Mallory Yu appears in the following:
How a South Korean video game developer is pushing Korean culture in its games
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jeonghee "JJ" Jin, CEO of Pearl Abyss America, about South Korean video games pushing for the international markets.
An online memorial honors millions of deceased veterans buried in U.S. cemeteries
Monday, May 29, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with James LaPaglia of the Department of Veterans Affairs about the Veterans Legacy Memorial.
Memorial Day: Actor Gary Sinise and the LT. Dan Band perform for troops and veterans
Monday, May 29, 2023
Forrest Gump actor Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band are playing for troops and veterans while celebrating service members on Memorial Day.
'American Born Chinese' is a window into what's changed for the community
Friday, May 26, 2023
Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang talks about the new television adaptation of his graphic novel American Born Chinese.
Iam Tongi, 18, credits his mom and late dad for his 'American Idol' win
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Iam Tongi is the first Pacific Islander to win American Idol. His dad died a few months before Tongi's audition, which he says his mom signed him up for and pushed him to practice.
An abortion doula explains the impact of North Carolina's expanded limitations
Friday, May 19, 2023
Ash Williams, an abortion doula in North Carolina, talks about the state's new ban on most abortions past the 12-week mark.
Checking in with Joseph Dituri on his 79th day living underwater
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Biomedical engineer Joe Dituri has broken the record for longest time spent living underwater without depressurization. He talks about what he's learned so far.
Author R.F. Kuang on unlikable narrators and cultural appropriation in 'Yellowface'
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
R.F. Kuang talks about her new novel Yellowface and why she wanted to write a book about cultural appropriation in the publishing world.
Fourth time is a charm for this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Singer Emma Hardyman and her husband, Nathan Hardyman, who plays bass in the six-person band Little Moon, talk about winning this year's Tiny Desk Contest.
How frontline health workers continue to navigate the pandemic
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
From hospital staffing to patient wait times, frontline workers at an emergency department in Glen Burnie, Md., share how they continue to navigate the changes and challenges brought by the pandemic.
Meghan Trainor gives TMI advice on motherhood in her new book
Tuesday, May 02, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Meghan Trainor about her new book Dear Future Mama. Grammy-winning singer-songwriter recently became a new mom.
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing
Friday, April 28, 2023
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Bend It Like Beckham, Review, and the Criterion Channel's "Starring Michelle Yeoh" playlist.
How martial arts and sisterhood inspired the new movie 'Polite Society'
Friday, April 28, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nida Manzoor, director of the new movie Polite Society, which is about a British-Pakistani high schooler who wants to be a stuntwoman.
'Chevalier' tells the forgotten story of a Black composer in the 1700s
Thursday, April 20, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. about starring in the new movie Chevalier, which tells the forgotten story of Joseph Bologne, a Black composer and violinist of the 1700s.
Rep. Katie Porter is standing up to corporate America — one whiteboard at a time
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rep. Katie Porter about her new memoir, I Swear: Politics is Messier Than My Minivan, about what it's like to work on Capitol Hill as a single mom with three young kids.
Behind one Nebraska lawmaker's filibuster to oppose anti-LGBTQ legislation
Monday, April 10, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nebraska state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, a Democrat, about her weeks-long filibuster over a bill she says is "legislating hate."
Mimi Sheraton, pioneering NYC restaurant critic, dies after lifetime of good eating
Monday, April 10, 2023
Mimi Sheraton, who chronicled New York's culinary scene, has died at 97. She is being remembered as the New York Times' first female restaurant critic, who enjoyed great food from little-known spots.
The fate of local news: America's largest newspaper company is creating news deserts
Thursday, April 06, 2023
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Joshua Benton, senior writer at the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University, about Gannett newspaper sales and how news deserts weaken democracy.
New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern leaves parliament
Wednesday, April 05, 2023
Jacinda Ardern stepped down as New Zealand's prime minister earlier this year. Tuesday, she bid farewell to parliament — and politics — completely.
50 years ago, Martin Cooper made the first cellphone call
Monday, April 03, 2023
On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper made the first ever cellphone call on the streets of New York. His invention, a brick-sized device, became the first cellphone available to the general public.