Jason Bailey about his book, "Gandolfini: Jim, Tony and the Life of a Legend." It details how different he was from the gangster he portrayed on "The Sopranos."
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David Cronenberg's grief is "as powerful as it always was"
David Cronenberg's The Shrouds is a meditation on grief and obsession.
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Tracy Chapman on re-releasing her self-titled 1988 debut album on vinyl
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Tracy Chapman about standing the test of time and the re-release on vinyl of her self-titled 1988 debut album.
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Black cat adoptions are up. An Oscar-winning animated movie may have helped
The Oscar-winning animated movie "Flow," which stars a black kitty, may be causing an increase in black cat adoptions. Superstitions about bad luck have often caused these felines to be overlooked.
