Justine Kenin

Justine Kenin appears in the following:

How Nicaragua is weaponizing immigration to the U.S.

Thursday, January 04, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Inter-American Dialogue's Manuel Orozco about whether Nicaragua's president has weaponized immigration regulations to dig at the Biden Administration and sanctions.

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Woman sues Hershey for $5 million because candy doesn't match the wrapper design

Thursday, January 04, 2024

The Hershey Company is being sued for their Reese's holiday candies. The complaint alleges deceptive packaging as the peanut butter cups do not have "cute faces" as displayed on the wrapper.

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The 'Natty' is set — Michigan vs. Washington. So, did the CFB Committee get it right?

Tuesday, January 02, 2024

The Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies head to the National Championship game in Houston. Writer Nicole Auerbach breaks down Monday's game, the committee's decision and CFB finale predictions.

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New professional women's hockey league seeks to unite game

Monday, January 01, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with The Athletic's Sean McIndoe about the new Professional Women's Hockey League — an upstart organization featuring some of the best players in North America.

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Meet Neil the seal, the elephant seal in Tasmania captivating the internet

Thursday, December 21, 2023

A three-year-old southern elephant seal named Neil gets in the way of his neighbors sometimes in the small town of Dunalley, Tasmania. But he's capturing the hearts of people all over the world.

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The uncomfortable hidden truths about cheap cashmere

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ginger Allington, landscape ecologist and assistant professor at Cornell, about unsustainable practices used in producing cheap cashmere.

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How American Girl dolls became a part of American culture

Monday, December 11, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks about their new book Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can't Quit American Girl.

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Senior official from President Biden's campaign weighs in on possible Trump rematch

Wednesday, December 06, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Quentin Fulks from the Biden Campaign about campaign strategy ahead of the Republican debate in Alabama.

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A new novel explores the poetic and mundane of life in space

Tuesday, December 05, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Samantha Harvey about her new book Orbital, which examines the fascinating mundane-ness of outer space from the perspective of an international space station.

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Messi's World Cup jerseys bring in millions at auction

Monday, December 04, 2023

The six jerseys Lionel Messi wore in the first half of each game in last year's World Cup are now garnering millions of dollars in bids at an auction at Sotheby's in New York.

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Jezebel is resurrected by 'Paste' magazine

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

The online publication Jezebel was been acquired and brought back by the pop culture magazine Paste. Jezebel shut down earlier this month after 16 years.

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Golden Bachelor makes for better reality

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Why viewers can't get enough of the Golden Bachelor! Is the show re-shaping the future of reality television? NPR talks with Juliet Litman of "The Ringer" who hosts the podcast "Bachelor Party."

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The founder of Jezebel on the shutdown of the online publication

Monday, November 13, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Jezebel founder Anna Holmes about the shutdown of the publication.

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How American Girl dolls became a part of American culture

Wednesday, November 08, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks about their new book Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can't Quit American Girl.

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The Emerson String Quartet gives one of its last live performances at NPR's Tiny Desk

Monday, November 06, 2023

In 1976, some Juilliard students got together and created a string quartet — and the Emerson String Quartet was born. They came to the NPR Tiny Desk to play one of their final live performances.

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Breaking down the tush push — The play with with odes to both football and rugby

Friday, November 03, 2023

Is it a football or rugby move? The tush push is a highly effective play that NFL teams, most notably the Philadelphia Eagles, are employing when in a pinch for an inch.

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Jeff Yang's new book is a 'cheer out loud' for the films that made Asian America

Friday, November 03, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with authors Jeff Chang and Preeti Chhibber about The Golden Screen: The Movies that Made Asian America. The book looks at films that have shaped Asian American identities.

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The lightning rod legacy of college basketball's Bobby Knight

Thursday, November 02, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Gregg Doyel, sports columnist with The Indianapolis Star about the complicated legacy of college basketball legend Bob Knight, who has died at age 83.

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Meet trailblazing foreign correspondent Maggie Higgins in the book 'Fierce Ambition'

Wednesday, November 01, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author Jennet Conant about her new book Fierce Ambition, a biography about Pulitzer prize winning war correspondent Maggie Higgins.

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'Are we not equal human beings?' asks Palestinian doctor demanding cease-fire

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, leader of the Palestinian National Initiative, about the intensifying violence in the Hamas-Israel war and its impact on the West Bank.

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