NPR's Scott Detrow sits down with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to discuss the East Palestine train derailment one year later — and what's changed in rail safety.

A new law could help millions of older Americans get mental health help

1 Jan 1st, 2024 7m 32s

A new law will allow more mental health providers to accept Medicare patients. Could this help close the mental health gap for millions of older Americans?

Kyiv is in mourning after Russia's large-scale aerial attack across Ukraine on Friday

1 Jan 1st, 2024 3m 41s

Residents of Kyiv try and pick up the pieces of their lives once again following a weekend of missile attacks. Friday was the deadliest day for civilians in the city since the war began, killing 28.

A powerful earthquake struck Japan's west coast, killing at least 4 people

1 Jan 1st, 2024 3m 54s

As morning dawns in Japan, the country begins to survey the damage after a series of major new year's day earthquakes and subsequent tsunami warnings.

Palestinians in Lebanon's Shatila camp share their feelings about the war in Gaza

1 Jan 1st, 2024 6m 54s

In 1982, local militias allied with Israel killed hundreds in Lebanon's Shatila camp. While much has changed in the camp in the last four decades, Palestinians still hold the memory.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg discusses penalties on Southwest Airlines

Dec 18th, 2023 3m 36s

NPR's A Martínez talks with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about penalties imposed on Southwest Airlines for a holiday air-travel meltdown last year.

A Jim Crow satire returns to Broadway after 62 years -- and it's a romp, not a relic

Sep 27th, 2023 5m 40s

In 1961, actor and Civil Rights activist Ossie Davis wrote the blistering play Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. Now, Leslie Odom Jr. stars in the revival.

Tammy McCann is an artist you should know (Rebroadcast)

1 Sep 8th, 2023 34m 22s

She trained to be an opera singer starting in high school, but she fell in love with jazz while in college.

Author Trent Dalton asked strangers to tell him their love stories (Rebroadcast)

1 Jul 31st, 2023 46m 19s

One man. One typewriter. Many, many stories of love and loss.

While weather is always a factor, Buttigieg says air travel is in better shape

Jun 30th, 2023 4m 36s

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about why so many domestic flights have been canceled in recent days, and the Biden administration's efforts to fix air travel.

Transportation Secretary Buttigieg pushes for stricter railroad safety standards

Mar 10th, 2023 7m 22s

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about recent train derailments, and the future of rail safety.

After East Palestine disaster, Buttigieg calls for stronger railroad safety rules

Feb 21st, 2023 5m 7s

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has accused freight rail operator Norfolk Southern of putting profits in front of human lives. This follows strong criticism of Buttigieg from Republicans.

Buttigieg calls for stronger railroad safety rules after East Palestine disaster

Feb 21st, 2023 5m 2s

The transportation secretary wants stricter regulations on freight trains hauling toxic or volatile chemicals, and is calling on Congress to "untie" the DOT's hands for implementing safety measures.

Beware of these symptoms: ER doc lays out when to seek treatment -- even if you're COVID negative

Jan 24th, 2023 5m 59s

Physicians warn that while most people will be just fine — that runny nose is likely one of dozens of benign winter viruses — there are some serious conditions that require a trip to the doctor or emergency room.

U.S. fines airlines $7.5 million and they must refund customers for canceled flights

Nov 15th, 2022 2m 36s

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced action against six airlines but only one is a U.S. carrier; the others are foreign. "It's too little and too late," one consumer advocate says.

Transportation secretary on averting rail strike that threatened major disruptions

Sep 15th, 2022 5m 21s

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the railroad deal and how this affects labor going forward.

K-pop sensation BTS is going on a break but promises to return

1 Jun 14th, 2022 2m 54s

The boy band announced their break during a dinner filmed for social media. The group officially debuted in 2013.

Back from a touring hiatus, Coldplay pledges to make performances more sustainable

May 14th, 2022 6m 48s

Coldplay is pledging to make the band's current tour "as sustainable and low carbon as possible."

Julian Fellowes of 'Downton Abbey' says misery isn't 'compulsory' in entertainment

May 13th, 2022 7m 56s

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Downton Abbey executive producer Julian Fellowes about the latest chapter in the Crawley family's story, Downton Abbey: A New Era.

Deep sea mining may threaten the environment

May 12th, 2022 8m 52s

Electric vehicles and other new technologies that may help alleviate climate change sometimes rely on rare metals and minerals that can be found at the bottom of the ocean.

The U.S. pledged billions to fight climate change. Then came the Ukraine war

May 14th, 2022 3m 55s

The U.S. promised to slash its emissions and send tens of billions of dollars to low-lying and less well-off nations. The war in Ukraine is delaying that even as the toll from climate change rises.

Texas Gov. Abbott's migration crackdown hasn't exactly gone as he planned

May 13th, 2022 4m 43s

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, has been testing the limits of how much his state can do to curb unauthorized migration. But Abbott's sweeping crackdown hasn't always gone as planned.

With Finland poised to join NATO, how will Russia respond?

May 13th, 2022 5m 6s

NRP's Steve Inskeep talks to Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, about how Russia may react to a new NATO nation on its border.

Planet Money: How Florida's manatees got hooked on fossil fuels

May 13th, 2022 4m 23s

In the 1970s, Florida's manatees were near extinction. When power companies noticed manatees hanging out near their power plants in search of warm water, they partnered with environmentalists.

What are Biden's options if the Supreme Court throws out the right to abortion?

May 12th, 2022 4m 9s

A leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion suggests the court may soon overturn Roe v. Wade. An attempt by Congress to preserve the right to abortions legislatively failed because of a lack of votes.