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FEMA coordinator describes catastrophic flooding in Kentucky
Tuesday, August 02, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with FEMA's Federal Coordinating Officer Brett Howard overseeing the disaster response to massive floods in the Appalachian mountain communities in Kentucky.
The Arab Spring's last experiment in democracy is over
Friday, July 29, 2022
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Shadi Hamid, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about Tunisia's new constitutional referendum that gives President Kais Saied near total power.
GLAAD president on fighting monkeypox stigma
Thursday, July 28, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Sarah Kate Ellis, the president and CEO of GLAAD, about the organization working in partnership with the White House on the response to and messaging around monkeypox.
A course on Harry Styles is coming to Texas State next spring
Monday, July 25, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with digital history professor Louie Dean Valencia about his future course at Texas State University, focusing on Harry Styles and themes like internet culture and identity.
A diner discovered 100 million-year-old dinosaur footprints in a restaurant
Saturday, July 23, 2022
If you need an excuse to go out to dinner, this paleontological discovery might be it.
Dinosaur footprints found at restaurant courtyard
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
A diner in China spotted what looked like dinosaur footprints in the stone patio of a restaurant. Paleontologists have now confirmed the discovery and say the tracks are roughly 100 million years old.
Lia Thomas nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year
Monday, July 18, 2022
Lia Thomas was nominated for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year award by the University of Pennsylvania. In March, Thomas became the first transgender NCAA champion in Division 1 history.
Rowdy, the lost cat in the Logan International Airport, has been found safe
Friday, July 15, 2022
Rowdy the cat escaped her carrier and went missing inside Boston's Logan International Airport. After three weeks, airport personnel was finally able to capture Rowdy and reunite her with her family.
Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses the 7th Jan. 6 hearing, held yesterday
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin, a member of the House committee investigating Jan. 6, about the hearing on Tuesday, July 12.
Missouri OBGYN testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee about abortion
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Colleen McNicholas, who works for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, following her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
A trauma surgeon details the brutal impact of shootings, even for survivors
Saturday, July 09, 2022
Elizabeth Benjamin, trauma medical director at Grady Memorial hospital in Atlanta, explains the dire implications day-to-day gun violence has on public health.
Trauma center medical director explains public health implications of guns
Thursday, July 07, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Elizabeth Benjamin, Grady Memorial Hospital's trauma medical director in Atlanta, Ga., about gun violence and its devastating impact on public health.
Jayland Walker's wrestling coach remembers 'one of the sweetest kids'
Thursday, July 07, 2022
Youth wrestling coach Robert Hubbard remembers his former student, Jayland Walker, the Black motorist who was shot dozens of times and killed by Akron police on June 27.
Jayland Walker's high school coach reflects on the young man's life and death
Wednesday, July 06, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Robert Hubbard, former wrestling coach of Jayland Walker. Walker was a Black motorist who was shot dozens of times and killed by police in Akron, Ohio, on June 27.
Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider reacts to shooting in his district
Monday, July 04, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., about a Fourth of July parade shooting that happened in the district that he represents in Highland Park, Ill.
What the former White House aide's testimony could mean for the Jan. 6 investigation
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Tuesday's surprise hearing of the Jan. 6 committee came with some explosive testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson. She was an aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
Right To Life chair responds to overturning of federal abortion rights
Friday, June 24, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with chair of the National Right to Life board of directors Lynda Bell about the reaction from anti-abortion rights activists over the Supreme Court ruling to overturn 'Roe.'
Former DOJ officials testify before Jan. 6 committee
Thursday, June 23, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with former Department of Defense special counsel and New York University law professor Ryan Goodman about the Jan. 6 committee's fifth public hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday.
PFAS 'forever chemicals' are everywhere. Here's what you should know about them
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
PFAS are all around us, so how do we navigate a world filled with harmful chemicals? We speak to an expert who guides us through what PFAS are, why they're a problem, and what can be done about them.
Yellowstone backpacker on community that sheltered him during flooding
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Brendan Phillips, a backpacker who was stranded due to the flooding that slammed Yellowstone National Park.