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Everything is bigger as Texas hosts men's and women's NCAA Tournament Championships
Friday, March 31, 2023
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Nicole Auerbach, senior writer for The Athletic, ahead of the Men's and Women's Final Four games happening across Texas this weekend.
'In Dusty we trusty': Can the Owls complete the March Madness Cinderella story?
Friday, March 31, 2023
The Florida Atlantic Owls are an underdog team with zero NCAA Tournament wins before 2023. Head coach Dusty May has pulled off an unbelievable run to get them within an inch of history.
Texas' takeover of Houston's public schools is in motion, but do takeovers work?
Friday, March 24, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Domingo Morel, associate professor at New York University about the state of Texas' takeover of Houston's independent school district.
With a few 1 seeds, Cinderellas and underdogs left, this Sweet 16 has everything
Thursday, March 23, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with The Athletic senior writer Nicole Auerbach about this weekend's Sweet 16 matchups in men's and women's college basketball tournaments and how Cinderella teams have fared.
Coaching culture & longevity: The secret recipe to a Sweet 16 college basketball run
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Graham Honaker about this moment in college basketball in which iconic coaches' retirements coincide with around 21,000 student athletes transferring schools.
Colin Kaepernick describes how he embraced his blackness as a teenager
Wednesday, March 08, 2023
Kaepernick's upbringing and teen crucibles are the source of his new graphic novel, titled Change the Game.
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick on his new coming of age graphic novel
Tuesday, March 07, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Colin Kaepernick on his book Change The Game, detailing his pivot from baseball to football and how he found himself in the process.
How Black resistance has been depicted in films over the years
Thursday, March 02, 2023
From Something Good — Negro Kiss to Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, Black cinema has long served as a form of resistance.
How Black resistance in film has been received by the public through the years
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Library of Congress scholar-in-residence and Black Film Archive creator Maya Cade about Black resistance in film and how it has been received by the public over the years.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James used different methods to set NBA points records
Wednesday, February 08, 2023
LeBron James now holds the NBA record for most points scored. The NBA record for total points scored was previously held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — for 34 years.
Catching Kareem: How LeBron James chased down the NBA points record
Saturday, February 04, 2023
Records are made to be broken, the saying goes. But how did the kid from Akron chase down what seemed like an unbeatable number?
NCAA wants Congress' help to stabilize collegiate sports
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Nicole Auerbach, senior writer for The Athletic, describes the NCAA's next steps toward stabilizing collegiate sports and why action from Congress is seen as the solution.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner talks inspiration and inner fight to make Grammy-nominated album
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Malcolm-Jamal Warner about his Grammy nomination for best spoken word poetry album and the inspiration behind it.
Why some rural universities are dropping dozens of programs
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Hechinger Report Author Jon Marcus about the financial woes of rural universities and why some are dropping dozens of programs.
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris died Wednesday at age 72
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris, known for the most iconic catch in NFL history, died Wednesday at age 72. His "Immaculate Reception" lifted his team and name to the annals of football.
Tourists are trapped in Lima as protesters block main roads
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Simeon Tegel about efforts to evacuate tourists trapped in and around Lima, Peru, as protesters block main roads after the former president's ousting.
Brittney Griner's agent on what it took to get Griner back to the U.S.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Brittney Griner's agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, about clearing hurdles to get Griner back to the U.S. and what's next for the "We Are BG" movement.
United Airline CEO is proud of the deal with Boeing for 787 Dreamliners
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with CEO of United Airlines Scott Kirby about the company's deal with Boeing to create more 787 Dreamliner airplanes.
'Dead money' in college football is at an all time high
Wednesday, December 07, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Washington Post sportswriter Liz Clarke about the prevalence of "dead money" in college football as universities and boosters buyout coaches.
The Tale of 2 Economies: Why some Labor Markets had Fast and Slow Recoveries
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Betsey Stevenson, University of Michigan professor and former chief economist under President Barack Obama, about contradicting narratives on the job market.