Ari Shapiro

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How this week in Washington was viewed around the world

Friday, October 06, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with three journalists from different parts of the world who report on Washington for their home publications, about this week in U.S. politics.

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The story of the drug-running DEA snitch behind the web databases tracking our lives

Thursday, October 05, 2023

Author McKenzie Funk's new book, The Hank Show: How a House-Painting, Drug-Running DEA Informant Built the Machine that Rules Our Lives, about the man behind the databases of personal information.

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How corruption charges against a New Jersey senator are tied to meat prices in Cairo

Thursday, October 05, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Cairo-based reporter Nada Arafat about allegations that Sen. Bob Menendez used his power to boost a halal meat business in New Jersey.

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People working on climate solutions are facing a big obstacle: conspiracy theories

Thursday, October 05, 2023

To talk about the current state of climate disinformation, we checked in with three NPR reporters who have reported on climate, disinformation and the media.

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MacArthur Fellow E. Tendayi Achiume on the intersection of climate and racial justice

Wednesday, October 04, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with law professor E. Tendayi Achiume about receiving the MacArthur Fellowship and her research on racial injustice.

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Republican Montana congressman on the Speaker of the House vacancy

Wednesday, October 04, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., about the vote to oust Speaker of the Hose Kevin McCarthy and what comes next.

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Talking with the U.S. representatives behind a bill to address the rape kit backlog

Tuesday, October 03, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with U.S. Representatives Nancy Mace and Barbara Lee about their bipartisan bill to address the backlog of rape kits in the country.

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Inside the workshop where presidential flags are lovingly made, mostly by immigrants

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Philadelphia – city of brotherly love, birthplace of American democracy. And the only place in the world where presidential flags are made.

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Suspect in Tupac Shakur murder arrested

Friday, September 29, 2023

Authorities in Nevada announced today that arrest has been made in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur

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Chagos refugees continue the decades-long fight for justice

Friday, September 29, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Olivier Bancoult, leader of the Chagos Refugee Group. Fifty years ago, the UK forced the Chaggosians off their land to make room for a US military base.

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Former Rep. Jane Harman on Sen. Dianne Feinstein's trailblazing legacy

Friday, September 29, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with former Congresswoman Jane Harman, who was a longtime friend and colleague to Diane Feinstein, about the late senator's life and legacy.

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Brian Jordan Alvarez' internet ear worm says 'you deserve to sit'

Thursday, September 28, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to actor and comedian Brian Jordan Alvarez about his silly video turned viral musical sensation: Sitting

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Tech industry group weighs in on FTC's case against Amazon

Thursday, September 28, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Adam Kovacevich, CEO of the tech industry coalition Chamber of Progress, about the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon for alleged abuse of monopoly power.

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FTC Chair Lina Khan breaks down the lawsuit against Amazon

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan about the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon over alleged abuse of monopoly power.

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A look at the person behind the Amazon lawsuit

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Wall Street Journal's tech policy reporter Ryan Tracy about the FTC Chair Lina Khan.

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Barry Manilow topples Elvis' performance record at Vegas' International Theater

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

With his 637th performance at Vegas' International Theater, Barry Manilow has broken the performance record previously held by Elvis Presley.

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Philly's 'pastor of the hood' Carl Day weighs in as another election cycle kicks off

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Philadelphia pastor Carl Day about how he's feeling ahead of the 2024 presidential race and if he has any takeaways from the 2020 election.

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Meeting the Philadelphia team that embroiders presidential flags

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

A small workshop on a northeast Philadelphia military base exclusively manufactures the presidential and vice presidential flags. The tradition has been going on for more than 150 years.

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'Policymakers need to do their job too': Pediatrician's view on child poverty rate

Thursday, September 14, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with pediatrician Megan Sandel about the on-the-ground impacts of child poverty.

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The latest COVID boosters are in for the fall. Here's what that means for you

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Robert Wachter about the latest round of FDA-approved COVID-19 boosters and how people should think about the coronavirus and its risk.

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