Ailsa Chang appears in the following:
Vaccinating young kids might finally be possible this month. But will it be easy?
Friday, June 03, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, about the latest guidance on children under 5 getting the vaccine to protect against COVID-19.
How to get ready for what reproductive care could look like if Roe is overturned
Friday, June 03, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosely, CEO of Power to Decide, and Robin Marty, author of Handbook for a Post-Roe America, about how Americans can prepare if Roe is overturned.
The race for mayor is heating up in Los Angeles
Monday, May 30, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Fernando Guerra, director of Loyola Marymount's Center for the Study of Los Angeles, about the heated mayoral race in LA and frontrunners Rep. Karen Bass and Rick Caruso.
Rep. Castro 'lost confidence' in Uvalde officials. So he called the FBI
Friday, May 27, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro, a Democrat, about his request that the FBI investigate the timeline of law enforcement response at the Uvalde school shooting.
Alyssa Gaines is named National Youth Poet Laureate
Friday, May 27, 2022
Alyssa Gaines, an 18-year-old from Indianapolis, has been named the 6th National Youth Poet Laureate.
Haitians face horrifying violence as gangs run out of local authorities' control
Thursday, May 26, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald about the spike in gang violence in Haiti and what it means for schools and hospitals.
'Will Be Wild' explores how we got to the many system failures of Jan. 6
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Andrea Bernstein and Ilya Marritz about Will Be Wild, their new podcast diving deep into how the Jan. 6 insurrection happened.
Sandy Hook parent explains what Uvalde families need from us right now
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with David Wheeler, father to a 6-year-old who was killed in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, about his reaction to the events in Uvalde, Texas.
Sen. Murphy says the chances for compromise on gun control are less than 50/50
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who represents the community of Sandy Hook. He has been trying to pass gun control legislation since 2012's elementary school shooting there.
Update on Biden's remarks on the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Ailsa Chang talks with NPR's Tamara Keith about Biden's comments on the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
San Antonio journalist shares the latest shooting news out of Uvalde, Texas
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rebecca Salinas, a digital journalist at K-SAT TV, about the latest from the Uvalde school shooting in Texas.
What's next for Southern Baptists after sex abuse scandal
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, about what's next for the church after a sex abuse scandal was revealed.
The election system shuddered in 2020. Now, there are fears of an attack within
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
The election system shuddered in 2020 as Donald Trump sought to overturn the result. Now, election deniers and defenders have eyes on the nuts and bolts of the process itself.
2 senators are working across the aisle to address the mental health crisis
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy and Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy first teamed up six years ago on mental health legislation. Now, we check in on this unlikely duo's work to update it.
London Mayor's California visit could lead to decriminalization of cannabis in the UK
Thursday, May 12, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, while he's in California learning about cannabis laws with an eye to studying decriminalization of the substance in his city.
Journalist Kathy Gannon retires after 35 years covering Afghanistan
Thursday, May 12, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Kathy Gannon, who is retiring after 35 years of covering Afghanistan and Pakistan for The Associated Press, about the most significant moments from those years.
A climate expert raises concern over severe sand storms in Iraq
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Over 5,000 Iraqis needed medical care after the country was hit by a severe sand storm. Such storms are not uncommon there, but their increasing frequency and severity has climate experts concerned.
TV show 'Gaslit' highlights the forgotten story of Watergate — Martha Mitchell's
Monday, May 09, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Robbie Pickering, the creator and show runner of the new show Gaslit. The intense — but funny — show focuses on some of Watergate's lesser-known figures.
Minnie Driver on the paradox of fame and her 'complicated' notion of marriage
Wednesday, May 04, 2022
Decades after breaking into Hollywood, Driver is ready for the world to see a little bit more of her. In her memoir she shares stories about her life from childhood to her unexpected path into acting.
Encore: She was out in front of the fight to legalize abortion, but few know her name
Wednesday, May 04, 2022
Abortion-rights activist Patricia Maginnis died last year at age 93. She's a lesser-known figure in the movement, but her ideas — which started as fringe — became mainstream.