As rhetoric has emboldened racists today Trump tweeted that he was received warmly and that he did not see the quote small protest a new n.p.r. Ipsos poll shows that more than 40 percent of Americans believe the me too movement has gone too far and P.R. s Tovia Smith reports that public opinion divides along political party lines 3 quarters of Republicans and one quarter of Democrats say me to has gone too far Republicans are also more likely to believe false accusations are common and less likely to say alleged victims should be given the benefit of the doubt on the other hand a 3rd of respondents believe allegations of misconduct these days still get ignored N.P.R. s Tovia Smith reporting Pakistan s Supreme Court has acquitted a Christian woman who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy the case had transfixed Pakistan and now the country is on high alert for attacks N.P.R. s Dina dede reports from Islamabad the chief justice of the Supreme Court took less than a minute to order
It s time for fresh air from w.h.y. Why in Philadelphia I m Terry Gross with fresh air today Melissa McCarthy She stars in the new film can you ever forgive me as a biographer turned literary forger Well talk about growing up on a farm her early comedy act her breakout role in Bridesmaids and playing Trump s former press secretary Sean Spicer on Saturday Night Live she was initially skeptical she could look like him the really lovely special effects guy there just said Oh yeah as I could be hard at all like a half an hour which I thought oh I thought it might be harder to switch over to a. Man but it really was it also John Powers reviews the b.b.c. Series bodyguard which premiered in the u.k. In August and became one of the biggest hits of the decade it drops on Netflix Wednesday that s on Fresh Air. First news. Ly from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Lakshmi saying the tribe of ministration is preparing to end assistance to Guatemala Honduras and El Salvador countries from which thous
I m Terry Gross when Leonard Cohen died 2 years ago at the age of 82 he left behind many unpublished poems and lyrics some of his final poems lyrics notebook and drawings are collected in the new book The flame his son my guest Adam Cohen wrote the forward Adam also produced the album his father recorded shortly before his death. Adam is a singer and songwriter whose album like a man went gold in Canada in 2012 he was born in Montreal in 1902 Adam is going to talk with us about Leonard Cohen as a writer performer and father and tell us about working closely with his father in the final year of his life Leonard Cohen s lyrics have a depth few songwriters have achieved. His attraction to beauty and his knowledge of broken lyrics informed by his practice of Zen Buddhism and his doubt some of his many well known songs include. Famous Blue Raincoat Chelsea Hotel number 2 Everybody knows tower of song I m your man and of course his best known most frequently recorded and performed song Hall
There and more Pasadena dot edu. Broadcast Center this is their top of morning on Larry math all over the past few years California is an act of many high profile gun control measures several others are now under consideration in Sacramento thank you to life time ban on gun purchases for anyone even voluntarily committed to a mental health facility that s led opposition from civil liberties groups We ll debate that another gun bills after the news line from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Lakshmi saying that it s that his former personal attorney Michael Cohen has cut a deal with prosecutors President Donald Trump says flipping ought to be outlawed in all fairness to him most people are going to do that and I ve seen it many times I ve had many friends involved in this stuff it s called flipping and it almost ought to be illegal on Tuesday Cohen pleaded guilty to 8 counts including campaign finance violations he alleges that trump directed him to make hush payments to fend off embarrass
Gus Fring Peter Gould the show s co-creator and Co showrunner and Jonathan Banks who plays Mike who was a cop before he was a fixer Banks says he s played a lot of cops in his career because I m not very pretty so I can t play leading those or me they re going to be a bit of a cop that s coming up on fresh air. First the news. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Laurie London China is threatening additional tariffs on thousands of u.s. Goods if Washington goes through with its latest terror threat N.P.R. s Tamara Keith reports a top White House economic adviser says President Trump won t budge when it comes to the ongoing trade dispute White House National Economic Council Chairman Larry Kudlow is sounding a warning to China following its announcement that it is prepared to impose retaliatory tariffs on 60000000000 dollars worth of u.s. Imports the Chinese had better not underestimate the determination of President Trump to follow through and seek 0 tariffs and non-tariff barriers