appears in the following:
SOUTHCOM commander describes U.S. military readiness in Latin America and Caribbean
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Laura Richardson about U.S. military readiness and cooperation in the Caribbean and Latin America and the challenges posed by China's influence.
Remembering house music legend DJ Deeon, dead at 56
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Chicago house icon DJ Deeon passed this week. The producer pioneered the "ghetto house" subgenre in the early 1990s.
Biggest Hollywood strike in decades: SAG-AFTRA walks out after negotiations collapse
Thursday, July 13, 2023
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, National Executive director and Chief Negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, about the decision by the actors' union to strike.
A tearful Damar Hamlin presents ESPY Award to the team that saved his life
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Wednesday night at the ESPYs, Damar Hamlin gave the Pat Tillman Service Award to the Buffalo Bills training staff, some of whom treated him when he suffered a cardiac arrest on the field mid-game.
Senate hearing aimed to shed light on the planned PGA Tour-LIV Golf deal
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut about the congressional hearing on the PGA Tour-LIV Golf deal.
A recap of 2023 Wimbledon so far — and forecast of what could happen next
Monday, July 10, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Courtney Nguyen, senior writer for WTA Insider, about the home stretch of Wimbledon, the world's oldest and arguably most prestigious tennis tournament.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist has seen the lasting harm of cluster bombs
Monday, July 10, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lewis Simons, who reported from Asia and the Middle East for decades, about the legacy of cluster bombs in Laos.
The White House defends the inclusion of cluster munitions in new Ukraine aid package
Friday, July 07, 2023
NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby about how the United States plans to supply Ukraine with controversial cluster munitions.
Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov kidnapped for months in Iraq
Thursday, July 06, 2023
NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with former NPR international correspondent Deborah Amos about the kidnapping of Israeli researcher and doctoral student at Princeton Elizabeth Tsurkov.
House Democrats want Biden to change his approach to Venezuela
Friday, June 30, 2023
Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas talks about the letter he and other House Democrats sent to the Biden administration urging an easing of sanctions on Venezuela.
Author Ana Menendez explores stories a single location could tell in 'The Apartment'
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Ana Menendez about her new novel The Apartment.
Chair of the Senate intelligence committee weighs in on failed mutiny against Russia
Monday, June 26, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., chair of the Senate intel committee, about the latest on the Wagner Group's apparent failed mutiny against Russia.
Kelly Clarkson's latest album, 'Chemistry,' is more than just a divorce album
Friday, June 23, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kelly Clarkson about the singer-songwriter's new album, Chemistry, and its reflections on the highs and lows of love.
Boots Riley unpacks his series 'I'm a Virgo' and parallels to the writers' strike
Friday, June 23, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer, director, activist and hip-hop artist Boots Riley about his career and his new Prime Video series, I'm A Virgo.
'Washington Post' journalist on FBI's delayed investigation of Trump's role in Jan. 6
Monday, June 19, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Carol Leonnig of The Washington Post about her reporting on the DOJ's delay in investigating Donald Trump's involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Finalists for the top teenage piano competition join NPR
Monday, June 19, 2023
The final three participants share thoughts as they headed into final round of Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition, where more than 20 teenagers performed classical sonatas and concertos.
A turning point for Southern Baptists? Convention ousts churches with women pastors
Thursday, June 15, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Monique Moultrie, Georgia State University associate professor of religious and gender studies, about the Southern Baptist Convention ousting churches with women pastors.
Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets end 47-year championship drought
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
In front of a home crowd, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat four-games-to-one to be crowned NBA champs. The 6'11'' center was also named NBA Finals MVP.
Breaking down the stakes of Special Counsel Jack Smith's historic indictment of Trump
Friday, June 09, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Georgetown University professor and former prosecutor Paul Butler about the historic federal charges against former President Donald Trump over classified documents.
Breakthrough moments of the debt ceiling negotiations, according to a lead negotiator
Thursday, June 08, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Shalanda Young, director of the Office of Management and Budget, about her role as a lead negotiator on the debt ceiling deal and future threats of default.