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New Mayan discovery at an ancient site in Mexico is another clue into their past
Friday, April 21, 2023
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with University of Texas professor David Stuart about a recent Mayan discovery in southern Mexico.
How to travel if you're a DACA recipient
Thursday, April 20, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with How to LA podcast host Brian De Los Santos about his recent trip to Mexico, his country of birth. It was his first time back in 30 years.
Kansas City mayor on the shooting of a Black teenager
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas about the investigation into the shooting of a Black teenager by a white homeowner after the teen mistakenly arrived at the wrong address.
As the longest-serving U.S. Senator takes a break, another Dem wants her out for good
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Sen. Diane Feinstein of California has asked her colleagues to temporarily replace her on the Judiciary Committee. Due to health complications, she hasn't cast a vote since mid-February.
The Chicago Bulls' 9-year-old screaming secret weapon to beating the Toronto Raptors
Thursday, April 13, 2023
The Chicago Bulls' come-from-behind win against the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Playoff Play-In tournament game was fueled by the screams of 9-year-old Diar, daughter to Bulls forward DeMar DeRozen.
For Louisville's mayor, Monday's mass shooting brings fresh loss and painful memories
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg about how his community is doing after a mass shooting earlier this week.
Former FDA commissioner defends original approval of mifepristone
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
As access to the abortion pill mifepristone hangs in legal limbo, former FDA Commissioner Jane Henney reflects on the agency's decision to approve the drug in 2000.
Podcast 'You Didn't See Nothin' looks into the 1997 beating of Lenard Clark
Wednesday, April 05, 2023
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Yohance Lacour, host of the podcast You Didn't See Nothin.
Reflecting on some of the career highlights of Sylvia Poggioli
Monday, April 03, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with former Italy correspondent Sylvia Poggioli about her time reporting across Europe throughout her 41 years with the network.
Nintendo closed some digital storefronts. Experts say it's bad for video game history
Friday, March 31, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kelsey Lewin of the Video Game History Foundation about the recent closure of some of Nintendo's digital storefronts.
By one measure, the U.S. has had a shooting on school grounds almost every day
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Last year, the U.S. saw a record number of school shootings. Gun violence is now the leading cause of adolescent deaths in America. And yet school shootings continue to happen.
Checking in with families whose loved ones were killed by police
Friday, March 24, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Samaria Rice and Princess Blanding. Rice and Blanding both lost their loved ones in deadly police interactions several years ago.
From 'Dreamgirls' to 'Abbot Elementary,' Sheryl Lee Ralph isn't leaving the spotlight
Thursday, March 23, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Abbot Elementary's Sheryl Lee Ralph about her lengthy career and finding a spotlight later in life.
Iraqi-American photojournalist returns to homeland after more than two decades
Thursday, March 23, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Iraqi-American photojournalist Salwan Georges about his trip back to a war-torn Iraq for the first-time since he and his family fled in 1998.
Exiled opposition leader doesn't want the world to forget about oppression in Belarus
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. After being tried in absentia, she was recently convicted to 15 years in prison on charges of treason.
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.
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates on re-imagining public diplomacy
Thursday, March 16, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Robert Gates, former defense secretary and founder of the Gates Global Policy Center, about the center's new report focused on re-imagining public diplomacy.
SNAP benefits will drop for millions of Americans as pandemic aid winds down
Thursday, March 09, 2023
Millions of American households will see a sharp cut in SNAP benefits as the government winds down its pandemic assistance. Some experts say the country is about to fall off a "hunger cliff."
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.
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.