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Conservationists rush to vaccinate California condors as avian flu strikes
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Conservationists are rushing to vaccinate critically endangered California condors against deadly avian flu. Ashleigh Blackford of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is overseeing the effort.
Will Biden's decision to cut short his Asia trip hurt the U.S. abroad?
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
President Biden is on his way to the G-7 in Hiroshima, Japan. He was supposed to go to Papua New Guinea and Australia after that, but he's cutting the trip short to get back for debt ceiling talks.
What to know about the federal appeals court hearing on mifepristone
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Mifepristone, a medication used for abortion, is the subject of arguments today in a federal appeals court case that could make it illegal.
Congress ponders regulation of powerful emergent A.I. platforms
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Can Congress keep up with the pace of growth in artificial intelligence? Paul Scharre of the Center for a New American Security talks about the current attempts to regulate A.I.
'Godfather of Poker' Doyle Brunson dies at 89
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Doyle Brunson, the "Godfather of Poker," has died at 89. Brunson won 10 bracelets at the World Series of Poker tournament and was known for writing Super System, a popular book about the game.
Biden meets with congressional leaders as debt limit deadline looms
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
President Biden meets House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders as the deadline for lifting the debt limit draws ever closer.
Fourth time is a charm for this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Singer Emma Hardyman and her husband, Nathan Hardyman, who plays bass in the six-person band Little Moon, talk about winning this year's Tiny Desk Contest.
Turkey's presidential election is going to a runoff
Monday, May 15, 2023
Turkey's presidential election was a test of democracy, and it isn't over. The two leading candidates are headed to a runoff. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Gonul Tol of the Middle East Institute.
72-year-old graduate recieves his college degree in Georgia
Monday, May 15, 2023
72-year-old Sam Kaplan graduated from Georgia Gwinnett College this weekend with his 99-year-old mother in attendance.
Oregon Republicans' walkouts trigger a new state law on reelection
Monday, May 15, 2023
In Oregon, an ongoing walkout by Republican lawmakers is blocking Democrats' attempts to pass a law that would protect and expand access to reproductive and gender-affirming health care.
'The Covenant of Water' is the story of an Indian family haunted by a medical mystery
Thursday, May 04, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the author Abraham Verghese about his new novel The Covenant of Water in which a family in India is haunted by a medical mystery.
Remembering Raghavan Iyer, an icon of Indian cooking
Friday, April 14, 2023
Raghavan Iyer, the chef who did so much to popularize Indian cooking in the U.S., has died after years of cancer treatments. He released his final book, "On the Curry Trail," a couple of months ago.
How Nakhane wrote an 'existential sex album'
Wednesday, April 05, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with South African musician Nakhane about their new album, Bastard Jargon. Percussive and made for the dancefloor, it also probes deep cultural and political questions.
Dan Ahdoot explores his relationship with food in 'Undercooked'
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the comedian and actor on his new book, Undercooked: How I Let Food Become My Life Navigator and How Maybe That's a Dumb Way to Live.
A woman convicted in Poland for aiding abortion says she did what was right
Friday, March 17, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Justyna Wydrzynska, co-founder of Abortion Dream Team, who was convicted in Poland for helping a woman acquire abortion pills.
Meet the D.C. teen choir that joined Bono and The Edge at the Tiny Desk
Friday, March 17, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Kirsten Holmes and Jevon Skipper from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., about their role in a recent Tiny Desk — with Bono and The Edge.
The dirty secret to credit card rewards
Thursday, March 09, 2023
Credit card perks are being subsidized by people who have less, argues Chenzi Xu, a finance professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Rogê's samba-funk fusion brings Rio to LA
Wednesday, March 08, 2023
Brazilian samba musician Rogê already conquered Rio de Janeiro. Now, he's here to give the U.S. a taste of Brazil with his new album Curyman.
Protestors in Georgia clash with police over 'foreign agents' law
Wednesday, March 08, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist Robin Forestier-Walker in Georgia about protests against a proposed "foreign agent" law, which critics call a Russian-inspired attempt to stifle civil society.
Medical tourism in Mexico isn't new, but the recent tragedy put it in the Spotlight
Wednesday, March 08, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David G. Vequist, who runs the Center of Medical Tourism Research at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, about medical tourism in Mexico.