On Monday’s Fresh Air - Terry talks with PHOEBE ROBINSON, standup comedian, writer, actress, co-creator and co-host of the podcast 2 Dope Queens, and co-host of the podcast Sooo many White guys.
Phoebe Robinson has set out to change the demographics of comedy: "It's a very white male, straight male-dominated industry — and that can be exhausting," she says.
Two years ago, Robinson and her fellow comic Jessica Williams launched 2 Dope Queens— a live comedy show and podcast showcasing comedians from a variety of different backgrounds.
It’s a talk about the effects of climate change: air pollution, rising oceans, and widespread wildfires, with photographer James Balog.
In 2015, Saudi Arabia initiated a bombing campaign against its southern neighbor Yemen in what was essentially a proxy war — the Saudis backed a government that had been forced out of the capital by the Houthis, a group allied with Iran.
Paul Nicklen has spent decades documenting the Arctic and the Antarctic. He often finds himself in frigid waters, just a camera's length away from deadly predators. Originally broadcast June 6, 2017.
The polar vortex sliding south into the Midwest is sending temperatures to their lowest levels in more than 30 years, and in some cases, setting records.
The polar vortex, which usually sits over the Arctic, is being pushed south by an unseasonably warm air mass to the north.
Roughly 80 percent of voters say they are concerned that the negative tone and lack of civility in Washington will lead to violence or acts of terror, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll conducted after the recent deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
President Trump leaves Thursday for the G-20 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a packed schedule ahead of him and a number of looming questions that could determine whether the trip is a success or a mess.
President Trump is celebrating a new free trade deal with Mexico and Canada.
President Trump talks of bipartisanship and cooperation with a Democratic House, but only if they drop the investigations they are already planning.
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