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After decades of opposing the Taliban, India may be forming a relationship with them
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
As the Taliban struggles to maintain control over Afghanistan, India may become an unlikely ally to help them stabilize.
After decades of opposing Taliban, India may be forming a relationship with them
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with international security expert, Asfandyar Mir of the U.S. Institute of Peace, about India's budding, unexpected relationship with the Taliban.
Dr. Fauci on federal response to monkeypox and COVID
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Dr. Anthony Fauci about the Biden administration's response to the monkeypox outbreak and the current COVID-19 omicron variant surge.
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.
Encore: Author Ladee Hubbard on love, family and resilience
Monday, July 25, 2022
Ladee Hubbard, author of the short story collection The Last Suspicious Holdout, talks about love, family, resilience and grief in the Black community.
Only 31 new emoji were proposed this year
Friday, July 22, 2022
We've reached peak emoji. The Unicode Consortium proposed 31 new emoji this year, a quarter of the approved 112 emoji last year.
'Anything's Possible' is a Gen Z rom-com — with a Black trans girl at the center
Friday, July 22, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with actress Eva Reign, who stars in Billy Poter's directorial debut, Anything's Possible, about what the film meant for her.
The White House has a new public engagement advisor. Here's her plan
Friday, July 22, 2022
Keisha Lance Bottoms is the new White House senior advisor for public engagement. The former Atlanta mayor begins her job at a time when President Biden's approval ratings are at an all-time low.
What's driving prices down in the metals market?
Friday, July 22, 2022
The prices of base metals like copper rise and the prices fall for precious metals like gold when the economy is doing well. What happens when both copper and gold prices spiral down?
What extreme heat means for our long term health
Thursday, July 21, 2022
With temperatures spiking across the U.S., NPR's Juana Summers talks with pediatrician Dr. Aaron Bernstein about how extreme heat affects the human body.
Rep. Adam Schiff on what to expect in the final Jan. 6 hearing
Thursday, July 21, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., about the eighth and final Jan. 6 hearing.
How to keep your pets cool and safe during a heat wave
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sy Woon, the Florida representative for the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, about how to care for pets during heat waves.
A new update makes The Sims 4 more inclusive
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
NPRs Juana Summers talks with Ash Parrish, a video game reporter at The Verge, about a new update that makes a video game from The Sims series more inclusive.
Sri Lanka has a new president, but here's why many continue to protest
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Sri Lanka's parliament elected longtime politician Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new president in a secret ballot on Wednesday. Here's what led to this moment.
A Black church in Alabama and 32 other sites get a historic preservation lifeline
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund's Brent Leggs and Maxwell Brown Chapel AME Church's Juanda about grants to preserve African-American cultural sites.
Missouri ranked #1 for Black homicide victimization
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Josh Sugarmann, Violence Policy Center's executive director, about his analysis of 2019 homicide data and why Missouri was ranked #1 for Black homicide victimization.
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.
U.S. soccer legend Briana Scurry opens up about head injury that changed her life
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with soccer great Briana Scurry about The Only, a new Paramount+ documentary about her stardom and struggles after the U.S. Women's Soccer's historic 1999 World Cup win.
A look at one of the thousands of gun deaths that didn't make national headlines
Monday, July 11, 2022
In one year, 45,000 died by gun in the U.S. Most of those lives were taken one by one in homicides or suicides. They didn't make national headlines but left huge holes in their communities.
Blind loyalty is helping sustain Trump's power in the Republican party, new book says
Monday, July 11, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with journalist Mark Leibovich about his new book Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission.