Mallory Yu

Mallory Yu appears in the following:

A look back at Gwyneth Paltrow's trial and its viral moments

Friday, March 31, 2023

Gwyneth Paltrow has won her ski crash case. NPR's Juana Summers speaks with 'New Yorker' writer Naomi Fry about the trial's viral moments and why celebrity trials tend to capture so much attention.

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Teyana Taylor stars in a movie about motherhood and life in a changing New York City

Friday, March 31, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with actress and singer Teyana Taylor about the new film A Thousand and One, which follows a woman and her son's story for more than a decade.

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Remembering disability rights activist Judith Heumann

Monday, March 06, 2023

Judith Heumann was a disability rights activist and a leader of the disability community. In 1977, she helped to revive legislation that set the groundwork for the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Why the Murdaugh trial has had audiences hooked

Thursday, March 02, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Neal Baer, former executive producer of Law and Order: SVU, about American audiences' fascination with crime stories.

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New podcast looks at one of the biggest genres in the world: K-Pop

Friday, February 24, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Vivian Yoon. Her new podcast K-Pop Dreaming is a personal and historical journey through Korean pop music.

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Rep. Ro Khanna on bipartisan visit to Taiwan

Thursday, February 23, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., about his visit to Taiwan with a bipartisan delegation and if the U.S. approach of "strategic ambiguity" is effective in China-Taiwan relations.

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Metal detectorist discovers 'Exquisite' Tudor necklace linked to King Henry VIII

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

In 2019, a metal detectorist from Birmingham, England, found buried treasure: a 500-year-old gold necklace inscribed with the initials of King Henry-the-Eighth and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon.

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Passengers flew 16 hours from Auckland... back to Auckland, after JFK terminal closed

Friday, February 17, 2023

Because of a closed terminal at JFK in New York, a flight from Auckland, New Zealand, had to return to Auckland. The trip was 16 hours from beginning to end — or should we say back to beginning.

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Remembering Hollywood publicist Howard Bragman, dead at age 66

Friday, February 17, 2023

Hollywood publicist Howard Bragman has died at 66. Over his career, he developed a specialty helping people publicly come out of the closet, during a time when doing so could jeopardize their careers.

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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing

Friday, February 17, 2023

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Scriptnotes podcast, Elissa Bassist's Hysterical, and more.

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Super Bowl bound Kelce brothers are a product of Cleveland Heights

Thursday, February 09, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Kansas City Star reporter Eric Adler about visiting the town where the Super Bowl-bound Kelce brothers grew up and which molded who they've become.

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As Turkey earthquake death toll grows, so does criticism of the Turkish government

Wednesday, February 08, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Brookings Institution visiting fellow Asli Aydintasbas about whether policy failures and building shortcuts in Turkey may have contributed to the earthquake's death toll.

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With Grammy win, Viola Davis earns EGOT

Monday, February 06, 2023

Viola Davis won her first Grammy for the best audiobook, narration and storytelling recording for her memoir, Finding Me. With it, she achieves the acclaimed EGOT status.

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Authors explain how and why to apologize the right way

Thursday, January 19, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with co-authors Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy about their new book Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies.

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Condoleezza Rice calls for 'urgency' in sending weapons and money to Ukraine

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice thinks the way forward for the war in Ukraine is: more. More weapons and more money to Ukraine's forces trying to kick Russia out of their country.

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Anti-fatness keeps fat people on the margins, says Aubrey Gordon

Thursday, January 12, 2023

In her new book You Just Need To Lose Weight and 19 Other Myths About Fat People, Aubrey Gordon tackles the biases and myths that she says keep fat people on the margins of society.

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Encore: Michelle Yeoh finds beauty in the ordinary in 'Everything Everywhere'

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with actress Michelle Yeoh about her leading role in the sci-fi action movie Everything Everywhere All at Once.

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How the James Webb Space Telescope transformed astronomy this year

Monday, December 26, 2022

One year after the James Webb Space Telescope launch, astronomers round up some of the telescope's most exciting discoveries.

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How the James Webb Space Telescope transformed astronomy this year

Sunday, December 25, 2022

One year ago, on Christmas Day, the James Webb Space Telescope was launched. Since it began collecting data, it has captured - in stunning detail - previously unobservable stars, planets and galaxies.

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How 2 new House members plan to 'work across the aisle' in the next Congress

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

It's a time of transition on Capitol Hill. As departing lawmakers pack up their things, first-time lawmakers like Maxwell Frost and Mike Lawler are getting ready to settle in.

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