Sarah Handel

Sarah Handel appears in the following:

Remembering Rufino Rodriguez, Beloved NICU Respiratory Therapist And COVID-19 Victim

Monday, July 19, 2021

Rufino Rodriguez worked as a respiratory therapist in a newborn intensive care unit in Utah. He died of COVID-19 after receiving his first vaccine shot. He was 65 years old.

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Right To Vote: In Minnesota, Lawmakers On Both Sides Seek Changes To Voting Process

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in Minnesota are putting forth bills to change the voting process in the state.

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Iceland Tests Shorter Workweeks On A National Scale

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

After implementing a shorter work week, Iceland has published its findings — which include no change in productivity and less employee burnout.

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Veterans Affairs Secretary On Gender Confirmation Surgery For Transgender Veterans

Thursday, July 08, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough about the VA's recent decision to offer gender confirmation surgery to transgender veterans, lifting a longstanding ban.

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Unpacking The 100-Year History Of The Chinese Communist Party

Monday, July 05, 2021

As the Chinese Communist Party turns 100 this month, NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with historian Andy B. Liu about the mark it's made on the country.

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Questlove Discusses His Must-See New Doc, 'Summer Of Soul'

Thursday, July 01, 2021

Summer of Soul is a new documentary telling the story of a series of six concerts that took place in Harlem in 1969 — and is also Amir "Questlove" Thompson's first gig as a film director.

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Salvador Viveros, 60, Beloved Father Who Spread Joy With His Smile

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Salvador Viveros of Los Banos, Calif., died in March after seven weeks battling the coronavirus. His family remembers him for his smile and his love for his grandchildren.

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The U.S. Women's Soccer Team Struggle For Equal Pay Featured In New 'LFG' Documentary

Monday, June 28, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with director Andrea Nix Fine and USWNT player Jessica McDonald about their new documentary LFG, which follows the U.S. Women's Soccer Team struggle for equal pay rights.

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Correlation, Not Causation: Brood X Cicadas And Regional Bird Deaths

Monday, June 28, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Brian Evans from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center on the recent deaths of regional birds who ate Brood X cicadas.

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How Privilege Plays A Role In America's Vaccine Hesitancy

Monday, June 28, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Junaid Nabi, health systems researcher, about what makes vaccine hesitancy such a uniquely American issue.

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Sen. Angus King On Wins And Losses Of The Bipartisanship Infrastructure Deal

Thursday, June 24, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, about the bipartisan infrastructure bill. He's part of the infrastructure negotiating group as well as the Climate Solutions Caucus.

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With 'Mother Nature,' Angelique Kidjo Passes The Torch To Young African Musicians

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

The new album from singer Angélique Kidjo, Mother Nature, is a showcase of collaborations with up-and-coming artists from across Africa, including Nigerian star Burna Boy.

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How Lin-Manuel Miranda And Quiara Alegría Hudes Assert Dignity With 'In The Heights'

Friday, June 11, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Lin-Manuel Miranda and screenwriter Quiara Alegría Hudes about their new film In the Heights, based off the Tony-award winning musical Miranda created and starred in.

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Hail To The Cicadas

Wednesday, June 09, 2021

Brood X cicadas delayed a plane carrying reporters covering President Biden's first trip overseas Tuesday night. President Biden, meanwhile, had his own cicada confrontation.

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Illinois Poised To End Criminalization Of HIV Exposure

Tuesday, June 08, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly chats with Timothy Jackson, director of government relations at AIDS Foundation Chicago, about a law to repeal criminal penalties for potentially exposing others to HIV.

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Remembering Hak Phlong, A Survivor Of The Cambodian Genocide Who Died Of COVID-19

Monday, June 07, 2021

Hak Phlong was a survivor of the Cambodian genocide and a beloved member of Chicago's Cambodian American community. She died of COVID-19 in December 2020.

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Vaxxed & Waxed, Booked & Busy: Post-Vaccination Beauty Salon Boom

Friday, June 04, 2021

After a tough financial year for the beauty industry, salons are seeing a much welcome boost in bookings now that more adults in the U.S. are vaccinated.

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Faye Schulman Used Her Camera As A Form Of Resistance Against Nazis

Thursday, June 03, 2021

Faye Schulman, a former Jewish partisan photographer captured by Nazis to document their troops, died on April 24. She was believed to be 101.

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Why Americans Should Care That Other Countries Are Still Struggling With COVID-19

Tuesday, June 01, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security about the COVID-19 pandemic from a global perspective.

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Margaret Atwood Reads Her Erotic Poem About Cicadas

Tuesday, June 01, 2021

Margaret Atwood reads the poem "Cicadas" from her recent book of poetry called Dearly.

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