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What it takes to search for a fugitive
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
The manhunt for convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from a prison near Philadelphia last month, is nearing the two-week mark. So how do authorities find him?
The U.S. Open in NYC has been heating up — literally
Wednesday, September 06, 2023
The U.S. Open in New York City is approaching its semifinals in sweltering conditions. Organizers partially closed the roofs on stadium courts to offer more shade but couldn't do much about the heat.
'Yellowface' explores cultural appropriation in publishing via an unlikeable narrator
Friday, September 01, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author R.F. Kuang on her novel Yellowface and why she wanted to write a book about cultural appropriation in the publishing world.
Illinois influencers under 16 will now be entitled to a portion of their earnings
Monday, August 21, 2023
Illinois has passed legislation entitling child influencers under 16 to a portion of their earnings as parents and former child influencers have been talking about the dangers of growing up online.
How the shutdown of transport company Yellow could have ripple effects for truckers
Monday, July 31, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with trucker Alex Mai, who runs a YouTube Channel about trucking news, about how 30,000 workers are losing their jobs as the shipping company Yellow has shut down operations.
Don't call it a heat 'wave': Expert weighs in after a month of record-breaking heat
Friday, July 28, 2023
After a month of record-breaking heat, are we past calling it a heat "wave?" NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Duke heat expert Ashley Ward.
The man who once tweeted as @X wasn't informed when the company took over his handle
Friday, July 28, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Gene X. Hwang about X (formerly Twitter) taking over his handle @x without informing nor compensating him.
Much anticipated U.S. and Netherlands World Cup rematch ends with a resounding ... tie
Thursday, July 27, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with soccer writer Sophie Downey about the U.S. and Netherlands' much anticipated match in the Women's World Cup.
Mass stranding of pilot whales leaves experts puzzled
Thursday, July 27, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dr. Andrew Read, professor of marine biology at Duke University, about the mass stranding of pilot whales in Western Australia.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
Friday, July 07, 2023
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Mystery Menu series, The Alarmist podcast, Every Body and Two Can Play That Game.
Nimona was ND Stevenson's power fantasy. Now, the comic is a Netflix animated film
Friday, June 30, 2023
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Nate "ND" Stevenson, who wrote the original graphic novel on which the new animated movie Nimona is based.
Documentary 'Every Body' centers the lives and activism of intersex people
Friday, June 30, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with director Julie Cohen and Saifa Wall about the new documentary Every Body, which uncovers the misconceptions around intersex people and the mistreatment they've faced.
Remembering Donald Triplett, the first person to be diagnosed with autism
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Donald Triplett, the first person to be diagnosed with autism, dies at 89.
New report details the current state of U.S.-Taiwan relations
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with co-chairs of the Council on Foreign Relations' Independent Taiwan Task Force, Adm. Mike Mullen and Sue Gordon, about the new report on the state of U.S.-Taiwan relations.
Pixar's 'Elemental' bombs at box office
Monday, June 19, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with critic Keith Phipps about the poor performance of Pixar's new movie Elemental and what it says about the movie industry.
Researcher living underwater resurfaces after 100 days
Friday, June 16, 2023
After 100 days living underwater, researcher Joe Dituri is back on land. His experiment: to study the effects of increased pressure on the human body — his own human body.
6 months in, Hakeem Jeffries reflects on the debt ceiling drama and replacing Pelosi
Wednesday, June 07, 2023
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries sat down with All Things Considered's Juana Summers to talk about the recent debt ceiling negotiations and what this says about the direction Congress is headed.
Social media leads to discovery of 5,000-year-old mastodon tooth
Wednesday, June 07, 2023
A mastodon tooth washed up on a California beach and then went missing. A local museum tried to track it down.
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.