Month: June 2013

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 … Read More

NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I’m Neal Conan, in Washington. As some of you may know, this program began in the crisis that led up to … Read More

NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I’m Neal Conan, in Washington. Every day on this program, we try to address the talk of the nation, the most … Read More

NEAL CONAN, HOST: Looking ahead to our last day, many of our friends and colleagues have been faced with a dilemma. Well, how do you say goodbye? For many of … Read More

Mavis Staples has been performing for more than six decades. One True Vine is her second album-length collaboration with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. Zoran Orlic/Courtesy of the artist hide caption … Read More

NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I’m Neal Conan, in Washington. It’s Markey in Massachusetts, the court nixes DOMA and Prop 8, and the president bows to … Read More

NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I’m Neal Conan, in Washington. Today, the Supreme Court recognized a fundamental shift on equal rights for gays and lesbians. In … Read More

Throughout the ’70s and ’80s, the radical African-American MOVE organization had several dramatic encounters with police. Courtesy of Amigo Media hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Amigo Media Throughout the … Read More

NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I’m Neal Conan in Washington. This morning in a much anticipated decision, the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of … Read More