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Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown on mobilizing Black voters

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown about if she thinks Black voters will turn out for Democrats this year.

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Encore: Eric Gales on reclaiming his place as a blues guitar icon

Monday, October 10, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly spoke with guitarist and singer Eric Gales about reclaiming a career stalled by drug addiction and prison time.

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Encore: Actress Emma Thompson on her movie, 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande'

Monday, October 10, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actress Emma Thompson about her movie Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.

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'Derry Girls' writer and creator Lisa McGee on the final season of the show

Friday, October 07, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Derry Girls writer and creator Lisa McGee about the third and final season of the show.

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Democratic Rep. Cori Bush on her memoir and her 'politivist' approach to Congress

Tuesday, October 04, 2022

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., talks with NPR's Juana Summers about her memoir, The Forerunner. It details the sometimes harrowing struggles that shaped her political rise.

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Checking in with Hurricane Ida survivors, 1 year later

Thursday, September 15, 2022

It's been a year since NPR's Sarah McCammon spoke with Tammy and Benny Alexie after Hurricane Ida hit. She checks back in with them to see how they're doing now.

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Zelenskyy's former spokesperson writes about working with the Ukrainian president

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with political adviser Iuliia Mendel about her book, The Fight of Our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Battle for Democracy and What it Means for the World.

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Encore: Brooke Shields is getting older in the public eye and wants to talk about it

Monday, September 12, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actor Brooke Shields about embracing aging.

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Ruby was the first Black child to desegregate her school. This is what she learned

Wednesday, September 07, 2022

In 1960, at the age of six, Ruby Bridges was the first Black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Now she shares the lessons she learned with future generations.

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A new novel honors the forgotten — and possibly murdered — Lucrezia de Medici

Tuesday, September 06, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Maggie O'Farrell about her novel The Marriage Portrait, an imagined account of the life of Lucrezia de' Medici, who was rumored to have been murdered by her husband.

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Ruby Bridges on turning her experience of desegregating a school into a kids' book

Monday, September 05, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the activist Ruby Bridges about her new book I Am Ruby Bridges, which tells her story through her six-year-old eyes.

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Encore: 'Peach Blossom Spring' interrogates the meaning of home

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

In this encore presentation, NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Melissa Fu about her debut novel Peach Blossom Spring, a multigenerational story of war and migration inspired by her father's life.

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When is nice too nice? One author explores that question in her new book

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Mia Mercado about her new book She's Nice Though, which explores why women, in particular, feel the need to perform niceness in so many situations.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci looks back on his long-lasting career in healthcare

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Anthony Fauci about his decision to retire after nearly 40 years as the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.

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New book 'Electable' explores why a woman still hasn't won the presidency... yet

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Ali Vitali, an NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent, about her new book Electable: Why America Hasn't Put a Woman in the White House... Yet.

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Encore: Composer John Williams and cellist Yo-Yo Ma assemble 'A Gathering of Friends'

Monday, August 22, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with renowned composer and conductor John Williams and cellist Yo-Yo Ma about their collaborative album, A Gathering of Friends. It celebrates Williams' 90th birthday.

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Encore: Ann Patchett on quarantining with Tom Hanks' assistant

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Ann Patchett about her latest collection of essays, These Precious Days, and how she ended up quarantining with Tom Hanks' personal assistant.

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Could the Jan. 6 committee's findings lead to criminal charges for Trump?

Friday, July 22, 2022

Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about the evidence presented by the Jan. 6 committee and the difficulties in prosecuting a former president.

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Rowdy, the lost cat in the Logan International Airport, has been found safe

Friday, July 15, 2022

Rowdy the cat escaped her carrier and went missing inside Boston's Logan International Airport. After three weeks, airport personnel was finally able to capture Rowdy and reunite her with her family.

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Blind loyalty is helping sustain Trump's power in the Republican party, new book says

Monday, July 11, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with journalist Mark Leibovich about his new book Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission.

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