NPR's Mideast Coverage: Audio, Transcripts
Because of intense interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, NPR makes free transcripts and streaming audio of its coverage available online. This includes the seven-part series, The Mideast: A Century of Conflict, broadcast in 2002 on Morning Edition. Read the statement about NPR coverage of the Mideast from NPR President & CEO Kevin Klose.

Alex Chadwick will host the new NPR program Day to Day, a midday, one-hour news show produced in collaboration with Slate, the online magazine. It debuts July 28. Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how the show is coming to life at NPR's production facility in Los Angeles.

Newsman Walter Cronkite recalls the United Press World War II radio drama that used actors to portray its reporters in the field. While the real Walter Cronkite (pictured right in 1943) was covering the air war over Germany, an actor played "Walter Cronkite" in the series Soldiers of the Press as part of a media public relations war.

Janet Wulsin explored Tibet, China and Mongolia from 1921-1925. NPR's Renee Montagne talks to Wulsin's daughter, Mabel Cabot, who has written Vanished Kingdoms chronicling Wulsin's journey. See a map of their 1923 route, and a gallery of pictures that Wulsin and her husband took on their journey.

Aaron Naparstek, who once egged a sedan in a fit of anger, joins NPR's Lynn Neary on Talk of the Nation to discuss his tonic for the aggravated soul: writing Haiku. He's collected his poems in a new book, Honku: The Zen Antidote to Road Rage. Read an excerpt from the book and hear NPR personalities read Honku haiku.

From the 1950s through the 1970s, millions of students in driver's education classes watched films that offered a grisly brand of highway safety education. Actual footage of bodies twisted by car crashes instilled a fear of reckless road behavior. Director Bret Wood talks about his new documentary, Hell's Highway, which tracks the history of these films.

What would you do if you knew that the company you worked for was being dishonest with its vendors? Would you stay with the company? Randy Cohen, who writes "The Ethicist" column for The New York Times Magazine, discusses that ethical dilemma in his latest appearance on All Things Considered.

Blue Note, the uniquely American jazz label, was formed by German immigrants who loved the music form and wanted to share it with the world. In Blue Note Records, The Biography, author Richard Cook tells the story of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, who formed the label that's been synonymous with jazz since 1939. Hear an extended interview with Cook.

Weekend Edition Sunday is once again asking noteworthy readers what's on their summertime lists. This week, chef and author Anthony Bourdain offers his choices. Listen to the entire series.

In a world of short attention spans, where does the complex style of Joseph McElroy fit in? NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews the author of the new novel Actress in the House about his craft -- and his painstaking attention to detail. Hear their conversation.