Ailsa Chang appears in the following:
The debut album from NoSo is a postcard to a former, younger self
Friday, July 15, 2022
Abby Hwong, who makes music as NoSo, talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about getting comfortable in their own skin and their debut album, Stay Proud Of Me.
She was married to Khashoggi. She wants accountability as Biden lands in Saudi Arabia
Friday, July 15, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Hanan Elatr, who was married to slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, about President Biden's meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman.
Catholic leaders say new parents will need more assistance in a post-Roe world
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sisters of Life's Sister Bethany Madonna and Mike Phelan of the Office of Marriage and Respect Life about the church's work with people carrying unexpected pregnancies.
Missouri OBGYN testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee about abortion
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Colleen McNicholas, who works for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, following her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Carmen Rita Wong reckons with her identity after learning a secret hidden for decades
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Carmen Rita Wong's mother was Dominican and father was Chinese, or so she thought. In her memoir, Why Didn't You Tell Me, she reckons with the truth that was kept from her for 31 years.
Faced with COVID and monkeypox, new USAID leader draws strength from African proverb
Monday, July 11, 2022
Dr Atul Gawande, the surgeon and bestselling health writer talks, to NPR about the problems he has inherited as the new head of USAID's global health office.
Challenges low income countries are facing
Monday, July 11, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Atul Gawande of USAID about the challenges facing low-income countries as they tackle continued COVID surges, a lack of monkey pox vaccines and climate disasters.
The impact that President Biden's executive order on abortion access will have
Friday, July 08, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kim Mutcherson, dean and professor of law of Rutgers University, about the impact President Biden's executive order on abortion access will have.
Trauma center medical director explains public health implications of guns
Thursday, July 07, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Elizabeth Benjamin, Grady Memorial Hospital's trauma medical director in Atlanta, Ga., about gun violence and its devastating impact on public health.
What the U.S. can learn from abortion rights wins in Latin America
Thursday, July 07, 2022
In the last two years, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia have decriminalized or fully legalized abortion. Here's what Latin America's green wave can teach the movement in the U.S.
What the U.S. can learn from abortion rights wins in Latin America
Wednesday, July 06, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ipas Central America and Mexico director Maria Antonieta Alcalde about what the U.S.'s abortion rights movement can learn from reproductive rights wins in Latin America.
Shooting eye witness on the significance of the Highland Park July Fourth parade
Monday, July 04, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Miles Zaremski, an eye witness of the Fourth of July shooting in Highland Park, Ill. At least 6 people died and and dozens are wounded, according to local police.
Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider reacts to shooting in his district
Monday, July 04, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., about a Fourth of July parade shooting that happened in the district that he represents in Highland Park, Ill.
Who's to blame for inflation? We fact-check some common claims
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
As many Americans continue to struggle financially because of inflation, we set out to clear the air on some common claims about what's going on.
In Ian Falconer's new book, 'Two Dogs' cause mischief after being left home alone
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with illustrator and kids book writer Ian Falconer about his new picture book, Two Dogs.
Right To Life chair responds to overturning of federal abortion rights
Friday, June 24, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with chair of the National Right to Life board of directors Lynda Bell about the reaction from anti-abortion rights activists over the Supreme Court ruling to overturn 'Roe.'
Patients in 'trigger law' states reorient after access to abortion care halts
Friday, June 24, 2022
Robin Marty, operations director of the West Alabama Women's Center, talks about the patients who just missed their chance to receive abortions in Alabama, where the ban went into effect immediately.
Head of Planned Parenthood on what's next in the fight for abortion rights
Friday, June 24, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Alexis McGill Johnson about the future of abortion access after the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
Former DOJ officials testify before Jan. 6 committee
Thursday, June 23, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with former Department of Defense special counsel and New York University law professor Ryan Goodman about the Jan. 6 committee's fifth public hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday.
We asked teachers how their year went. They warned of an exodus to come
Saturday, June 18, 2022
After a rough couple of years, we asked teachers to tell us how they are doing. Their answers were revealing.