Ari Shapiro appears in the following:
Bills targeting drag have a long history in the U.S., says historian
Monday, March 06, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with historian Jules Gill-Peterson of Johns Hopkins University about the long history of laws targeting drag in the U.S.
Remembering disability rights activist Judith Heumann
Monday, March 06, 2023
Judith Heumann was a disability rights activist and a leader of the disability community. In 1977, she helped to revive legislation that set the groundwork for the Americans with Disabilities Act.
When it comes to the dangers of AI, surveillance poses more risk than anything
Thursday, March 02, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Paul Scharre about how tech giants and the world's militaries are wielding the power of artificial intelligence. It's the subject of his new book Four Battlegrounds.
Ari Shapiro's New Caberet Residency and More
Thursday, March 02, 2023
Ari Shapiro on his upcoming projects
Senegal's artists are fighting the system with a mic and spray paint
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
A cultural center in Senegal is creating a safe space where artists can use their platform to speak about climate change while also finding opportunities in the art and music scene.
How an infectious disease expert interprets conflicting reports on COVID-19's origins
Monday, February 27, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Michael Osterholm about what the general public can understand about the origins of COVID-19.
People smugglers keep trying to recruit this boat captain. Here's why he says no
Saturday, February 25, 2023
By day, Saint-Louis native Pape Dieye is a boat captain-turned-tour guide for a fancy hotel that caters to Westerners. By night, he turns down requests to smuggle human beings across the ocean.
Parents of twin boys rescued from Ukraine reflect on a year of trauma and joy
Friday, February 24, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro checks in with parents Alex Spektor and Irma Nuñez on the first birthday of their twin boys who were evacuated as newborns from Ukraine in the early days of the war.
Former ambassador weighs in on potential changes to Mexico's electoral process
Friday, February 24, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with former Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhán about the potential changes to the country's electoral process.
Twins rescued from Kyiv at the beginning of Russia's invasion are turning 1
Friday, February 24, 2023
Ari Shapiro of NPR's All Things Considered talks with Morning Edition's Leila Fadel about twins who were rescued from Kyiv early in the war and how they are faring as they turn a year old.
Las Vegas food bank prepares for the end of pandemic relief SNAP benefits
Thursday, February 23, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Brooke Neubauer, founder and CEO of The Just One project in Las Vegas, about how the end of COVID food benefits will affect the community.
An update on getting aid to people in need in Syria after the earthquake
Thursday, February 23, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kenn Crossley, Syria country director for the UN World Food Programme, about the process of getting aid to people in need after the earthquake earlier in February.
EPA administrator says there are no concerns after derailment in East Palestine
Thursday, February 23, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michael Regan, administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, about the response after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
A pulmonologist shares what he's watching for after East Palestine derailment
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Nicholas Proia, Northeastern Ohio Medical University's clinical professor of internal medicine, about the health of locals after the East Palestine train derailment.
What Kroger is doing with data about customers in its loyalty program
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with reporter Jon Keegan of The Markup about the data that Kroger grocery chain collects about customers in its loyalty program.
A year in, the U.S. makes a pledge: 'Ukraine will decide what victory looks like'
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the U.S. wants to put Ukraine in the best position to end the war, but he declined to say if battlefield victories or diplomacy were the shared end goal.
Jean D'Amerique's novel 'A Sun to be Sewn' is his testimony to Port au Prince
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Jean D'Amerique about his novel A Sun to be Sewn: a tragic love story told from the perspective of a 12-year-old girl living in a neighborhood in Haiti.
Climate change has forced thousands to relocate in the U.S.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jake Bittle, the author of The Great Displacement, about how climate change has forced some people in the U.S. to relocate against their will.
There is a myth about mass migration to Europe. But some people do risk it all
Monday, February 20, 2023
The challenges facing Africa are real, but depending on who you talk to, the solution is either to risk it all for a better life in Europe or stay on the continent and fight for a better future there.
Encore: The impact gun violence is having on society's mental health
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
How is gun violence impacting our mental health as a society? NPR's Ari Shapiro asks psychologist Erika Felix how we should be taking care of ourselves amid countless stories of deadly mass shootings.