Ailsa Chang appears in the following:
Rainstorms helped California's drought conditions, but there's further to go
Monday, January 16, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sarah Porter, director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University on what California needs to end their drought.
Encore: Michelle Yeoh finds beauty in the ordinary in 'Everything Everywhere'
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with actress Michelle Yeoh about her leading role in the sci-fi action movie Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Encore: Animals had a lot to say in 2022. Here are some of NPR's favorite stories
Friday, December 30, 2022
NPR is pulling together some of its favorite stories from 2022 that may have been easy to miss among the year's major news but hard to forget. Friday, a look at the animals who shared the mic.
What have we learned from former President Trump's tax returns?
Friday, December 30, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tax Policy Center senior fellow Steven Rosenthal about what we learned from former President Donald Trump's tax returns released on Friday.
All Things Considered reflects on its favorite stories and voices of 2022
Friday, December 30, 2022
All Things Considered staff reflect on the stories and voices from the show that moved them in 2022.
Kathy Whitworth, the winningest professional golfer, died Saturday at age 83
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Kathy Whitworth, the winningest professional golfer of all time, died Saturday at age 83. Whitworth won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments in a career that spanned nearly a quarter-century.
Encore: NPR shares its favorite musical moments from 2022
Thursday, December 29, 2022
NPR is pulling together some of its favorite stories from 2022 that may have been easy to miss among the year's major news but hard to forget. Thursday, NPR shares its favorite musical moments.
Encore: Remembering the lives of three inventors who died in 2022
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
NPR is pulling together some of its favorite stories from 2022 that may have been easy to miss among the year's major news but hard to forget. NPR remembers three inventors who died in 2022.
Director Martika Ramirez Escobar on her debut movie, 'Leonor Will Never Die'
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with director Martika Ramirez Escobar about her debut movie, "Leonor Will Never Die."
'Wildcat' is a story of healing for its directors, stars and an orphaned ocelot
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with directors Trevor Beck Frost and Melissa about "Wildcat," their documentary about a couple working to rehabilitate orphaned ocelots in the Amazon rainforest.
Novelist Steph Cha on her favorite novel, 'The Long Goodbye' by Raymond Chandler
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
All Things Considered hosts are asking their favorite writers about their favorite writers. Ailsa Chang talks with novelist Steph Cha about her favorite novel, "The Long Goodbye" by Raymond Chandler.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer parents face scrutiny
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Justin Baer about former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's parents, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried.
A new law in Russia is Putin's latest attack on LGBTQ rights
Friday, December 09, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Oxford University professor Dan Healey about new laws in Russia that make it illegal to spread LGBTQ "propaganda."
How Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's decision to register as an independent affects the Senate
Friday, December 09, 2022
Arizonia Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has announced she's leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent. What does this mean for the Senate's balance of power?
Reporter Lloyd Newman, known for Ghetto Life 101, died this week at age 43
Friday, December 09, 2022
Lloyd Newman, one of the reporters of the documentary Ghetto Life 101, died this week at age 43. The documentary aired on this program almost 30 years ago.
A scientific survey takes a look at 'vocal mimicry' in parrots
Thursday, December 08, 2022
A new scientific survey takes a close look at the ability of parrots to mimic human words and phrases.
Washington TV reporter Pat Collins is retiring after 49 years
Thursday, December 08, 2022
Pat Collins, known for being a quirky Washington TV reporter, is retiring after 49 years.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky advises on the 'tripledemic'
Wednesday, December 07, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Center for Disease Prevention and Control Director Rochelle Walensky about the "tripledemic."
Cape fur seals can recognize their pup's calls just two hours after birth
Wednesday, December 07, 2022
Cape fur seals can recognize their pup's cry just two hours after birth, remarkably earlier than other mammals. For context, only about 40% of women can identify their baby's cry 24 hours after birth.
'Dead money' in college football is at an all time high
Wednesday, December 07, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Washington Post sportswriter Liz Clarke about the prevalence of "dead money" in college football as universities and boosters buyout coaches.