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Hawaii Rep. Jill Tokuda on relief needed for Maui fire destruction
Monday, August 14, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jill Tokuda, who represents Hawaii in the U.S. House of Representatives about the search and rescue efforts continue in Maui after wildfires.
Author Ann Patchett on writing about family secrets in her novel 'Tom Lake'
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Ann Patchett on her latest novel Tom Lake, which tackles family, maternal love and the secrets a mother may choose not to share with her children.
Clinical trial leader on first FDA-approved pill for postpartum depression
Monday, August 07, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dr. Kristina M. Deligiannidis, principal investigator on the clinical trials that led to the FDA approval of the first at-home oral postpartum depression pill.
Trump's legal defense focuses on free speech — will that strategy hold up in court?
Thursday, August 03, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Stetson Law professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on Donald Trump's defense team's focus on free speech and whether or not that argument will hold up in court.
Author Ann Patchett on writing about family secrets in new novel 'Tom Lake'
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Ann Patchett on her latest novel Tom Lake, which tackles family, maternal love and the secrets a mother may choose not to share with her children.
After losing his wife, Richard E. Grant has found a daily 'Pocketful of Happiness'
Monday, July 31, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with actor Richard E. Grant about his memoir Pocketful of Happiness and how he has dealt with the grief of losing his wife to cancer after 38 years together.
Mass stranding of pilot whales leaves experts puzzled
Thursday, July 27, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dr. Andrew Read, professor of marine biology at Duke University, about the mass stranding of pilot whales in Western Australia.
How Jason Aldean's latest controversy highlights current state of country music
Thursday, July 20, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Marcus K. Dowling, country music reporter for The Tennessean, on the controversy surrounding Jason Aldean's "Try That In A Small Town" song and music video.
The Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action may impact workplace hiring practices
Friday, July 07, 2023
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Harvard law professor Noah Feldman on the implications the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action will have on businesses.
He was diagnosed with ALS. Then they changed the face of medical advocacy
Friday, June 30, 2023
After Brian Wallach was diagnosed with ALS, he and his wife Sandra Abrevaya threw themselves into advocating for patients. Everyone up to President Biden took notice.
What ALS has taken from one couple and how they've held on to love
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya about the impact living with ALS has had on their lives.
Author Adrienne Brodeur on what keeps her writing about family secrets
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Adrienne Brodeur about her fiction debut "Little Monsters."
How careers in public service taught one couple to fight to cure ALS
Monday, June 26, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers tracks the advocacy efforts of husband and wife Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya as they try and change the landscape for ALS patients.
U.S. ambassador to China on future of the countries' complicated relationship
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns about next steps in the U.S.-China relationship following Secretary of State Antony Blinken's talk with President Xi Jinping.
'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings says afterlife depictions track pop culture's evolution
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Jeopardy! champion and host Ken Jennings rose to fame for knowing nearly everything about anything. Now he's written a book on destinations of the afterlife called 100 Places to See After You Die.
What U.S. security risks could the Mar-a-Lago documents have created?
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with former NSA general counsel Glenn Gerstell on the security risks of mishandled classified documents and if overclassifying documents puts sensitive intel at greater risk.
Advice from the West Coast to the East Coast on staying safe under smoky skies
Thursday, June 08, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Mother Jones editor-in-chief Clara Jeffery about advice she's learned living under smoky skies after 22 years in San Francisco.
Even as overall book sales are declining, romance novels are on the rise
Friday, June 02, 2023
Romance books are on the rise, even as overall book sales are declining. NPR's Juana Summers visited a romance book club at Baltimore's Charm City Books to see what brings readers to the genre.
Former FBI Director James Comey has a new title: crime novelist
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former FBI Director James Comey about his new thriller Central Park West.
Peter One blends West African nostalgia with Nashville flair in first solo album
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with musician Peter One about starting from scratch in Nashville after a successful career in Côte d'Ivoire and his first album in decades Come Back to Me.