Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang appears in the following:

Alice Carriere pulled from an extraordinary childhood to write her new memoir

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with writer Alice Carriere about her debut novel, Everything/Nothing/Someone.

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Slew of new landownership bills are reminiscent of anti-Asian Alien Land Laws

Monday, August 28, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with legal expert Edgar Chen about the recent slew of legislation aimed at restricting U.S. land ownership for Chinese citizens and businesses.

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'Bottoms' gives the classic teen sex comedy an absurd queer twist

Friday, August 25, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with writer/director Emma Seligman about her new movie Bottoms.

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A pioneering casting director reflects on diversity in Hollywood

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with host of The Academy Museum Podcast, Jacqueline Stewart, and casting director Reuben Cannon about the art of casting in Hollywood.

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Tropical Storm Hilary helps take California out of drought conditions, for now

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with climate scientist Alex Hall about the temporary relief that Hilary has offered the drought in California.

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When it comes to wildfires, beware of dry grass — that's where most occur

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jeva Lange, who wrote a story called "Most Wildfires Aren't Forest Fires," about how wildfires largely occur in grasslands.

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Sha'Carri Richardson wins 100 meter gold

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with USA Today track and field reporter Tyler Dragon about Sha'Carri Richardson becoming the fastest woman in the world and her journey to the top spot.

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Illinois influencers under 16 will now be entitled to a portion of their earnings

Monday, August 21, 2023

Illinois has passed legislation entitling child influencers under 16 to a portion of their earnings as parents and former child influencers have been talking about the dangers of growing up online.

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DJ Crazy Times and the Eurodance parody that captured a nation

Friday, August 18, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with comedian Kyle Gordon, aka DJ Crazy Times, about his new hit song "The Planet of the Bass" — a 1990s Eurodance parody that has taken the internet by storm.

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One year on, how has the Inflation Reduction Act impacted climate action in the U.S.?

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Gina McCarthy, the former climate policy adviser for President Biden, about whether the IRA has had helped the U.S. properly deal with the threat of climate change.

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How Fani Wallis is using Georgia's RICO laws to prosecute Trump

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Atlanta journalist George Chidi on how Fulton Country District Attorney Fani Willis has used Georgia's RICO laws to prosecute previous cases.

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Niger coup leaders charge deposed president for treason, deepening worry for region

Monday, August 14, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with researcher Andrew Lebovich about the aftermath of the coup in Niger, where leaders of the military say they will prosecute the country's deposed president for treason.

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A statewide survey of California's bumblebees hopes to help conserve them

Wednesday, August 09, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang searches coastal California for wild bumblebees with conservation biologist Leif Richardson, one of the leaders of the California Bumble Bee Atlas.

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Parity and pain: World Cup favorites are out, a sign the global game is on the rise

Monday, August 07, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Pardeep Cattry, soccer writer for CBS Sports, about the U.S. Women's National Team's World Cup performance and key matchups in the next world cup round.

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Trump's legal defense focuses on free speech — will that strategy hold up in court?

Thursday, August 03, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Stetson Law professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on Donald Trump's defense team's focus on free speech and whether or not that argument will hold up in court.

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Remembering actor Angus Cloud of 'Euphoria,' dead at 25

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

Angus Cloud, best known for his role on HBO's Euphoria died Monday at the age of 25. He was spotted to play Fezco, the drug dealer with a heart of gold, by a casting scout on a street in New York.

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Former DOJ prosecutor on why Trump indictment leaves co-conspirators unnamed

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with former federal prosecutor Leslie Caldwell about the federal investigation into former President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

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How the race for Republican presidential nominee looks with Trump's criminal charges

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

Donald Trump isn't just a former president. He is also currently seeking the Republican nomination for the third time in 2024. That means he has to take his criminal charges out on the campaign trail.

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Presidential historian weighs in the significance of Trump's indictment

Tuesday, August 01, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with presidential historian Tim Naftali about the significance of Trump's latest indictment for his role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

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Henrietta Lacks' family settles with a biotech company that used her cells

Tuesday, August 01, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with science journalist and author Rebecca Skloot about Henrietta Lacks, whose family just settled with a biotech company that used her cancer cells without consent.

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