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How to love your daughter, according to this author
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author Hila Blum about her novel How to Love Your Daughter, which seems to pose a question: is there such a thing as loving too much?
Norfolk Southern CEO on freight rail safety in the aftermath of East Palestine
Saturday, July 22, 2023
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw about the push for stricter railway safety rules, following the derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train in East Palestine, Ohio.
The story behind the real 'Dial of Destiny' featured in the new Indiana Jones film
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Honorary professor at University College, London, Tony Freeth talks about his studies on the Antikythera Mechanism, which was just featured in the film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
The implications of Russia suspending the Black Sea Grain Deal with Ukraine
Monday, July 17, 2023
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield about Russia backing out of the Black Sea Grain Deal with Ukraine.
Actor Michael Imperioli steps back into the spotlight for 'The White Lotus'
Friday, July 14, 2023
Actor Michael Imperioli is back on the map after landing a lead role in season 2 of HBO's The White Lotus. NPR takes a look at his legacy as Christopher Moltisanti in The Sopranos and more.
Rep. Sherrill denounces controversial amendments blocking passing of the NDAA
Thursday, July 13, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., about controversy surrounding some conservative lawmakers pushing to amend policies from the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
Main suspect in the 1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders dies
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Chicago Tribune reporter Stacy St. Clair about the Tylenol Murders that happened in the Chicago area in 1982. The prime suspect, James Lewis, died Sunday at age 76.
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.
27 up, 27 down; The Yankees record the 24th perfect game in MLB history
Thursday, June 29, 2023
New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán threw the 24th perfect game ever Wednesday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Bryan Hoch about the rarity of a perfect game in Major League Baseball.
Wagner Group's future in Africa is uncertain after Moscow uprising
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with J. Peter Pham of the Atlantic Council about the presence of the Wagner group in sub-Saharan Africa and the future of the mercenaries there after the Moscow uprising.
South Carolina's top court hears arguments on 6-week abortion ban
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
South Carolina is the latest state to debate a six-week abortion ban. The state's Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday.
What the flooding is like in Kherson, Ukraine, after the Kakhovka dam breach upstream
Wednesday, June 07, 2023
Journalist in Ukraine Olena Nikolova describes what it's like in Kherson following flooding from a massive breach in the Kakhovka dam, which occurred upstream from the city.
Why one expert says America's fentanyl crisis has geopolitical roots
Monday, May 29, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about the geopolitics of fentanyl and the opioid crisis at large.
Tallahassee NAACP president discusses travel advisory for Black tourists in Fla.
Monday, May 22, 2023
Mutaqee Akbar, the president of the Tallahassee branch of the NAACP, talks about the organization's travel advisory for Black tourists visiting Florida.
Author R.F. Kuang on unlikable narrators and cultural appropriation in 'Yellowface'
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
R.F. Kuang talks about her new novel Yellowface and why she wanted to write a book about cultural appropriation in the publishing world.
72-year-old graduate recieves his college degree in Georgia
Monday, May 15, 2023
72-year-old Sam Kaplan graduated from Georgia Gwinnett College this weekend with his 99-year-old mother in attendance.
Dr. Ashish Jha on the White House ending the COVID-19 emergency declaration
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha about how the national public health emergency for coronavirus is coming to an end May 11.
Author Dave Eggers channels a stray dog for his new book
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Dave Eggers about his new book, "The Eyes and the Impossible." The protagonist is a dog whose job is to serve as the eyes of the vast urban park where he resides.
Biden's former director of border management reacts to end of Title 42
Monday, May 08, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Andrea Flores, the former director of border management on the National Security Council under President Biden, about the expiration of Title 42.