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FDA changes rules for donating blood. Some say they're still discriminatory
Friday, May 12, 2023
Pathologist Dr. Benjamin Mazer talks about the changing FDA rules on donating blood for men who have sex with men.
Alabama father-son journalists win Pulitzer for reporting that changed laws
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with father-son Alabama journalists John and Ramsey Archibald about their shared Pulitzer win.
DOT Secretary Buttigieg wants to hold airlines accountable for delays, cancelations
Monday, May 08, 2023
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about new rules that would compensate airline passengers for flight delays and cancelations.
A chapter ends for this historic Asian American bookstore, but its story continues
Saturday, May 06, 2023
For decades, Eastwind Books was an anchor for the Bay Area's Asian American community. Now, the husband and wife duo behind it have decided to close the shop.
Does SCOTUS have a moral obligation to answer Congress?
Friday, May 05, 2023
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with columnist Jamelle Bouie about Supreme Court justices arguing they are not subject to the same accountability as the other two branches of government.
Eastwind Books, an anchor for the SF Bay Area's Asian community, shuts its doors
Monday, May 01, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Harvey and Beatrice Dong about the closing of their Berkeley shop Eastwind Books and the decades they've spent promoting Asian-American authors.
Metallica's new album, '72 Seasons,' has met critical acclaim. What's their secret?
Sunday, April 30, 2023
On their new record 72 Seasons, Metallica proves they're still making inspired music for hardcore fans. For a metal band with many of its members approaching 60, that's no small feat.
Lonely pet parrots find friendship through video chats, a new study finds
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Parrots are known to be chatty, social animals. But when they're kept as pets, they can get lonely. A group of scientists found that video chatting with other parrots helps them feel less so.
Study finds parrots can find friendship through video chat
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Parrots are known to be chatty, social animals. But when they're kept as pets, they can get lonely. A group of scientists found that video chatting with other parrots helps them feel less so.
Why regional Mexican's current explosion catapults the genre to new heights
Friday, April 21, 2023
This week a collaboration between Bad Bunny and Grupo Frontera, in addition to a historic chart placement for Mexican artist Peso Pluma, pushed regional Mexican music to international attention
Photograph or... 'promptograph?' Artist questions implications of AI generated images
Thursday, April 20, 2023
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with photographer Boris Elgadsen about his decision to reject a photography award he received for an image he created using AI.
Did Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign peak before it began?
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Emily Mahoney, the political editor at The Tampa Bay Times, about how Ron Desantis' presidential campaign is faring compared to Donald Trump's.
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.
Is Clarence Thomas fit to serve with ties to a GOP donor? A law professor weighs in
Monday, April 17, 2023
NPR'S Scott Detrow talks with constitutional law professor Stephen Vladeck about what Clarence Thomas' ties to a GOP megadonor say about his fitness to serve as a SCOTUS justice.
What keeps Metallica going after 40 years of making music
Friday, April 14, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to bassist Robert Trujillo and founding drummer Lars Ulrich of the band Metallica about their latest album and their four decades of music-making.
'Therapy speak' is everywhere, but it may make us less empathetic
Thursday, April 13, 2023
NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with culture writer Rebecca Fishbein about her article for Bustle on how "therapy speak" may be making us less empathetic.
Maryann Gray spent her life advocating for people who accidentally killed others
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Maryann Gray founded an organization and support group for people who had unintentionally killed or seriously injured others. She died recently at the age of 68.
Remembering Maryann Gray, an advocate for those who have accidentally killed someone
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Maryann Gray spent her life advocating for those who have accidentally caused someone else's death, after she mistakenly hit a child while driving. Gray died on April 1.
A hundred years later, a Welsh women's peace petition returns home
Friday, April 07, 2023
A Welsh petition for world peace sat forgotten in the Smithsonian for nearly 100 years. This week, it finally returned to Wales for its signatures to be digitized and its history remembered.
Alvin Bragg's former colleague explains the D.A.'s working style
Tuesday, April 04, 2023
Donald Trump is the first former president to be criminally indicted. Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg's former colleague Peter Skinner talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about Bragg's working style.