Roundup

Remembering Ebony & Jet founder Johnson (11min)

Earl Graves Sr., publisher of Black Enterprise magazine and Robert Johnson, founder and chairman of Black Entertainment Television, join host Ed Gordon to discuss the career and legacy of Ebony magazine's John H. Johnson.

Honoring John Johnson, founder of Ebony & Jet (4min)

Host Neal Conan and callers remember the life of African-American publishing giant John Johnson. He died Monday at age 87.

Did Speaker Hastert accept Turkish bribes to deny Armenian genocide and approve weapons sales? (19min)

Former FBI translator turned whistleblower, Sibel Edmonds, is accusing the FBI of covering up improper contacts and financial dealings between certain Turkish nationals and the office of House Speaker Dennis Hastert. Host and executive producer Amy Goodman speaks with Edmonds and Vanity Fair journalist David Rose.Edmonds is now appealing her case to the U.S. Supreme Court. In March 2002, she was fired and she has been fighting now for nearly 3 years to blow the whistle on US

Ebony founder's impact on black journalism (4min)

All Things Considered co-host Michele Norris talks with Roy S. Johnson, assistant managing editor at Sports Illustrated, about the legacy of John H. Johnson, the late founder of Ebony magazine. Johnson wrote about John Johnson in The Chicago Defender.

Tribute to bluesman "Little" Milton Campbell (3min)

Ed Gordon pays tribute to "Little" Milton Campbell, the blues pioneer who died last week at the age of 71. He'll be buried today in Southaven, Miss.

Rusty Sachs & the anti-war documentary Winter Soldier (23min)

The anti-Vietnam War documentary Winter Soldier is having its first major theatrical release -- 34 years after it was made. It focuses on a three-day gathering in 1971 when Vietnam veterans, including former Marine pilot Rusty Sachs, told of the atrocities they had participated in or witnessed during the war.At the time, the film received little notice in the press. It was shown at film festivals but never reached a wider audience. That's set to change, beginning August 12,

Northern Ireland & the nature of armed conflicts (52min)

The Irish Republican Army has announced an end to its armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland. Does this transition have implications for other longstanding conflicts? Political scientists John McGarry and Shelley Deane join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion.Deane, Visiting Professor, Department of Government and Legal Studies, Bowdoin College, is author of Northern Ireland and the Divided World. McGarry, Canada Researc

Nobel Panel urged to rescind prize for lobotomies (6min)

The now-discredited procedure of the lobotomy, which involves severing nerve connections within the brain of a mentally ill person, won the Nobel Prize for Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz in 1949. Now there's an effort by the families of lobotomy patients to persuade the Nobel Prize committee to rescind the award given to Moniz.

Helen Phillips, first black soprano at the Met (1min)

Ed Gordon remembers Helen Phillips, who preceded Marian Anderson as the first African-American soprano on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. She died last month at age 86.

It's OK to mention the war (46min)

As the 60th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War approaches on August 15, many people will remember once again the appalling treatment of Australian POWs and Asian civilians by the Imperial forces of Japan. So how do Japanese Australians respond? What does the war mean to the forty-somethings who grew up here? How do they deal with the guilt and memories of the older generation?Journalist Masako Fukui has been living with her family in Australia since the late 1960s. Sh

August 10th 1945 (4min)

In the 8th of a 12-part series marking the 60th anniversary of VJ Day, reporter Chris Lowe says the devastion of Nagasaki becomes apparent.

Nagasaki 60th anniversary (16min)

(1) It's happened before. In one instant, with one single act, tens of thousands of people are killed. It's devastating when it's an act of nature. But how much worse when it's an act of man? Sixty years ago today, at least seventy thousand people died when the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. Charles "Don" Albury was the co-pilot of the Bockscar -- the B-29 that dropped that bomb. (2) On this the sixtieth anniversary of the bombing, questions are still being as

Many Pacific War survivors still bitter about Japanese aggression (8min)

Sixty years after World War II ended in Asia, memories are still vivid and raw about Japan's aggression and brutal occupation of many countries in the region. Millions of people died in fighting, from starvation, disease and, what survivors generally describe as, the sheer cruelty of the Japanese.In the days following the December 8 attacks, British and Chinese forces fought the Japanese Army advancing from southern China. But it was futile, with no gun ships and no air cove

60 years after A-bombings, nukes no longer taboo in Japan (6min)

Japan Saturday (August 6) marked the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima -- the first time nuclear weapons were used in warfare. The American aerial attack, followed three days later by a plutonium bomb dropped on Nagasaki, prompted the Japanese to surrender and ended World War II. For Japan -- the only victim of nuclear war -- the attacks scarred the national psyche -- creating what many call a "nuclear allergy." But, six decades later Japan has become a nuclear energy

Robert Bork (44min)

Robert Bork, former U.S. Supreme Court nominee, is interviewed about the John roberts nomination.

After Nagasaki: Examining the cultural fallout (31min)

Tuesday marks the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki, the second of two atomic-bomb strikes on Japan that ended World War II. In the past, we've looked at the physical and political impact of the attacks, but today, we focus on their impact on Japanese culture. Host Neal Conan's guests are Linda Hoaglund, senior film curator for the Japan Society; Marianna Torgovnick, cultural critic and professor at Duke University; and Ayana Osada, co-producer of the documentary Original Child Bomb, a

Netscape's IPO anniversary & the internet boom (3min)

Netscape held its initial public offering of stock 10 years ago Tuesday, a moment considered by many to mark the start of the Internet boom. Eric Niiler looks back on those heady days, and the economic consequences of the boom -- and later, the bust. Niiler reports for NPR's national desk.

Slate's Explainer: The symbolism of white doves (3min)

The world is marking the 60th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attacks on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and some of the ceremonies include the release of white doves. Slate senior editor Andy Bowers investigates why white doves are a part of these events, and what happens after they're released.

The Church of Scientology & Hollywood's elite (5min)

Scientology is a popular religion in Hollywood, with stars Tom Cruise and John Travolta among the devout. But what is Scientology, and who is L. Ron Hubbard, the religion's enigmatic founder? "Day to Day" Correspondent and Host Madeleine Brand talks to Kim Masters about her investigation of the Church of Scientology. Masters covers the business of entertainment for NPR News.

Chinese museum of Japanese occupation (8min)

60 years after World War II, Asia looks back at a devastating chapter in history. For China, the war's end meant the end of a long Japanese occupation that killed 20 million Chinese. In the northeastern city of Harbin, the Japanese operated a germ warfare experimentation center.