Justine Kenin

Justine Kenin appears in the following:

Major League Baseball is on the clock

Monday, February 27, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Grant Brisbee of The Athletic about the new Major League Baseball rules that have some baseball purists outraged.

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Former ambassador weighs in on potential changes to Mexico's electoral process

Friday, February 24, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with former Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhán about the potential changes to the country's electoral process.

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An update on getting aid to people in need in Syria after the earthquake

Thursday, February 23, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kenn Crossley, Syria country director for the UN World Food Programme, about the process of getting aid to people in need after the earthquake earlier in February.

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An artist hopes to buy the shattered Jeff Koons balloon dog

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

An artist in Miami is hoping to buy pieces of Jeff Koons Balloon Dog sculpture that shattered last week.

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A citizen-science project asks the public to identify the birds in your backyard

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual citizen-science project that gathers data about wild birds. Participants go outside for at least 15 minutes and identify as many birds as they can.

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Don't dunk on the NBA Slam Dunk Contest

Monday, February 20, 2023

A key part of the NBA All Star Weekend is the Slam Dunk Contest. We look at how both pro basketball and dunking have evolved and why fans can't get enough of it.

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23 years after its release, 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon' is back in theaters

Friday, February 17, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author and culture critic Jeff Yang about the re-release of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 23 years after it first hit theaters.

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Shein sales are slowing down. Is the end near for the fast fashion giant?

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

After years of explosive growth, Shein's sales have slowed down dramatically. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Business of Fashion reporter Cathaleen Chen about what's next for the fast fashion retailer.

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Sen. Susan Collins talks about the unidentified objects over U.S. and Canada

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Senate intelligence committee member Susan Collins about the unidentified objects over the U.S. and Canada.

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Former NORAD leader on the challenges of detecting small, uncrewed flying objects

Monday, February 13, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mike Dumont, retired vice admiral and former deputy commander of North American Aerospace Command, about recent sightings of unmanned flying objects.

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The magic of being a Black nerd in Black History Month

Thursday, February 02, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with co-creator of Black Nerds Create Bayana Davis about the collective's month-long digital celebration: Black Magical History Month.

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Justin Bieber sells the rights to his entire catalog for over $200 million

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Justin Bieber is the latest musician to sell the rights to his entire catalog of music. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Billboard music publishing reporter Kristin Robinson to explain the deal.

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Ben Shelton is the unexpected star of the Australian Open

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

The unexpected star of the Australian Open is a 20-year-old tennis player who had never been outside of the U.S. before this tournament. Ben Shelton has played his way into the quarterfinals.

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Protests against proposed Atlanta police training facility escalate

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Madeline Thigpen, a criminal justice reporter for Capital B Atlanta, about the city's "Stop Cop City" movement after a protester was killed and an officer was shot.

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Gatherings across the world kicked off Lunar New Year celebrations this weekend

Monday, January 23, 2023

This weekend, celebrations across the world kicked off the Lunar New Year. Family gatherings, food, parades and performances ushered in the year of the rabbit.

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49ers' Brock Purdy is no longer 'Mr. Irrelevant'

Thursday, January 19, 2023

The San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy went on a journey from "Mr. Irrelevant" to football superstar.

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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.

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Jury selection begins for Mexico's ex-security head accused of taking cartels' bribes

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Futuro Media's Maria Hinojosa about the start of jury selection in the trial of Genaro Garcia Luna, the ex-security head in Mexico accused of working with cartels.

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Hakeem Jeffries is the first Black lawmaker nominated for Speaker of the House

Wednesday, January 04, 2023

Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries became the first Black lawmaker nominated for Speaker of the House. He also became the first Democrat since 2007 to earn unanimous support from their caucus.

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Looking back at a decade of GOP hard-liners in Congress

Wednesday, January 04, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Paul Kane of The Washington Post about the recent history of the influence of hard-line Republicans in the House of Representatives.

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