Talk of the Nation : NPR

GUESTS: WILLIAM GIBSON author of Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive and Virtual Light. DAVID BRIN astronomer, professor and author of Foundation's Triumph, Infinity's Shore, and The Postman.

https://npr.org/2018/10/22/1067220/the-science-in-science-fiction

On the final day of Talk of the Nation, staff and colleagues have been faced with the dilemma of how to say goodbye. When your words fail, a greeting card can supply the right sentiment. Former H...

https://npr.org/2013/06/27/196282374/so-hard-to-say-goodbye-advice-for-farewell-notes

In the final broadcast of TOTN, NPR senior Washington editor Ron Elving, senior business editor Marilyn Geewax and science correspondent Richard Harris discuss the big stories they're covering. C...

https://npr.org/2013/06/27/196282372/whats-the-talk-of-your-nation

The conflict in Syria rages on, the United States' relationship with Iran remains strained, and China is taking hold as an emerging superpower. As part of TOTN's "Looking Ahead" series, NPR comme...

https://npr.org/2013/06/27/196282376/hopes-and-fears-for-the-future-of-the-world-with-ted-koppel

NPR's Neal Conan reflects on his 11 years of hosting Talk of the Nation and thanks some of the influential contributors to the show along the way. After 36 years at NPR, Conan signs off.

https://npr.org/2013/06/27/196282378/after-11-years-behind-the-host-mic-neal-conan-signs-off

The gospel legend, whose new album is titled One True Vine, has a career spanning more than 60 years. She says of the record, made in collaboration with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, "I've gone from the s...

https://npr.org/2013/06/26/195907958/gospel-legend-mavis-staples-on-sixty-years-of-song

In a 5-4 decision in U.S. v. Windsor, the Supreme Court ruled the federal Defense Of Marriage Act unconstitutional. The court rules that supporters of California's Proposition 8 case did not have...

https://npr.org/2013/06/26/195924481/what-changes-after-supreme-court-rulings-on-prop-8-and-doma

In the final edition of the Political Junkie, NPR's Ken Rudin looks ahead to 2014 and 2016 elections with democratic pollster Anna Greenberg and Republican strategist Vin Weber.

https://npr.org/2013/06/26/195924479/a-look-ahead-and-a-farewell-to-the-political-junkie

On May 13, 1985, after a long standoff, Philadelphia municipal authorities dropped a bomb on the headquarters of the African-American radical group MOVE. In the documentary Let the Fire Burn, dir...

https://npr.org/2013/06/25/195533165/the-fire-that-transformed-a-philadelphia-community

As the Affordable Care Act rolls out and technology changes certain procedures, the role of doctors continues to shift. As part of TOTN's "Looking Ahead" series, Dr. Sherwin Nuland and Dr. Atul G...

https://npr.org/2013/06/25/195557570/surgeons-nuland-and-gawande-look-to-the-future-of-medicine