Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang appears in the following:

'Maxine's Baby' is a documentary chronicling the life of Hollywood mogul Tyler Perry

Friday, November 17, 2023

Ailsa Chang talks to Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz about their new documentary Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story that chronicles the life and controversy of the Hollywood mogul.

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The New York Adult Survivors Act is ending next week

Friday, November 17, 2023

In New York, the Adult Survivors Act opened a one year window for adult survivors of sexual assault to file civil suits past the statute of limitations. But that window closes next week.

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Senate Foreign Relations Chair says funding for Israel, Ukraine is 'critical'

Thursday, November 16, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with democratic Senator Ben Cardin, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, about the absence of military aid to Ukraine in Congress's bill averting a government shutdown.

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Golden Bachelor makes for better reality

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Why viewers can't get enough of the Golden Bachelor! Is the show re-shaping the future of reality television? NPR talks with Juliet Litman of "The Ringer" who hosts the podcast "Bachelor Party."

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Police in the U.K. made an arrest after a fatal hockey incident

Thursday, November 16, 2023

A fatal incident on the ice during a professional hockey game in the UK led to an arrest this week, and raises questions about the line between a terrible accident and a criminal act.

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The U.S. and China agree to curb fentanyl. Will it work?

Thursday, November 16, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with reporter Ben Westhoff, author of Fentanyl, Inc., about President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping's agreement to curb fentanyl precursor chemical production in China.

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How army ants' architecture demonstrates their collective intelligence

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

As army ants travel over uneven terrain, they link their bodies together to create bridges — a system that might give engineers insight into controlling robotic swarms.

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the economic relationship of the U.S. and China

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about her meeting with China's Vice Premier, and the state of U.S.-China relations ahead of President Biden's meeting with Xi Jinping.

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Wisconsin crowns the brandy old fashioned as the official state cocktail

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Lawmakers in Wisconsin have passed a resolution declaring the state's official cocktail: the brandy old fashioned.

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A look inside the world of the real life Mr. Chow

Monday, November 13, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Michael Chow, also known as Mr. Chow, about his restaurant empire, his art, and his family history.

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A look into how Gaza's hospitals are struggling to get by

Monday, November 13, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Doctors Without Borders deputy operations manager for Palestine Dr. Amber Alayyan about the situation in Gaza's hospitals.

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Astronauts dropped a bag of tools in space, and you can see it with binoculars

Monday, November 13, 2023

During a space walk at the International Space Station, astronauts lost hold of a bag of tools. It'll be visible from Earth until it burns up in the atmosphere.

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This physics professor ran 3,000 miles across America in record time

Friday, November 10, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with physics professor JennyHoffman who just completely a run across the country.

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Fran Drescher tells NPR the breakthrough moment that ended the Hollywood strikes

Thursday, November 09, 2023

The longest strike in history by actors against film and TV studios has finally ended. SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher says there is a "new dawn."

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Officials say California is drought free — but water supply is still strained

Thursday, November 09, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jeffrey Mount, a senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, about drought conditions in California.

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Taylor Swift's tour was a blockbuster in theaters. Hollywood is paying attention

Friday, November 03, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mia Galuppo of The Hollywood Reporter about how Taylor Swift's concert film, The Eras Tour, has reignited interest in concert films from studios and musicians alike.

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Jeff Yang's new book is a 'cheer out loud' for the films that made Asian America

Friday, November 03, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with authors Jeff Chang and Preeti Chhibber about The Golden Screen: The Movies that Made Asian America. The book looks at films that have shaped Asian American identities.

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Scary movies had another big year. A horror scholar shares her favorites

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with horror scholar and filmmaker Rebekah McKendry about her favorite horror movies of the year and the ideas that tie them together.

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Remembering Richard Roundtree, 'Shaft' star and pioneer for Black actors

Friday, October 27, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Tim Reid, an actor and filmmaker, to remember his friend, the late actor Richard Roundtree.

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Former FBI agent talks about potential difficulties in Lewiston manhunt

Friday, October 27, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with a former FBI agent on what law enforcement faces with the ongoing manhunt for the man who killed 18 people in Lewiston, ME.

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