Ailsa Chang appears in the following:
How Will GOP Adapt To Shifting Arizona Demographics?
Friday, October 19, 2018
Arizona will be majority-minority by 2030. As Arizona's Latino population rapidly grows, what efforts are Republicans making to court the Latino vote?
In 'Gmorning, Gnight!' Jonny Sun And Lin-Manuel Miranda Craft A Peppy Pick-Me-Up
Friday, October 12, 2018
What if, instead of reaching compulsively for your phone for comfort and distraction, you could pick up a book? That's what Lin-Manuel Miranda and illustrator Jonny Sun aimed for in their new book.
Steve Perry's New Life: 'I've Rediscovered The Passion For Music'
Wednesday, October 03, 2018
After decades out of the public eye, Steve Perry, the former Journey frontman, has a new solo album out.
Episode 867: Special Report: Asylum Crackdown
Friday, September 28, 2018
We tell the story of a massive crackdown on asylum fraud, and the fallout.
Thousands Could Be Deported As Government Targets Asylum Mills' Clients
Friday, September 28, 2018
In 2012, a Justice Department probe shut down law firms that helped Chinese asylum-seekers fabricate or inflate claims of persecution. The clients were left alone, but now 13,500 may have to leave.
'Gross Anatomy' Turns Humor On Taboos About The Female Body
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Author Mara Altman got tired of hiding her hairy, sweaty self from the world, and set out to reframe the shame in her latest book of essays — part memoir, part scientific exploration, part manifesto.
Camille Thurman Is A Rare Jazz Double Threat
Friday, August 24, 2018
The accomplished saxophonist and singer discusses her latest album 'Waiting for the Sunrise' and defying misconceptions about women in jazz.
Mitski's Many Lives
Friday, August 10, 2018
Mitski's new album Be the Cowboy explores the singer's roles onstage, in relationships and as a woman in the world. The artist talked to NPR's Ailsa Chang about how there's no such thing as one identity.
Joshua Tree Provides Beacon For Artists And Seekers In The California Desert
Monday, August 06, 2018
Travel website Atlas Obscura and All Things Considered team up for a West Coast summer road trip from California to Washington. The journey starts in the desert outside Los Angeles.
Dozens Of Goats Take Over Boise Neighborhood
Friday, August 03, 2018
A herd of over 100 goats invaded a neighborhood in Boise on Friday morning. They ate their way through several front yards, but the neighbors were mostly amused — along with the rest of the country.
'Women Are Not One Thing': The 2018 Turning The Tables List Shines With Diversity
Monday, July 30, 2018
NPR Music's Sidney Madden and Marissa Lorusso explore the diversity and staying power found in the songs on NPR Music's list of the 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+.
Grim Realities Meet Magic And Absurdity In 'The Wrong Heaven'
Friday, July 27, 2018
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Amy Bonnaffons about her first collection of short stories, The Wrong Heaven.
Zero-Sum Tactics That Built Trump Inc. Could Backfire With World Leaders
Wednesday, July 04, 2018
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with David Honig, who teaches negotiations at Indiana University, on how President Trump has employed a technique called "distributive bargaining," and how that can backfire.
The Name Behind This Year's Most Popular Album? P.T. Barnum
Wednesday, July 04, 2018
The soundtrack to the movie The Greatest Showman is outselling Kanye West, Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake this year. Critic Rob Harvilla reviewed the album for The Ringer and explains its success.
White House Launches Effort To Take Citizenship From Those Who Lied To Get It
Wednesday, July 04, 2018
When an immigrant becomes a naturalized U.S. citizen, there's a sense of permanence. But a Trump administration effort is seeking those who cheated to get citizenship, and plans to take it from them.
On Independence Day, Minting Thousands Of New Americans
Wednesday, July 04, 2018
At a Fourth of July naturalization ceremony in New Hampshire, newly minted American citizens take the oath. They're among nearly 14,000 people across the country who are becoming Americans this week.
As America Turns A Year Older, Poll Finds Patriotism Has Slipped A Bit
Wednesday, July 04, 2018
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Gallup Editor in Chief Frank M. Newport about a new poll that finds, for the first time, that less than half of Americans are extremely proud of their citizenship.
America's Next Top Rest Stop: An App Compiles The Best Gas Station Bathrooms
Wednesday, July 04, 2018
Millions of Americans are hitting the roads for the holiday. With road trips come pit stops, and fuel price tracker Gas Buddy has compiled a list of the best bathrooms using user reviews.
Ex-CIA Director On National Security, Post-Truth 'Assault On Intelligence'
Monday, April 30, 2018
Michael Hayden's new book critiques the forces threatening the U.S. intelligence community, including President Trump, at a time he says the community's work has never been harder or more important.
'Insane': America's 3 Largest Psychiatric Facilities Are Jails
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Alisa Roth's new book suggests U.S. jails and prisons have become warehouses for the mentally ill. They often get sicker in these facilities, Roth says, because they don't get appropriate treatment.