Justine Kenin

Justine Kenin appears in the following:

How Brooke Hayward's marriage to Dennis Hopper helped ignite the 1960s' art explosion

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Mark Rozzo talks about his latest book Everybody Thought We Were Crazy. It offers a look into the relationship between Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward and their impact on 1960s Los Angeles.

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A widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus

Friday, May 06, 2022

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Shelby Van Pelt about her new novel, Remarkably Bright Creatures. It centers heartache, loss — and how friendship can help us get through that kind of pain.

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The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine is preparing for 2 big transitions

Friday, May 06, 2022

The U.S. embassy is about to return to Kyiv, after evacuating to Poland early in the war. Also, President Biden has nominated a veteran diplomat to fill the post that has been vacant for three years.

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Astros' Dusty Baker makes history as 1st Black MLB manager to win 2,000 games

Wednesday, May 04, 2022

Dusty Baker, manager for the Houston Astros and baseball legend, has passed the milestone of 2,000 career wins.

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Ukraine's Foreign Minister says Mariupol is still in Ukrainian hands

Wednesday, May 04, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly interviews Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba about the state of the war and where things might go from here.

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This former Gap employee is on a quest to collect hundreds of in-store playlists

Tuesday, May 03, 2022

When Michael Bise started his job at Gap in 1992, he was struck by the music the store played. He's been on the hunt for in-store playlists ever since.

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Retired colonel on the rise of javelin missiles, as Biden seeks to aid Ukraine

Tuesday, May 03, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mark Cancian, a former Marine colonel and expert on military procurement, about Biden's request to Congress for billions of dollars to buy javelin missiles to aid Ukraine.

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The Depp-Heard trial is bringing attention to intimate partner violence

Monday, May 02, 2022

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Kellie Lynch, who researches intimate partner and domestic violence, about how this abuse is influencing public opinion in the trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.

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New Mexico wildfire surges to cover over 100,000 acres

Monday, May 02, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with San Miguel county commissioner Max Trujillo about the latest news on fighting the Hermit's Peak wildfire.

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New book examines the link between German business families and Nazi fortunes

Thursday, April 28, 2022

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with writer David de Jong about his new book that explores the relationship between Nazism and some of Germany's wealthiest families.

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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova talks about Wimbledon's ban on Russian players

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with nine-time Wimbledon singles champion Martina Navratilova about why she's upset about Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian tennis players.

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Youth poet Jessica Kim is in for a revolution

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

To celebrate National Poetry Month, we're introducing listeners to poets competing to be the next National Youth Poet Laureate. The fourth finalist is Jessica Kim representing Los Angeles.

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A Shanghai resident shares her views on the city's lockdown

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with a former nanny from Shanghai about what life has been like since returning to the city during pandemic restrictions.

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Florida is ending Disney's special tax district. Here's what comes next

Friday, April 22, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to reporter Nick Papantonis of WFTV about the effect that revoking Disney's special tax district will have on local taxpayers.

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Dozens still missing in wake of catastrophic South Africa floods

Thursday, April 21, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with John Eligon of The New York Times about the catastrophic flooding in Durban, South Africa.

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Meet NYC's Elizabeth Shvarts, one of the Nation Youth Poet Laureate finalists

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

To celebrate National Poetry Month, we're introducing listeners to poets competing to be the next National Youth Poet Laureate. Today: Elizabeth Shvarts, the New York City Laureate.

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Isabella Ramirez, a finalist for the National Youth Poet Laureate, on her poem 'Mama'

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

To celebrate National Poetry Month we're introducing listeners to poets competing to be the next National Youth Poet Laureate. Today, we meet the South Florida Laureate, Isabella Ramirez.

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What U.S. intelligence got right and wrong about the war in Ukraine

Wednesday, April 06, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and Fred Kagan of the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute about U.S. intelligence in the war in Ukraine.

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Meet 18-year-old Alyssa Gaines, Youth Poet Laureate of Indianapolis

Wednesday, April 06, 2022

To celebrate National Poetry Month we're introducing listeners to poets competing to be the next National Youth Poet Laureate. First up: Alyssa Gaines, who's the Indianapolis Youth Poet Laureate.

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Grant Ginder melds political and family dysfunction in 'Let's Not Do That Again'

Friday, April 01, 2022

NPR's Kelsey Snell talks with Grant Ginder about his new novel, Let's Not Do That Again, drawing inspiration from his time as a speechwriter and exploring political dynamics in families.

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