# Hosts — RSS Amplifier Everything Hosts publishes, across 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory. Page: Feed: --- ## [The threat the H5N1 avian flu poses to Australia and New Zealand's unique wildlife](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/18/nx-s1-5929107/the-threat-the-h5n1-avian-flu-poses-to-australia-and-new-zealands-unique-wildlife) _2026-08-18 · NPR Topics: Animals_ After killing millions of animals worldwide, the highly contagious H5N1 avian flu has arrived in Australia and New Zealand. Experts warn it could push some unique and native species to extinction. ## [From Wales with love: Stranded sea turtle Rhossi back in Texas after epic 5k-mile trek](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/15/nx-s1-5929447/from-wales-with-love-stranded-sea-turtle-rhossi-back-in-texas-after-epic-5k-mile-trek) _2026-08-15 · NPR Topics: Animals_ NPR's Eyder Peralta talks to the care team of Rhossi, a sea turtle from the Gulf of Mexico that was returned to Texas this week after getting swept up in an ocean current that took him to Wales. ## [Jackie, famous eagle from California eagle-cam, dies](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/11/nx-s1-5928214/jackie-famous-eagle-from-california-eagle-cam-dies) _2026-08-11 · NPR Topics: Animals_ Jackie, who was one half of the famous mated eagle pair Jackie and Shadow, died this week. The birds' eagle-cam livestream has fans across the world. ## [Why Monarch Butterflies are North America's insect mascot](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/10/nx-s1-5918667/why-monarch-butterflies-are-north-americas-insect-mascot) _2026-08-10 · NPR Topics: Animals_ Vann Newkirk, senior editor at The Atlantic , loves butterflies, especially monarch butterflies. He sat down with NPR's Juana Summers to dig into a trip to Mexico that helped him explore his passion. ## [Loggerhead turtles are nesting in record numbers on beaches along the east coast](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/09/nx-s1-5923992/loggerhead-turtles-are-nesting-in-record-numbers-on-beaches-along-the-east-coast) _2026-08-09 · NPR Topics: Animals_ Loggerhead turtles are having a record nesting season in the U.S. but still struggle in other parts of the world. ## [Hadestown the Musical (the movie) was a hit. Other Broadway shows are taking notes](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/09/nx-s1-5913335/hadestown-the-musical-the-movie-was-a-hit-other-broadway-shows-are-taking-notes) _2026-08-09 · NPR Topics: Theater_ Hadestown the Musical has been a sleeper hit this summer at the movie theatres. It's a recorded version of the live performance, and the surprise success might mean more pro-shots of Broadway plays and musicals are coming. ## [Animal ark: Spokane Fairgrounds houses over 200 pets and livestock fleeing wildfires](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/08/nx-s1-5923880/animal-ark-spokane-fairgrounds-houses-over-200-pets-and-livestock-fleeing-wildfires) _2026-08-08 · NPR Topics: Animals_ In Spokane, pets and livestock have been evacuated from fire-threatened areas along with people. The Spokane Fair and Expo Center is housing dozens of horses, a donkey, and an emu. ## [Monty Roberts, who trained horses through trust, dies at 91](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/07/nx-s1-5924104/monty-roberts-horse-training) _2026-08-07 · NPR Topics: Animals_ The internationally acclaimed horseman defied the conventional method of breaking horses and developed his own gentler approach — based on horses' non-verbal language. Roberts spoke with Fresh Air in 1997. ## [Sticky or slippery? Snails can change their slime to meet the moment](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/06/nx-s1-5920383/snail-slime-mucus-inspire-new-materials) _2026-08-06 · NPR Topics: Animals_ Snails are slimy. But there's more to that goo of theirs than meets the eye. It's a fact that may help inspire the creation of new materials. ## [Greetings from a wildlife park in central Sri Lanka that's a haven for elephants](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/06/g-s1-137317/sri-lanka-elephants) _2026-08-06 · NPR Topics: Animals_ At a time of increased conflict between elephants and humans, as elephant habitats are converted to intensive agriculture, the Hurulu Eco Park is a place where the animals can graze unimpeded. ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/R4wSdf8W37no) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [30 beluga whales left stranded after aquarium closed are being moved to new homes](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/nx-s1-5911898/30-beluga-whales-left-stranded-after-aquarium-closed-are-being-moved-to-new-homes) _2026-07-31 · NPR Topics: Animals_ Thirty beluga whales are being transferred out of Marineland, a shuttered aquarium in Canada. ## [Video: Scientists watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/24/nx-s1-5905327/orcas-ram-sunfish-hard-explodes) _2026-07-24 · NPR Topics: Animals_ Marine biologists off of Baja California recorded one orca teeing up another to smash a sunfish into pieces. Scientists say there could be a reason for this behavior — or it could be just for entertainment. ## [Broadway legend André De Shields helps bring 'Hadestown' to the big screen](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/21/nx-s1-5901990/broadway-legend-andre-de-shields-helps-bring-hadestown-to-the-big-screen) _2026-07-21 · NPR Topics: Theater_ De Shields made his Broadway debut in the 1975 original production of The Wiz . He won a Tony in 2019 for his performance in Hadestown and co-stars in the new film of last year's London revival. ## [Remembering music theater historian Robert Kimball](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/10/nx-s1-5887515/remembering-music-theater-historian-robert-kimball) _2026-07-10 · NPR Topics: Theater_ Kimball, who died July 2, unearthed hundreds of pieces long thought lost, and co-wrote books about George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter and Eubie Blake. Originally broadcast in 1994. ## [Dolly Parton musical to open on Broadway](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/08/nx-s1-5884915/dolly-parton-musical-to-open-on-broadway) _2026-07-08 · NPR Topics: Theater_ Dolly Parton announced to fans on Tuesday that her stage production "Dolly: A True Original Musical" is coming to Broadway in December. ## [Playwright Anna Deavere Smith tells her own family story in 'Basil Biggs'](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/25/nx-s1-5866268/playwright-anna-deavere-smith-tells-her-own-family-story-in-basil-biggs) _2026-06-25 · NPR Topics: Theater_ Smith's new show is about her great-great-grandfather, a free Black man who reburied the Union dead at Gettysburg and prepared the ground for Lincoln's most famous speech. ## [Working hard as ever, Wendell Pierce aims for an annual trifecta: TV, film and theater](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/nx-s1-5866267/wendell-pierce-the-wire-othello) _2026-06-23 · NPR Topics: Theater_ Pierce says he's motivated by the "ticking clock of mortality" — and the desire to challenge himself as an actor. He's currently starring in the Shakespeare Theatre Company production of Othello. ## [As 'The Book of Mormon' turns 15, its original stars pop in to say 'Hello!'](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/08/nx-s1-5847870/the-book-of-mormon-broadway-tony-awards-rannells-gad) _2026-06-08 · NPR Topics: Theater_ Fifteen years after The Book of Mormon made its Broadway debut, original cast members Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad once again took the stage as Mormon missionaries — this time at the 2026 Tony Awards. ## ['Silent' Marx brother Harpo speaks in newly found recording](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/08/nx-s1-5800756/harpo-marx-album-recording-harpo-speaks) _2026-06-08 · NPR Topics: Theater_ Harpo Marx — the "silent" Marx brother — can finally be heard speaking in a live album of recently recovered material, which was recorded just six months before he died in 1964. ## [Angela Lansbury reflects on her great performances on stage and screen](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/05/nx-s1-5847813/angela-lansbury-reflects-on-her-great-performances-on-stage-and-screen) _2026-06-05 · NPR Topics: Theater_ The Tony Award-winning actor, who died in 2022, starred in the Broadway musicals Mame, Gypsy and S weeney Todd , as well as in the TV series Murder, She Wrote . Originally broadcast in 1980. ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WKWeaS5b6N7g) _2026-06-05 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Tony winner Alan Cumming looks back on life in 'Cabaret'](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/05/nx-s1-5847802/tony-winner-alan-cumming-looks-back-on-life-in-cabaret) _2026-06-05 · NPR Topics: Theater_ Cumming has starred in the musical Cabaret three times. He talks about everything from his costume (which he calls a "Wonder Bra" for men) to the show's darker themes. Originally broadcast in 2014.